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J. Shambach
 
Home Town: Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Member Since: Aug. 2005
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy
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Dutch Apple Loaf
About this Cook
In my late twenties, excited to have more time to cook and experiment now that I have a summer of transition between Chiropractic school and the beginning of my new career! Especially interested in baking and cake decorating, though I'm coming along with cooking (meat dishes especially).
My favorite things to cook
Stir fry with a variety of marinades, soups, anything Mexican (though I need a class!)
My favorite family cooking traditions
My brother and I would take turns cracking eggs, and would fight over the egg beaters (with raw cookie dough or brownie batter). My mother is like the Tazmanian Devil in the kitchen, as she has 4 or 5 things going at once. I prefer to take my time with 1 or 2!
My cooking triumphs
I just baked a Texas Sheet Cake for my husband's birthday in March, 2008. The decorations were elementary at best, but it took me 3 hours and tasted fabulous!
My cooking tragedies
I tried making granola and the first time I burned it to smithereens. I even had added the dried fruit before baking (oops!), so my "golden raisins" were little carbon crunchies.
Recipe Reviews 11 reviews
Cheesy Potato Bread
This bread is amazing. It was not at all difficult to make, though I did have trouble figuring out when it was finished baking. When I first took it out, it looked done on the outside but was still doughy on the inside. Perhaps some work with temperature would help (my oven is finicky too, so that's why I'm not lowering the rating). Rave reviews all around. Thanks for the outstanding recipe!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 26, 2009
Imitation Meatloaf
I have made this recipe multiple times now, and my husband and I just LOVE it!! We double it and use a stoneware casserole dish that is big enough to handle it. I have never bothered with any changes because it is so good as written! I have topped it with salsa sometimes or a variety of other sauces. It freezes just fine also. Delicious, nutritious, and inexpensive to make. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 26, 2009
Chewy Maple Cookies
Delicious!!! I took the advice of another reviewer and added a little more flour as well as walnut pieces. I had no coconut so left that out without regrets. I did not grease my nonstick cookie sheet. I'd never had maple cookies before, and these are a real treat!

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Reviewed On: Mar. 8, 2009
 
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