BellesAZ
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Home Town: Missoula, Montana, USA
Living In: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Member Since: Oct. 2005
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean
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Mar. 13, 2009 12:20 pm 
Updated: Nov. 19, 2009 7:11 am
I love the history of old recipes.  You know the ones I'm talking about - tucked away in an old book, in a metal tin or written on the back cover of your favorite cookbook.  Stained with past cooking drips, dried and fragile paper - yellowed with time.  Ahhh.. a family's living… MORE
 
 
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About this Cook
I love to cook and entertain. The hardest part now is learning to cook for two. I've even recruited the dogs to help me try out new recipes. They do enjoy it when I cook and I usually make extra for "just a taste". AllRecipes is great, and for other wonderful recipes, try www.bbonline.com and click on "Recipes". Talk about making an impression! The best of Bed and Breakfasts around the world!
My favorite things to cook
I love to bake breads, rolls, pastries and the like. As a kid, my grandmother would make her famous light as a feather rolls and gorgeous pies. When you would ask her what her ingredients were - she'd say "a little of this and a little of that". Well, I've been on a mission to find her roll recipe - I'm coming close!
My favorite family cooking traditions
I come from 3 generations of fabulous cooks. My Grandmother was amazing. She lived to be 101 and baked all her pie crusts with lard - even rendered bear fat on occasion. (in Montana you use what you have). My mother was incredible - raised 4 kids on her own for several years and yet always managed to create extraordinary dishes on a shoestring budget. I think my fondest memories of her was in the kitchen, with me on a step stool helping her create a meatloaf masterpiece, or brushing rolls with butter. She always remembered to give me "credit" to anyone interested.
My cooking triumphs
Each night when my husband sits down to dinner he says, "This is so good. You should open a shop!" I cook to please - it's the best way I can think of to give back to those who fill my life with such joy.
My cooking tragedies
I baked some doggie biscuits at home that used cod liver oil, liver and a whole host of "yummy" ingredients - if you're a dog that is. Well, my house smelled like liver for three days and I couldn't get the smell out! The cats and the dogs lived in my kitchen though - they were loving it!
Recipe Reviews 69 reviews
Perfect Pumpkin Pie
With all the fancy schmancy pumpkin pie recipes, you simply cannot beat this recipe for pumpkin pie that has been baking in American households for generations! Delicious! I used Ruth's Grandma's Pie Crust recipe here.. used a little less shortening than it called for.. flakey and butter (using butter flavored crisco). Just SO GOOD!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 19, 2009
Ruth's Grandma's Pie Crust
The crust had a great flavor, but I found it difficult to work with - a bit too wet. Next time I'll cut back on the shortening as I found it too greasy. It was definitely flakey - almost crumbly. It would help to refrigerate this crust for at least an hour before rolling it out. I left out the sugar as I used this crust for a Chicken pot pie. My family loved the taste, but the texture was off just a bit.. too much shortening I'm sure.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 19, 2009
Rempel Family Meatloaf
Delish just as written! I did take the advice of another user and put a couple of slices of bread on the bottom of my pan. This was perfect for the loaf not to sit in a puddle of grease during baking. Moist, juicy and very flavorful. I did shape the loaf a bit instead of completely pressing in the pan. Thanks Connie! A keeper!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 17, 2009
 
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