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Carrie
 
Home Town: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
Living In: Berea, Kentucky, USA
Member Since: Aug. 2005
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Asian, Indian, Italian
Hobbies: Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Biking
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Spinach Calzones
Chicken with Mustard Crepes
Chicken with Mustard Crepes
Chicken with Mustard Crepes
Banana Pancakes wih Strawberries
About this Cook
Well, I am a 23 year old stay at home wife in Berea. I am so lucky to have a wonderful husband who has a good job and wants me to stay home to keep house, cook and have a garden. We have been married for just over 3 years, and we are thinking of starting a family soon! As most really great cooks tend to be, I'm a little overweight, so I love trying new, tasty, healthy foods. I just got a juicer and I'm having fun shredding up all the fruit & veggies in the house!
My favorite things to cook
I love to cook anything really... Authentic foreign dishes are really favorites. I have a recipe for Indian Curry and Naan bread that are great! Plus, I love making Sushi and pork and cabbage dumplings(Jeowtz - doesn't really translate from Chinese into English!) I had a missionary girl from Taiwan as a room mate/best friend in college, and learned so much from her! I really like to bake too - mostly breads, but cakes and pastries sometimes. Decorating is my favorite part of baking cakes, and I've made wedding cakes for 2 of my friends!
My favorite family cooking traditions
I learned to make great gravies from my mom. Canned or restaurant gravies are never as good as mine or mom's. The secret is in the whisking! I make KILLER macaroni and cheese, and sausage gravy. NOT exactly on the diet ;-)
My cooking triumphs
For valentine's day last year, I made dinner for Matt. I thought I'd give him a taste of home by preparing a traditional New Orleans menu. It turned out so well!! Spare-rib e'toufee, crab cakes, pepper biscuits - it was so good!! Served on Mom's china with candlelight... SOOOO Romantic!
My cooking tragedies
Occasionally I have no idea what to cook. So I just start throwing things together and what comes out is not always edible. If I have any really great tragedies, I'll be sure to post them :-D
Recipe Reviews 21 reviews
Indian Style Basmati Rice
I don't have all the whole spices, so I subbed 1/4t ground cardamom, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/8t ground cloves and 1t cumin. I also prep it all in the skillet then dump into my rice cooker - I hate watching rice on the stove!! Works great, even with brown basmati. ALSO - try subbing some of the liquid for a can of coconut milk!!

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 24, 2012
Curried Coconut Chicken
I followed this recipe's ingredients exactly except for reducing the sugar to 2T. I followed this method: Dry-fry the curry (added a few cumin seeds whole) until fragrant. Add oil and simmer. Add onions and garlic, simmer until browning. Add chicken and brown. Then add the rest of the ingredients. I had to admit I was skeptical about the thinness of the sauce, and I wasn't impressed with the flavor at first. After an hour of UNCOVERED simmering, the sauce was amazingly thick, and so rich I could hardly stand it! This will be my permanent coconut chicken recipe. I will not go looking for another one!!!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 24, 2012
Peach Cobbler
To use fresh peaches I checked a "fresh peach cobbler" recipe. I peeled and sliced 6 peaches then simmered them with 1C water, 1C sugar and 1/2t nutmeg. When they are tender (like canned peaches) drain and continue! Excellent recipe!!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 6, 2011
 
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