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BAKED
 
Home Town: Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2005
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Slow Cooking, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Gardening, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Charity Work
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About this Cook
I'm married to my high school sweetie & father of two wonderful children. We are all animal lovers. I love my job, working with MRDD individuals. Creating new recipes is one of my favorite past-times when I'm not spending QT with family & friends or cooking with them!
My favorite things to cook
My own creations, mostly. I can still remember me and my lil cousin combining ingredients to create recipes at only 8 yrs old & getting my first easy-bake oven... even now, baking AND easy recipes are my favorites = D
My favorite family cooking traditions
Baking desserts for the holidays is a fave of mine! We have a few 'secret' recipes that are still secrets too!
My cooking triumphs
I usually revise recipes to make them my own... I think most good cooks will tweak a recipe to their liking. Also, I don't like using measurements.
My cooking tragedies
My first year of Home Economics, my group caught a towel on fire on the electric stove.
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Hot Water Pie Crust I
I've never seen a pie crust that uses hot water so I had to try it. I used this recipe for a home-made chicken pot-pie. The dough was very workable with my hands and easily pressed into my pie-plate but it requires A LOT of flour to roll as it's quite greasy! I think it's a great basic recipe that requires no chilling but I will probably add 1/2 C more flour to the recipe next time I make it.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 4, 2009
Sweet Potato Pear Bake
This recipe could have easily been a 5! I only rated this a 4 because I liked my version better (less prep). I tweaked this recipe using: 4 cans pineapple-orange sweet potatoes mashed with 3 T. brown sugar, 1/4 t. pumpkin pie spice, & 4 T. reserved pear juice. I arranged the half-pears filled with cranberry sauce in a circle also and topped with chopped pecans. Then bake 40 min @ 350F. This is VERY sweet and def a dessert! TIP: You can substitute the orange zest the original recipe calls for with 1/2 can mandarin oranges, drained or 4 T. orange juice and 1/2 can crushed pineapple lightly drained if you can't find the pineapple-orange sweet potatoes. Also, if you use yams instead, you'll want to double the brown sugar! This is ideal for Thanksgiving ; )

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Reviewed On: Nov. 4, 2009
Chicken and Stuffing Casserole
I've been preparing this recipe for 20 years! My sister & I created it (or thought anyway) and we call it 'Sister Casserole'. It's ALWAYS a hit and cheap & easy too! I add mushrooms & whole canned green beans (drained) to regular milk & the soup/broth combo, then top with Durkee Onions or the Hawiian Sweet Onion potato chips. It's perfect for a potluck, BBQ or any meal!!! TIP: if you're preparing for a quick dinner, keep the chicken whole BUT if you don't mind an extra step, the chicken will go further if you cut it up into pieces and mix it in with the other ingredients before baking.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 29, 2009
 
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