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Helene
 
Home Town: East Northport, New York, USA
Living In: Crossville, Tennessee, USA
Member Since: Dec. 2004
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern
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About this Cook
Hi, my name is Helene and I am 41 yrs old. I have been married to a wonderful man for 20 yrs and we have 3 boys, ages 18, 13 and 7. We live out in the "middle of nowhere" and have a horse, cows, chickens, 1 cat and 5 dogs. I work part time at our local elementary school as a substitute teacher and love it.
My favorite things to cook
I love to cook and we all love to try new things..except for my youngest that is..who will only eat things like pbj, pizza and burgers.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My grandmother's spagetti sauce and my mom's turkey stuffing for thanksgiving..although they never quite come out exactly the way they make it.
My cooking triumphs
Any time I try something new and I get the "smile of approval" from my guys...
My cooking tragedies
Ohhh....I never cooked before I was married so you could probably consider my entire first year of marriage a tragedy..LOL..My poor hubby lived on raw chicken, steaks like shoe leather and a lot of hamburger helper
Recipe Reviews 39 reviews
Quick and Easy Tuna Casserole
I was looking for a tuna casserole recipe and was just not sure what I was looking for. I found this recipe, and used it as a "base" if you will. I made several changes, although I am sure the caserole would have been just fine if I followed the recipe to a "t". My changes were as follows: Instead of egg noodles, I used elbow noodles, only because I forgot egg noodles at the store and I had elbow noodles in my pantry. Instead of using 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup, I used one can of cream of mushroom and one can of cream of celery soup. I replaced frozen peas with frozen chopped broccoli and instead of using american processed cheese, I used shredded mild cheddar. I also added some french fried onions to the mix. I topped with a little more cheese and some more french fried onions and baked in the oven until golden. We liked the casserole and will eat it again. It was nice and quick and easy, great for when you are just coming home from work and don't really feel like cooking!

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 15, 2007
Beef Barley Vegetable Soup
I wanted to make this soup but I didn't have a chuck roast (I did have stew meat) and didn't feel like pulling out my crock pot then a soup pot, so I just made it all on the stove top instead. I also used beef broth instead of boullion cubes. I cooked the cubed beef in some beef broth on top of the stove until tender, then followed the directions for the remainder of the soup. It came out great. My whole family loved it and I will for sure make again. I think next time though for a little "kick" I will use a can of chopped tomatos with green chilis in it instead of the regular stewed tomatoes. Oh, and I also added some fresh garlic into the soup, I can't cook without garlic :) Thanx for the recipe..will be making it again!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 15, 2007
Fluffy Pancakes
I normally use a box mix, but my little boy had a friend sleep over last night and this morning they wanted pancakes. Of course I didn't have any box mix in my pantry so I quick went on allrecipes to find a recipe. I didn't taste them but the boys thought they were great. They cooked up nice and fluffy. I didn't have any shortning so I used some vegetable oil and I also added a little pure vanilla extract into the mix. I like the idea that the recipe was already broken down and I got 4 good size pancakes which is what I needed.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 3, 2007
 
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