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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
Spaghetti Chicken
White & Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Lemon-y Bread
Lemon-y layers....
Yummy bars !
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 47 reviews
Chewy Coconut Cookies
YUM-O....I thought these would be really plain...which was so wrong - they were just sweet enough & just enough coconut flavor...Also, when I first saw the mixed batter, I thought that we would be making only a few cookies....or just a bunch of small ones....One tsp or so really spreads out...making a cookie that is about 2 inches wide...My chocolate chip cooking loving husband really really loved these, too....Thank you & will make again Very simple.

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Reviewed On: May 12, 2009
Spaghettini Chicken
I found this recipe to be very bland. I used 2 cups of broth & can't imagine using more...I even tried to thicken it up with cornstarch but it was still very liquidy. I used fresh basil and 3 handfuls of spinach but other than that, I followed the recipe to the tee. Next time, I will season the chicken, add more onion, add green pepper, and less chicken broth. It was very attractive with the wilted spinach. I will make this again with more seasoning.

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Reviewed On: Apr. 9, 2009
Goat Cheese and Spinach Turkey Burgers
Very yummy but I did a lot to the recipe to make it the way I envisioned it tasting best...and it worked out well! 99% Fat Free Turkey (1 lb) made 4 good sized burgers...I mixed 2 tablespoons of feta, garlic sauteed spinach (1/4 cup), 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 2 splashes of Worchester sauce, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp ground pepper, and 1/4 cup italian bread. Served with tomato, bacon slices, bibb lettuce, whole grain mustard, pickles, and mayo. My hubby has never had good turkey burgers before and really loved this. Will definitely make again but I would imagine that without my additions, the recipe would have been pretty plain - thus my rating of the recipe.

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Reviewed On: Apr. 6, 2009
 
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