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Kelli Mo
 
Home Town: Canton, Ohio, USA
Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Member Since: Dec. 2005
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Italian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Dessert
Hobbies: Knitting, Sewing, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Charity Work
About this Cook
I think one of the reasons my husband married me was that I cooked-he was eating spaghetti o's when we met. Ive been married 16 years, mother of two girls. I homeschool and cook throughout the day, every day. I knit (www.monetinacreations.com) and do calligraphy. Im very busy with my family and have a great life.
My favorite things to cook
Baking is my forte. I have conquered my fear of yeast in the past few years and now really love yeast breads/dough. I bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies every single week-they are a staple at my house(my family thinks) I do cook a well rounded meal every evening-meat, veggie, bread and dessert. It brings us together for at least a small amount of time everyday. Im grateful for that time together.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I grew up with a family that loves food. We like to cook and we all like to eat(unfotunately for the waistline) Food is something that brings us all together. We dont need a reason to celebrate-just some good food and good friends.
My cooking triumphs
Definitely yeast breads-no more bricks of bread for me!
My cooking tragedies
Ive had a few, but fortunately nothing that scarred me for life.
Recipe Reviews 18 reviews
Sweet and Sour Sauce I
My family liked this better than the red fake stuff in the bottle. I used 1/4 c brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar. I doubled the amount of ketchup. We like pineapple, so I diced a tablespoon of pineapple and mixed it in, too. It had a great flavor. Great new option for chicken in my house. I ate it with egg rolls and it was great. Thanks!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: jan. 14, 2009
Jo's Rosemary Bread
This bread is worth the 5 star ratings everyone is giving it. I don't have a bread machine, but I do have a stand mixer. I put half of the flour and the rest of the ingredients in the mixer and combined with the paddle attachment (I have a grinder with mixed Italian seasonings/salt. I used 2 tsp of that instead of the seasonings & salt. I also used 1 tsp dried rosemary that I crushed. I also used just a bit more yeast- 1 Tbls) I mixed that until smooth and well combined. I changed attachments to the kneading arm, added the rest of the flour and let it go for 4 min or so. While the bread is kneading, I turn on the oven to preheat, but only leave it on for about one minute, then turn it off. It allows the oven to warm very slightly, just enough to help the bread rise. I punched down the dough and pushed it out to a square and rolled it up as one reviewer suggested, tucking the ends under as I put it in the prepared bread pan. As I did that, I did my quick oven pre-heat again. I did spray the risen dough with olive oil and sprinkled course-crushed sea salt on top. I sprayed it two more times during the 30 minute cooking time (at 400*F) The crust wasnt chewy like it would have been if I'd sprayed water instead of oil, but it was a wonderful color and tasted superb! I will be making this recipe monthly for sure. It's a great recipe, even if you dont have a breadmachine

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: jan. 14, 2009
Homemade Black Bean Veggie Burgers
All the hype is warranted. I won't be buying anymore frozen veggie burgers. This is a great recipe-I really didnt change too much. I doubled the recipe. I drained two cans of black beans in a colander, then patted then dry with a paper towel, then mashed them with a fork. I diced an onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1/2 green &1/2 yellow pepper. I had some mushrooms and roasted red peppers I threw in, too. I doubled the chili powder and cumin, but kept the chili oil paste at 1 T. I used 3 small eggs. I dont have a food processor, so I put all the diced veggies in first and choped them, then added the eggs and mashed black beans. I dumped it all back into the bowl, added the spices and breadcrumbs (Italian Seasoned) and mixed it up. You may need to add a little more crumbs, depending on consistancy(how big your eggs will make a consistancy difference) I just fried one up in an olive oil sprayed pan and it was awesome!! Thanks for the great, healthy recipe!!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: aug. 30, 2008
 
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