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hmstarr
 
Home Town: Cherry Point, North Carolina, USA
Living In: Centreville, Virginia, USA
Member Since: Jun. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Asian, Mexican, Southern, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Vegetarian, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Boating, Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting
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Chicken w/ Asparagus and Cous-Cous
Spaghetti Chicken
White & Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Lemon-y Bread
Lemon-y layers....
About this Cook
I am a professional, young woman that enjoys cooking wonderful tasting, HEALTHY food. Healthy absolutely should equal delicious ! I was in the restaurant industry at a corporate level for 10 years for a multi-award winning restaurant group in Washington, DC. I learned alot during this time - from how to deal with a re-cook, what a medium prime rib should look like, how to present food with flair, using spices rather than fat for flavor, etc.
My favorite things to cook
healthy, healthy, healthy - Tex Mex, seafood, Middle Eastern cuisine...anything new.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Very all American
My cooking triumphs
Just being brave enough to start learning and realize I'm really good at it.
My cooking tragedies
eek. I try & make them few and far between. The worst thing I've made was a pizza on store bought low-carb pizza dough. It was horrible.
Recipe Reviews 51 reviews
Mushroom Pork Chops
I found this recipe very bland....Added extra garlic and fresh thyme and still felt like something was missing....it needed one more "layer" of flavor....The chops, however, were very moist.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 28, 2009
Mushroom Orzo
Um....could we say super yum! I used chicken stock in lieu of water....dried parsley instead of fresh (didn't have any)...and 1/2 chopped onion replaced pearl onions (again, didn't have any)...Very pleasantly pleased....Wish there was a way to cut down on the butter...Any recommendations welcome...

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 18, 2009
Ratatouille
Absolutely delicious!! What a wonderful way to use my summery, garden veggies. I followed recipe to the tee with the exception of omitting the green peppers (I didn't have any), I used vineripe yellow tomatoes, and I sprinkled grated Italian Blend cheese on it layer in addition to the grated Parm. I served with Salmon but definitely substantial enough for an entire meal. I did not have any "soupiness" that others described....

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 2, 2009
 
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