nmcowgirl
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Home Town: Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Living In: Hagerman, New Mexico, USA
Member Since: Sep. 2005
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Kids, Gourmet
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Knitting, Quilting, Sewing, Needlepoint, Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Walking, Photography, Reading Books
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About this Cook
I’m 21, married, I live in a small rural community in south eastern New Mexico, and I have a 14 month old son and a six year old daughter. My husband works at an oilfiend construction company, and I na at a regional hospital. I am also a full time nursing student at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad.
My favorite things to cook
Anything Mexican, or I guess I should say tex-mex. I spent a lot of time in Alpine TX growing up, and the diverse foods from that area really influence my cooking today.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My mom makes the most out of this world fudge and brownies at Christmas and thanksgiving. I could make myself sick eating them. That and her German chocolate cake she makes for birthdays.
My cooking triumphs
Well, I recently moved from a much larger town to where I live now. Before, wal-mart was 10 minutes away, now it’s a 45 minute drive in good weather lol. So my biggest triumph was learning to get dinner on the table every night with whatever’s in the house, and making things that my extremely picky daughter and husband will eat to boot.
My cooking tragedies
Charcoal cornbread.... enough said.
Recipe Reviews 20 reviews
Ratatouille
This is awesome! I made the recipe basically as it is written, except that I left out the mushrooms (my husband hates them) and added some yellow summer squash. I also probably used less cheese than the recipe actually calls for; I just grated the cheese over the pan as I layered the veggies in. I would say that this recipe also makes more than 4 servings, probably closer to 8. The leftovers are just as good as the first time around, I made this dish yesterday for dinner and wrapped it up in a tortilla with some Italian dressing for lunch today and it was wonderful!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: May 22, 2009
To Die For Blueberry Muffins
This is a great recipe. I needed something quick to make in the evening for breakfast the next day, and these fit the bill. I don't see how anyone could complain that they aren't sweet, I made them with strawberries since I didn't have any blueberries in the house, and didn't even make the topping and they were perfect. I suspect, like the other reviewer, that if you think they aren't sweet enough the quality of your fruit is to blame. Also, the batter held even the large strawberry chunks I used very well and they didn't sink at all. I didn't use paper liners and they came out of my silicone pan just fine. Overall, this is an excelent recipe. It will be my standard fruit muffin recipe from now on. I plan to make the original version with the topping and blueberries very soon.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 10, 2008
Savory Tater Tot Casserole
This is good. Simple, easy comfort food.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 30, 2007
 
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