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MonaG
 
Member Since: Aug. 2005
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Stir Frying, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Southern, Nouvelle, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Vegetarian, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Camping, Walking, Photography, Reading Books
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About this Cook
A meat eater entrenched in a vegetarian household.
My favorite things to cook
I am always on the lookout for tasty, fast, and healthy vegetarian dinners.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Too many to name. My mom's simple chop suey, a good boiled dinner. Meat pie at Christmas. My dad's homemade spaghetti sauce. My grandmother's crepes and pink soup.
My cooking triumphs
still waiting for something I would call a "triumph"
My cooking tragedies
I used to try and make up a healthy vegetarian recipe to bring to holiday meals with the extended family. These included inedible vegetarian chili, disgusting fake meat sausage rolls, and fruitcake. All were disasters. My grandmother once remarked that we don't need to worry about unhealthy food on a holiday, but I think she just didn't want to tell my my food was awful. I have learned the value of a recipe, especially that of a five-star allrecipes recipe.
Recipe Reviews 57 reviews
Mom's Apple Pie I
I have made this pie several times, sometimes I add in a pinch of allspice and powdered ginger for extra flavor -- perfect! Thanks for the great recipe.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 26, 2009
Russian Black Bread
I have never been in love with a bread before but I've fallen hard for this one. So good... made exactly as directed, needed a bit more flour to get a good consistency. AWESOME RECIPE THANKS.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 26, 2009
Hearty Vegetable Lasagna
Very good recipe! I've made it several times now, both as written (so good!) and lower fat by cutting the mozzarella in 1/2 and using cottage cheese instead of ricotta, I also added tons of extra veggies to the sauce -- it was very good! This is my go-to veggie lasagne recipe from now on, thanks.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 19, 2009
 
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