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micsulli
 
Living In: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Member Since: Jul. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Low Carb, Healthy, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Gardening, Reading Books, Music
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2 Happy Guys 9-2-09
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About this Cook
I am a stay at home mom with my 2 sweet boys. I like to experiment in the kitchen, but the kids come first, so sometimes it's what's quick, easy, and healthy! I really got into cooking and baking when I had my first son over three years ago. I would sit, feed him and watch the food network. I caught all kinds of great tips and tricks. I'd get recipes online and I started to get more confident. I have to say that the best cooks to watch are Alton Brown (every recipe of his I've made has turned out fab) and Paula Deen (she is great for comfort food and desserts...just gotta watch the fat and carb content!!).
My favorite things to cook
I absolutely love making grilled veggies, grilled steak, lasagna, cookies, peanut butter pie, ice cream, cheese cake, tacos, chili, pizza... I also love making salads and coming up with salad dressings (anything with garlic).
My favorite family cooking traditions
My Grandmother makes the ultimate prime rib and is an expert at baking... any recipes I can hit her up for I do!! Other than that, I like turkey on Thanksgiving and prime rib for Christmas (not a huge fan of ham on Easter, but I deal with it)!
My cooking triumphs
Anything low carb that turns out good! My chicken wings and my white clam sauce get rave reviews!
My cooking tragedies
Anything low carb that doesn't turn out good... I have a habit of turning up the stove too high and walking away. I have to really reming myself, I'd rather it be undercooked when coming back into check on it, than overcooked and ruined!
Recipe Reviews 47 reviews
High Temperature Eye-of-Round Roast
This was really good despite the fact that my oven obviously DID NOT hold in the heat. I even did what a couple of the reviewers had said 1) let meat come to room temp 2) heated oven for 20 min. I had a smaller roast (2.12lbs) and it still didn't heat it all the way. It was at the end of the 2hrs and 10 min and it read 108 degrees. I turned the oven back on to 350 and cooked it for about an hour and checked it. It eventually got up to 150 I let it rest for about a half hr sliced it up and it was awesome. It was tender and juicy and full of flavor! When I make it next time I will try switching it to 200 after the initial 500 and check it after an hour or so and go from there!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 17, 2009
Felix K.'s 'Don't even try to say these aren't the best you've ever eaten, because they are' Chocolate Chip Cookies
very good, but I don't know that I would say "the best...". They were almost too sweet for me, but I did love that they were very doughy. I will make these again but will cut back on brown sugar. Thanks Felix!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 14, 2009
Jenn's Out Of This World Spaghetti and Meatballs
Loved it! Had to change a thing or two based on what I had. I didn't have any tomato paste, so I used puree in place of the sauce and paste. Used dried herbs and a splash of white wine. Also skipped the water, just used 28 oz crushed and pureed toes. I wish I would've followed the advice and only used 2T of sugar-very sweet with only 1/4c!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 11, 2009
 
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