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Mer in the Kitchen
 
Home Town: Troutdale, Oregon, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2005
Cooking Level: Beginning
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Italian
Hobbies: Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Walking, Reading Books, Music
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Jo Jo's Favorite Banana Muffins
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Cinnamon Rolls
About this Cook
I have been learning a lot about cooking/baking since getting married in 2005. I enjoy trying new recipes and this site has been such a blessing. :0)
My favorite things to cook
To see what I'm cooking now, check out my food blog: http://playingwithmyfood.blogspot.com
My favorite family cooking traditions
I love how my Nana cooks without recipes. I want to learn what works so well that I can navigate the kitchen without a cookbook. :0)
My cooking triumphs
Baking loaves of bread. Building a gingerbread house that I baked from scratch. Bringing chili to a potluck and getting asked for the recipe. :0)
My cooking tragedies
The "bread of fermentation," Tootsie roll pie (don't ask), lemon/chocolate sludge, burnt everything! :0P
Recipe Reviews 9 reviews
Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie
This felt so good on my sore throat today. The recipe was just perfect. I agree you should use a frozen banana, to keep the drink cold. And if it is too thick for you, you can throw in a couple of ice cubes, like I did, to thin it down. Great recipe!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 30, 2008
Cinnamon Rolls
These were very tasty - but I think they taste more like a donut than a typical cinnamon roll. Which is fine - they were very yummy - just not what I was expecting. I followed other's suggestions and added more cinnamon. I tried half of the batch with white sugar, the other half with brown. We liked the brown sugar better. One other thing I encountered while making these was the dough was REALLY sticky when I went to knead it. I kept adding handfuls of flour, because it wasn't very manageable. Also, it says this recipe is "Ready in: 40 Minutes" which just isn't true. Read through the directions thoroughly before you start these. They will take at least 1 hour and 45 minutes. To see step-by-step pictures of these rolls being made, you can visit my food blog:

5 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 1, 2007
Jo Jo's Favorite Banana Muffins
These banana muffins are perfect in their simplicity.I like my muffins really moist, so I didn't measure the banana - I just used three (medium sized).They turned out great! My friends really liked them.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 13, 2007
 
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