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bignosekate
 
Member Since: Dec. 2005
Cooking Level: Intermediate
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About this Cook
My favorite things to cook
Anything my boyfriend likes! I hate making things I know he won't eat or won't like very much. If it's a crowd-pleaser then I like makin' it!
My favorite family cooking traditions
coming home after school to the smell of nutmeg and chicken; my great grandfather's famous Greek Chicken Kapama! It's chicken simmered in a spicy broth of nutmeg, cloves, and allspice (to name the main ones) and served over a bed of spaghetti, chopped walnuts, and Parmesan cheese. That's "home" to me.
My cooking triumphs
Thanks to a fat a** I am an excellent baker!
My cooking tragedies
anything Lenten or vegetarian, they always suck whenever I try to make them! :(
Recipe Reviews 13 reviews
Awesome Slow Cooker Pot Roast
So easy and delicious! YUM! Even the worst cook in the world can't mess this up! Here's what I did differently: Dry meat (Julia Child recommends...) and sear on all sides in olive oil. Then I spread an entire bottle of horseradish around the outside. You can and should do this with baked roasts too! It's wonderful! I followed the rest of the recipe as-is. Also, used cream of celery instead of mushroom. Came out fall-off-the-bone-perfect and all of the men in my family loved it.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 12, 2009
Beaker's Vegetable Barley Soup
Hmm..I did not like this soup at all. It's basically boiled barley in a tomate-esque broth with a splash of steak sauce? Weird. I would suggest sauteing some aromatics before dumping all of your ingredients into the pot, like rosemary and garlic (or something like that). This tasted like the types of soups my dad would make me eat during lent! Bleh! In fact this ought to be re-named "Lenten Soup" because that's exactly what it is.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 12, 2009
Lentil Soup
This lentil soup was good. It certainly was not the best I've ever had. I also added 3 cloves garlic and 5 cups beef broth, and 3 cups water. I fried up 1 lb pork breakfast sausage and added it towards the end of the cooking cycle. I'm not sure if I'll make this again. I really was not impressed and the 245 recipe reviews was very deterring from the actual result. I would love to try some serious renditions of this recipe.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 13, 2006
 
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