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GUIDOSWIFE
 
Member Since: Jan. 2005
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Low Carb, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
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About this Cook
Married to Guido who is my biggest fan. I think I decided to marry him when he first came home and said 'Something smells REALLY good, Baby!' and he has said it every night since........
My favorite things to cook
Italian. It's in our blood to make the perfect GRAVY (we call it Gravy in our family, not sauce)- I guess I make a mean marinara, I have gotten two marriage proposals and one offer for a weekend in Vegas after they tasted my secret recipe...
My favorite family cooking traditions
Food was/is our life. Everything happened in the kitchen. Typically the Holidays called for Sausage*Noodle Bake, Ricotta Pie, Zeppolas, Macaroni in Aleeche, and every Christmas Mom made Candy Cane cookies. Oh- and Easter calls for the Easter Breads-braided sweet dough around colored eggs, jeeze we EAT A LOT!!
My cooking triumphs
Besides my Sunday Gravy, I am quite good at French Onion Soup, and apparently my Potato Salad is 'to die for'- Guido loves me and loves it all, except for this one time...
My cooking tragedies
...this one time I made the Eggplant Croquettes from this site. Oh man, what a nightmare. I should post our review, but let me just say 'YUCK-O' and leave it at that. The house stunk for 4 days and 2 nights...
Recipe Reviews 24 reviews
Baked French Toast
The baked french toast of your dreams. Get up early if you used a pyrex dish so you can let it get to room temp before you throw it in the oven. I used soy milk and half-n-half and it was great. Did not make the sugary glaze-I spritzed with powdered sugar then used Mrs.B's sugar free syrup (girls gotta stay in control!)

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Reviewed On: Aug. 29, 2009
French Onion Soup Gratinee
Good, I used Organic broths and it was much saltier than I would have liked-my rings were tight the next day! It had great depth of flavor- only could manage one bowl. I did the toasts alone and topped the soup in mugs since I don't own ramekins (yet!) - upped recipe to serve 8...

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Reviewed On: Jul. 27, 2009
Cabbage Roll Casserole
Add spices like it's your JOB and you will love this. My changes: we live in FL and it's June- I'm not turning my oven on unless there is a dire brownie emergency!! I did everything in 2 saute pans on the stove- one for the meat and onions (crumbled turkey sausage) and one for the cabbage and rice. I added the broth and stirred the rice like risotto, it cooked up gorgeously. Once I added the cabbage and let it cook down too, then the tomato sauce and lots and lots of cayenne and black pepper. Guido declared it a home run!

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Reviewed On: Jun. 21, 2009
 
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