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DRAGNLAW
 
Home Town: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Living In: Sainte Justine De Newton, Quebec, Canada
Member Since: Mar. 2005
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Healthy, Vegetarian, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Gardening, Walking, Reading Books, Wine Tasting
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Dragnlaw
About this Cook
My kids are grown and on their own. My days are spent mucking out 5 horse stalls, gardening (or shoveling snow), checking out the recipes here (I spend HOURS reading these recipes), making wine/beer (sorry, just kits!) reading, computor for keeping in touch with the kids (oh, ok, maybe a few games - Baldurs Gate almost finished, and yes, I cheat)- and just recently have become a chickaholic. Get my own eggs in the morning and raise my own meat birds. AIN'T LIFE GRAND !?
My favorite things to cook
Things that are quick and easy. I'm always forgetting to defrost. To marinate for more than 30 min. grrrr.... but have to admit than when I do, it's wonderful.
My favorite family cooking traditions
none
My cooking triumphs
When I'm trying a new recipe for supper and a friend drops in, we end up slicing and dicing, throw it all together, cook and it always comes out wonderful! 70% of the credit goes to this site for the recipe and 25% to the friends who think I'm a wonderful cook! (little do they know of my many, many tragedies in between!)I'll take 5% just for perseverance.
My cooking tragedies
My most "RECENT" (of far too many)- I carefully set the timer for the Lamb Chops on the BBQ, but ignored my own advise to trim the fat. Well, we managed to scrounge a bit of meat off the uncharred side. Bless the dragon, they were thick chops.
Recipe Reviews 68 reviews
Thai Quivering Tenderloins
Very good, perfectly spicy and I could still taste everything. Think the peanut butter was just right, any more would have been too much and any less would have disappeared. I used only 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes and added diced jalapeno as I needed to use it up. Will be also trying this on chicken. We don't always have fresh cilantro available. I wait until I can get it and then go crazy with all my recipes that simply wouldn't be the same without it. Thank you adrienne duval, super delish!!!!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 16, 2011
Spicy Sausage and Rice Casserole
this is really very good. I've made many rice/tomato casseroles but think this is the first time with "spicy" sausage. It is a winner! I did cut the pepper and cayenne a wee tad because I added one chopped (seeded) jalapeno. I like spicy but I also like to be able to taste all the ingredients. Used "hot" Italian sausages, decased and mashed. I frequently do this type of meal on the stove top if I am in the kitchen for the cooking. The oven is reserved for when I can't be there and I let it cook by itself. In both cases it is wise, as others have said, to stir once in a while and check on the liquid for the rice. Personal preference is a moist casserole - not gummy and dry. And best of all is freezing a couple of meals for those days when all you want to do is push one button for your supper.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 5, 2011
Pork Medallions
Excellant! Fairly quick and very easy. Love recipes that I can leave alone in the pan til serving. I used chops as that is what I had and they were tender, moist and absolutely delish!! Might want to watch the salt content between the butter/margarine - chicken broth - and 1/4 tsp salt. Found mine just a tad salty but I think that was my own fault. Well, done Donald!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 2, 2011
 
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