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Mama Peek
 
Living In: Celina, Texas, USA
Member Since: Mar. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Fishing, Genealogy, Painting/Drawing
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About this Cook
I am 78 years old and widowed. In that I, now, live alone, I am on the lookout for any recipe that freezes well. I make the full recipe, freeze half, and then when I don't feel like cooking I have a freezer full of prepared dinners to rely on. I especially like the variety of soups that freeze well.
My favorite things to cook
Italian and Tex-Mex. As I have gotten older, my taste buds require more in the way of seasoning. I usually add more than the recipe asks for. I love to cook with fresh herbs and I have even started growing some of my own in a little square foot garden. Lately, I have learned to like Chinese dishes. Chicken Lo Mein from this site is a favorite. Also the Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin.....
My favorite family cooking traditions
Peach cobblers and hot rolls.
My cooking triumphs
I think my pies are my best thing, though a sour cream pound cake is high on that list. Also, anything that caused my husband to remark "Don't forget how you made that"!
My cooking tragedies
Poppy-seed cake and peanut-butter pie! Both had to be trashed.
Recipe Reviews 23 reviews
Homemade Flour Tortillas
I had lost my recipe for tortillas, and was so happy to have it back.....Oh and my recipe called for warm water, which I feel is best.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 23, 2009
Salsa Chicken Rice Casserole
Two things! First I cooked the rice with Wyler’s chicken granules added to the water. Second…I never would fix the chicken that way. It is so much quicker to cut the chicken into chunks first and then parboil it. (However I did not even do that, I cooked it in with the onions and other things :) while they were sautéing!) Very good, and I must also add very “adaptable”!

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Reviewed On: Oct. 5, 2009
Yellow Squash Casserole
I steamed the squash and let it air dry, and cool.Then removed it to a large mixing bowl. I also added bacon to this recipe, a good addition. I sautéed the onion in the bacon drippings after removing the crisp bacon. I crumbled the bacon into the squash and added the onions to the bowl. The only other change I made, was to eliminate the milk. It was not needed and made the dish watery. I experimented with freezing a portion, and I found it to work fairly well, if the milk was not used! Good flavor and a good side dish or the main meal. (Needless to say I doubled the onions and cheese, to suit my taste buds!)

6 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 25, 2009
 
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