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AbsintheMinded0
 
Home Town: East Hampton, New York, USA
Living In: Anniston, Alabama, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2005
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Indian, Southern, Mediterranean, Kids, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Camping, Reading Books, Music
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About this Cook
I am a 28 year old mother of 4, and also a college Sophomore. I am constantly in the kitchen. I consider myself a semi-expert with food. I love to arrange dishes, and successfully bake items. My newest passion is breads. There is nothing more satisfying than sinking your teeth into some fresh baked goodness that YOU created! =] I am also an avid gamer. In my spare time, you can find me carousing Xbox Live. Gamertag: HugzArbiter
My favorite things to cook
Italian, Mediterranean foods, Greek, American, Baked Goods, Breads, Original Creations.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Croatian/Italian meals. My Grandfather was from Croatia, and has handed down recipes to my mother..who hands them down to me. I am now working on my deep south cooking.
My cooking triumphs
My Ciabatta bread that is beautifully crusty on the outside, with lots of air pockets in the middle. =] Or my roasted root veggies with balsamic reduction. MMMMMM.
My cooking tragedies
Ack! Too many to list! I would say my sugar cookies that came out like skeet that would be shot at a range. :(
Recipe Reviews 18 reviews
Chicken Spinach Quiche
Great recipe! Came out delicious! I added 2 cloves of minced garlic, used olive oil mayo and 1/2 & 1/2 instead of milk. Dreamy! So good, even the 2 year old scarfed it.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 6, 2009
Creamy Potato Leek Soup II
Wow. Perfect. I have made this 4 times, and every time is wonderful. I do tweak it just a little to my taste, by reducing the bacon by 1/2. I don't want to overpower the taste of the fried leeks. So delicious! Oh, and be sure to rinse your leeks VERY well. I made the mistake of giving them a quick rinse and got sand all in my fried leeks. I had to rinse them and wash off all the bacon-y goodness. =[

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Reviewed On: May 5, 2009
Jamie's Minestrone
I've made this about 3 times so far, each with a bit of tweaking. I find that I get the best flavor if I omit 2 cups of the tomato sauce and use 2 cups of V-8 juice instead. I also added a can of drain portabello mushrooms to the soup while it was simmering. I only had white wine on hand, so that's what i used. I also used 1lb of browned ground beef instead of pasta. My husband loved it. Anything that sticks to your ribs is a winner with him. Plus, most of these veggies I got out of my veggie garden! Perfect! I served this in bread bowls and got rave reviews. There was not one drop of soup left. 5 Stars!!

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Reviewed On: May 5, 2009
 
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