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Alissa
 
Home Town: South Glens Falls, New York, USA
Living In: Queensbury, New York, USA
Member Since: Oct. 2005
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Quick & Easy
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About this Cook
My name is Alissa. I just recently moved into an apartment with my boyfriend, and I am trying to learn how to cook! I used to cook before this, but only for myself..now I have someone to impress!
My favorite things to cook
Anything quick and easy. I love chicken wing dip and anything cassarole!
My favorite family cooking traditions
My grandmother cooks amazing Italian food, I hope to carry on her tradition!
My cooking triumphs
The best meal I have made so far has probably been chicken stuffed with cheese cooked in wine. (My mothers recipe)
My cooking tragedies
Too many to list! The worst was when I tried to roast a chicken. I didn't know for sure how long to keep it in, so I bought one with a timer--but the timer never popped up! I ended up cooking it for about 4 and 1/2 hours just because I was nervous it wouldn't be cooked through. Needless to say, it was pretty chewy.
Recipe Reviews 43 reviews
Buffalo Chicken Wing Soup
I also wanted to re-create this recipe after trying it at a local pub. This was a good start, but I wanted to really thicken mine up. We ate it almost like dip instead of soup using tortilla chips to scoop it up. Yum! I did not use the crock pot. I started by heating up a chopped onion and chopped celery in butter until tender, whisking in 1/4 cup flour. I only had 1 cup of cooked chopped chicken, so I added that and 1/2 cup of hot sauce, I like mine spicy! I decreased the milk to 2 cups, used 1 & 1/2 cans of cream of chicken soup, and 1/2 cup of sour cream. I added 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese to the recipe. Just cut it into pieces and let it melt into the soup. Let it heat through and thicken up for about 15-20 minutes. This is definitely one for the recipe box. What a nice meal for those cool winter nights!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 14, 2008
Easy Pasta Fagioli
This was great!! I thought I was in for a not-so-good dinner tonight when I realized we didn't have any meat in the freezer. But, I found this easy recipe, and I thought I'd give it a try! I happened to have everything right in my cupboard, I just had to use shell pasta instead. I think adding red pepper flakes is a must, it gives it a nice spicey kick. I also added more chicken broth and less tomato. YUM! Thanks for this recipe!

5 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 22, 2007
Stuffed Peppers
I used ground turkey and brown rice, and I put the peppers covered in the oven while I was browning the turkey & cooking the rice. Then, I only had to bake for 30 minutes and the peppers were nice and tender. I skipped the basting, and I added fresh chopped onion and garlic to the mix.

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 19, 2007
 
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