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Laura Jean
 
Living In: San Diego, California, USA
Member Since: Sep. 2005
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Dessert
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About this Cook
I come from a long line of Italian women who could make ANYTHING taste good.
My favorite things to cook
I love baking. I have thee best basic cookie recipe and I just add things to it to change it up. I cook dinner almost everynight, I cook a great steak.
My favorite family cooking traditions
With all the Italian women in my family, you would think I have a list of recipes to use, but I don't. They never wrote anything down. Even when I ask my mother how she does her red sauce, she had difficulty explaining it. No measurements, no times... it's frustrating, but I think that is what's made these women such great cooks... cooking on instinct.
My cooking triumphs
Catering a bridal shower for 40... fresh chicken salad finger sandwiches, cheese course, roasted vegetables... it was fabulous.
My cooking tragedies
Just about EVERYTHING I try for the first time is a tragedy. I guess I have a tempermental oven & a lack of patience. I always learn from my mistakes, so I just accept the fact that my first round will likely not turn out.
Recipe Reviews 79 reviews
Caramel Apple Eclair Cake
I made a few changes... instead of apples, I used celery and instead of pudding I used Cream of Mushroom Soup. Don't you hate it when people completely change the recipe & then complain about it? I'm only kidding. I made this as written and it was really very good. Gone in under an hour.

39 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 30, 2008
Sherry Wine Sauce Chicken
I'm giving it 4 stars because that's the average and I didn't want to rate it the way I made it... which would be 9 stars. Usually I'm annoyed when people rate a recipe when they've completely changed it, but it's like passing a stone to get a recipe approved on this site (unless of course, you have a recipe for Corn Fudge which apparently they have no problem publishing... but I digress). I saw the reviews that said too saucy and too bland... so here's what I did and it might just be the best thing I've ever made. ***My husband is washing all the dishes right now if that's any indication. I carmelized some red onion and put that at the bottom of the 9x13. Then I put down 3 butterflied chicken breasts I had lightly browned first. Covered with a slice of swiss cheese. Poured the sauce over (sour cream, sherry, & 1/2 the amount of soup) and baked. Oh, then sprinkled about 6 thin slices of crumbled cooked bacon. Served this crazy mess over some egg noodles and I swear, I'm so darn proud of myself. This was really excellent. I stole the ideas from some other similar recipes on this site. Forgive me, please, for reviewing a recipe I changed so much. I just had to share.

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 30, 2008
Ice Cream in a Can
Did you happen to catch the nutrional facts on this recipe? The sodium content alone would kill you... that is, of course, if you're eating that cup of rock salt. So... word to the wise... don't eat the rock salt... ha ha ha.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 14, 2008
 
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