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ELIZABETHT
 
Member Since: Nov. 2000
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Mediterranean, Healthy, Kids
Hobbies: Quilting, Hiking/Camping, Reading Books, Music, Charity Work
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About this Cook
Mother of 4, SAHM and Latter-Day Saint. Degree in Socio-cultural Anthropology, which brings more foreign interest to my cooking.
My favorite things to cook
I like to eat foreign foods: Indian, Thai, Vietnamese, Mexican, Greek. I am most on the lookout for these things for dinner. I have no idea how to make a casserole. I also like ways to use dried foods and like freezer meals are intriguing. Also a known fan of baked goods. Some interest in frugal cookery.
My cooking tragedies
As a teen my best friend and I made cookies. The butter wasn't at room temperature when we needed it so we microwaved it and added it to the sugar and eggs. We noticed the strange lumpy texture of the ingredients but figured we could beat it fluffy and proceeded to mix and bake them. When said friend's brother bit into one and nearly choked on it we were forced to review our technique. The microwaved butter must have been hotter than we realized, because there were bits of cooked eggs throughout our cookies. The creamy mixture hadn't curdled; we had just invented a new method for scrambling eggs!
Recipe Reviews 69 reviews
Calico Beans
Love it. I cook it on the stovetop - simmer for 30 minutes or so. I add some water because my first batch turned out thick and pasty. 1/2 cup to 1 cup of water does the trick. That's in addition to the 1 C ketchup other reviewers recommend; definitely add that. It turns out great - I've already had recipe requests. It's the only way I'll eat lima beans (butter beans work, too). My hubby thinks the limas are essential because of their starch and their shape holds the sauce well.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 13, 2009
Cherry Almond Coffeecake
Good - I made my own cherry sauce from canned cherries. Good flavor. Scored less becasue I think the best would have more homemade flavor and texture, but it was good for an easy recipe. The bottom of the cake was wet the second day - fridge it to avoid that problem.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 24, 2009
Jammin' Beef Stew
Great stew - I'm going to try celery in it next time. My kids are already protesting this alteration. The jam seems odd at first, but think of the grape jelly as a touch of wine and sugar - the sugar helps tone down the acidity of the tomatoes, and the grape flavor is like what wine might add to the flavor.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 16, 2009
 
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