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sandalwood
 
Member Since: Jun. 2006
Cooking Level: Beginning
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About this Cook
After being career-busy for a long time and never having the time to cook, I'm now trying to remember how to cook!
My favorite things to cook
I love to grill everything. Well, not the cat.
My cooking triumphs
None recent enough to mention! I even ordered our turkey last Thanksgiving! Ugh!
My cooking tragedies
See above, lol.
Recipe Reviews 15 reviews
Spinach Dip with Water Chestnuts
For some reason, I did not have high hopes for this recipe. But I was wrong! This is simple, QUICK, delicious, and CHEAP! All things that I love!! I followed the recipe exactly as-is. I used Knorr Vegetable Soup Mix. MMMM! It does not have to set very long for the flavors to marry. I was worried that the green onions would make it too oniony. They did not! In fact I wished I'd added more. They're great chopped in big pieces. I put it all in a pumpernickel round, and served it with the cut up pieces of pumpernickel, as well as some sliced french bread that I drizzled olive oil over, sprinkled with salt and pepper, and toasted in the oven very lightly. I also served it with tortilla chips. It was all delicious, and this is something I'm DEFINITELY adopting as my new never-fail. So cool! Edit 3-5-08: I started doubling the spinach, and like it even more that way! Makes it more of the typical consistency I was used to. Also, I tried it with the Knorr Leek Soup instead of their vegetable, and didn't care for it, so it may be an acquired taste. I'm going to stick w/the vegetable.

172 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 7, 2008
Early Morning Oven Roasted New Potatoes
These are a great and easy staple that I've used for years. I prefer to make them with olive oil instead of butter (just eyeball enough to coat all the potatoes) and the only other change I do is sprinkle some paprika into the mix - that makes them PERFECT! (I probably add about 1 tsp to a large batch of this.) The olive oil adds a slight meditterranean flavor, but we love it. Also, I like to stir in some diced onions before baking - mmmmm!!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 23, 2007
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
LOL - I'm laughing because I can't believe this is even on here, but I'm glad that it is! When I started cooking I didn't even know how to boil eggs properly, so I'm glad to see something as simple and common as the grilled cheese is listed here. And yes, this is THE way to make a grilled cheese sandwich. If you don't have butter, mayo or margarine is fine. Also, I prefer 2 slices of cheese, and sometimes add some sauteed mushrooms. Also, try White American cheese for a change. Yummy! :)

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 22, 2007
 
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