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newwifeandmom
 
Home Town: Sandy, Utah, USA
Living In: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Member Since: Sep. 2005
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Healthy, Vegetarian
Hobbies: Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Biking, Walking, Reading Books, Genealogy
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About this Cook
Recently married, had our first baby one day before our 1st anniversary. I discovered that I wasn't thriving well on the Standard American Diet, and since we can't afford to shop at Health Food Stores, I've been learning to cook healthy, "close to the ground" meals from scratch. I love the way I feel after eating these truly nutritious foods, and I feel good knowing my family is getting better nutrition. (By healthy I mean less GMO, less refined, and more whole. Not exactly low fat low salt, just unrefined fats and Real Salt brand salt from Redmond, Utah. Check out realsalt.com.)
My favorite things to cook
Soups, spicy foods, cooking from food storage
My cooking triumphs
100% Whole wheat broccoli pizza-- it's delicious! Learning to cook from stored foods, and learning to cook scratch period
My cooking tragedies
Bean and Bacon soup in a pressure cooker with not quite cooked bean puree... we got pizza that night
Recipe Reviews 26 reviews
Lentil Soup
Very good; I used 2 c diced potatoes instead of the canned tomatoes and forgot the vinegar at the end. I'm sure it would be good with the vinegar. I second the recommendation to add cumin (I added 1/2 t) and to use soup stock (I used chicken) instead of plain water. Some recommend doubling the spices, but I would only increase them by 50% or not double them. This is a great recipe once tweaked slightly--thanks:)

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Reviewed On: Jun. 22, 2008
Indian Sweet Bread
Pretty good. I substituted the white flour for wheat flour cup for cup. I liked it best with a truly light sprinkling of sugar--just enough to complement the salt and nutty wheat while keeping it from being a dessert. This went great with Lentil Soup (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Lentil-Soup/Detail.aspx) Thanks!

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Reviewed On: Jun. 22, 2008
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies IV
These are the best oatmeal raisin cookies I've ever had. The soaking really must make a difference with the raisins. I made a few changes: added 1/2 t additional cinnamon; no white or brown sugar, just 1 1/2 c evaporated cane juice + 2 T molasses; added 1/4 t salt; omitted pecans because of allergy. Fantastic. Still a little sweet for my personal taste, I'll reduce the sugar next time, but wonderful still.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 5, 2007
 
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