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foodlover
 
Living In: Houston, Texas, USA
Member Since: Mar. 2006
Cooking Level: Beginning
Cooking Interests: Baking, Asian, Healthy, Dessert
Hobbies: Photography, Reading Books, Music
Sushi Roll
About this Cook
I didn't have much here before because I didn't have anything to say but it was driving me crazy having a practically empty profile page so now I'll babble about myself for a bit. Well, let's see. I have discovered food. Well, discovered in the sense that I learned that it's actually a whole lot more fun to cook and then eat rather than just eat.
My favorite things to cook
I've noticed that a vast majority of my reviews are for desserts which is odd since I don't consider myself that big of a sweet tooth. However, I love to bake for others! I bake a lot of sweet treats to saisfy my family's sweet cravings. They're my biggest critics and nothing makes me happier than seeing them enjoy something I've made. I'm not vegetarian, but lately I've been big on making veggie versions of meat entrees. I love how you don't even miss the meat! Thus, I love to cook with beans, tofu, lentils, etc...I love the weird recipes on AR, the ones that are slightly eccentric. If you haven't you must try- Mock Tuna Salad, Mock Apple Pie, and Mock Guacamole. Mmm, fake food!
My favorite family cooking traditions
My dad makes these awesome fish calzone type things. We still get together and make them because it is a laborious process. He'll make the fish mixture, I'll knead the dough, and then we'll both work together to stuff the dough with the fish. We race to see who can stuff the fastest and it's so much fun.
My cooking triumphs
The "To Die for Blueberry Muffins" from this site! It's the first thing that I have ever made where my family was actually going to admit that I made it! After that, definitely the Sushi Rolls(AR), Sour Chickpeas(not here, maybe I'll submit it), and the Food for the Goods recipe found here. Every time, I make a veggie dish and someone besides me likes it, I consider it a triumph!:)
My cooking tragedies
Many recipes that I've tried out of cookbooks have been failures. I love cookbooks because they're so pretty but I always seem to pick out recipes that end up going horribly wrong. Want a list of my failures? Mango pudding, Carrot cake, Oatmeal Date bars, Chicken and Dumplings, Indian Potato Stuffed Bell Peppers, Egyptian Rice, Pasta, and Lentils, Monster cookies, Biscotti, etc, etc. The list goes on and on. A vast majority of what I make ends up in failure actually. That's why I still consider myself a beginner:)
Recipe Reviews 97 reviews
Almost Eggless Egg Salad
This was AWESOME! One of the few AR recipes that are above a 5! Let it sit for hours and hours, and I say be generous with the crunchy stuff, more onion and celery. I thought it needed more creaminess, so I added 2 TB of plain yogurt...perfect. I'll try making it with all yogurt, no mayo next time.

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Reviewed On: Jul. 7, 2009
Cream Puffs
The taste was all there...but they fell short in height. There were nothing more than puffy cookies. And I followed the reviews! I poked a hole to let the steam escape in the last few minutes of baking. I let the mixture cool before adding the eggs. And why the heck do you need 2 packs of pudding? I wasn't able to even to use half the pudding in my flat puffs.Well, that was probably because they were flat, making filling with pudding a nightmare. Or why heavy cream for that matter? I used 2% milk, and it was still way rich. Used 3 eggs, that was fine. Must try again, brother loves these. Ok, I'm not going to lie though--these taste fnatastic once frozen...still I want some more height!

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Reviewed On: Jun. 30, 2009
Butter Bean Burgers
Awesomness. Hm, I just wonder why so many people didn't use butter beans but some other bean? Wouldn't that be a totally different recipe? Well, it was the first time that I've ever tried this bean, and they are aptly named-- they have a richness to them, which makes them perfect for this burger! I followed exactly, except adding chopped garlic, chilli powder, giving them a little breadcrumb crust, and I made 6, instead of 4. Yay, love it when there's more of something I like:) Definitely should have tried refrigerating them after forming--that's a great idea. Oh, I used about 3 TB of olive oil because I wanted them to brown nicely, but made sure to let some of the oil drain out by placing them on paper towels after cooking. I'd say 8-9 min on med. high heat is better.

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Reviewed On: Jun. 22, 2009
 
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