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FLOYDENE
 
Home Town: San Diego, California, USA
Living In: Austin, Texas, USA
Member Since: Jun. 2005
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy
About this Cook
Work at home mom trying to make the daily 'what's for dinner' less stressful.
My favorite things to cook
I really like to bake. And I like to bake because baked goods tend to last longer than meals. Bigger bang for the buck, if you will.
My cooking triumphs
When my husband says, "You can make this ANYtime." when I've tried a new recipe. Or when my son nods his head and says, "MMMMMMMM!!!!!!"
My cooking tragedies
The Thanksgiving Day turkey that didn't cook in 4 hours, despite the cooking instructions. We took it out of the oven and carved it and the inside was still pink. We had to put it back in the oven and wait another 2 hours!! The turkey became dessert that Thanksgiving.
Recipe Reviews 30 reviews
Chocolate-Oat Toffee Bars
I will definitely make these again with one change: I will line the pan with foil. Though I greased the pan, it was insufficient to overcome the oats and corn syrup and I ended up getting an upper-body workout digging these out of the pan. But like I said, I'll be making these again because they are good!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 2, 2009
Squash and Pork Chops
I love to search by ingredient on Allrecipe. That's how I get to find recipes like this that haven't been given too much attention. Earlier reviewers tipped me to cutting the squash thicker, which I did and it was cooked through completely. I also added a beet, since I had it on hand and that made that half pink, but it was good. Solid comfort food. Could be spiced up a LOT for more interest, but if you're looking for something warm and filling and non-challenging, this will do the trick.

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Reviewed On: Jan. 16, 2009
Spinach Lentil Soup
This was extremely good. I used beef kielbasa and brown rice. For the liquids added 4 cups chicken broth and 2 cups water. Any more would have been too watery. As I made it, this soup is a keeper at our house.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 12, 2009
 
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