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COOKINKIWI
 
Living In: Milton, Ontario, Canada
Member Since: Sep. 2000
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Sewing, Gardening, Reading Books, Charity Work
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About this Cook
I'm very involved in volunteer work in the community; am an elected town councilor which means a lot of meetings and maybe not quite as much time to cook as I'd like.
My favorite things to cook
Yeast breads, any baking, cooking for friends. I like to try anything new.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I don't have any family cooking traditions, my cooking interests have developed with time and a husband who likes to eat different foods.
My cooking triumphs
Making my own wedding cake. I bought a book on cake decorating - I was really happy with the results.
My cooking tragedies
a batch of bread in which I forgot to add the yeast! Even the birds wouldn't eat it.
Recipe Reviews 88 reviews
Simple Whole Wheat Bread
This produced 4 medium (perfect size for us) loaves of bread. Nice texture and good flavor. I started off following this recipe to a tee but decided to use only one half cup of honey - I don't like a sweet loaf of bread. I found there was too much flour for the quantity of liquid. I had a very stiff dough to work with and still had another cup of WW flour to go - which I had to leave out. In my experience, it's better to incorporate all the whole wheat flour first: it's easier to incorporate white flour at the end than WW. However, next time I'll start of with at least one half cup more liquid. I didn't put the butter on the outside of the loaves either. We love the crisp crust of a freshly baked loaf and after storage, the crust softens anyway.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 10, 2009
Surf N Turf Dinner
The taste is Fantastic. Although next time I won't bother stuffing the steak with the cooked shrimp - I really didn't care to be putting the cooked shrimp inside a raw piece of meat. And for some reason it took longer to cook the steak with the shrimp inside. Next time I will double the sauce (it's SO tasty) with the shrimp; cook the steak and then assemble the dish with all the shrimp and sauce on top of the meat. I served this with rice. Great meal. I believe this will become a 5 star meal with my little change.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 5, 2009
Bobbie's Oatmeal Cookies
These are the best Oatmeal cookies ever. Light and crispy and delicious. Decided not to add the choc. chips, but otherwise followed the recipe to a tee. I don't think the cookies lacked anything without the choc chips, they stand on their own. I finely chopped the pecans. They flattened out but to a nice thickness. It's important to let them sit on the baking sheet for a few minutes otherwise they're too soft to hold their shape. I won't be using any other recipe for Oatmeal Cookies in future. Thanks to the poster. Made 72 nice sized cookies.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 5, 2009
 
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