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Beca
 
Member Since: Sep. 2005
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Italian, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Sewing, Needlepoint, Gardening, Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Genealogy, Painting/Drawing, Charity Work
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About this Cook
Widowed, 4 grown children, 13 grandchildren. Love family get-to-gethers.
My favorite things to cook
Probably mostly Italian, as that is my backround. Whether it be main dishes or desserts. But love to try everything.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Probably holidays when we have traditional meals.
My cooking triumphs
Many different dishes. Mostly the Italian meals my mother used to make.
My cooking tragedies
More than a few over the 50 plus years I've been 'practicing'. The first turkey I cooked after marrying---I didn't know there were parts of the turkey in the neck area--to be removed. So just roasted it that way.
Recipe Reviews 4 reviews
Italian Rice Pie II
I have not finished this recipe yet. The prep time lists 30 minutes. I have been preparing this for over an hour. The rice is still not thickened. If I had known, it would not have been a choice for me. Back to my old Italian Rice Cake. I am sure it will taste great, as I have been cooking for a very long time--but too much time in the kitchen. I will probably use the crust recipe though. Very easy to make.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 10, 2009
Pork Chops with Apple Curry Sauce
The fat content in this recipe surprised me. I am wondering how long ago the recipe was first published, as pork chops are usually less fatty today than they were years ago. In fact, less than chichen. What is raising the fat content to 45%? (24.6g) Should this maybe be revised??? This is a great dish.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 13, 2008
Thirty Minute Yellow Cake
Just made this cake. Have not tasted it yet but have cooked and baked for many years. It seems this cake is more like an old fashioned cake, not a ready mix (Box Cake). That is not bad, but it will not be light and fluffy. Probably will not make it again.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 22, 2008
 
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