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SANDY0225
 
Living In: Muncie, Indiana, USA
Member Since: Jan. 2004
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Southern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Gardening
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About this Cook
I operate a small greenhouse business from my home, Northern Tropics Greenhouse, 1501 East Fuson Road, Muncie, IN 47302. I'm a mother of four, a master gardener-- and a vendor at the Minnetrista Farmers Market. I operate a roadside stand at the greenhouse in addition to selling at the market. I love to grow and cook with heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and other veggies that I grow, I grow some awesome gourmet lettuce for personal use, and sell a little occasionally.
My favorite things to cook
Anything using heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, garlic, onions, and tomatillos. I haven't purchased onions, garlic, or tomato products from a store in years. I can and freeze all my own veggies for winter use.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Canning, cooking breakfast on Saturday mornings in the winter time. Growing lettuce in the greenhouse and eating it in the winter.
My cooking triumphs
My daughters graduation cake turned out great!
My cooking tragedies
Too many to mention, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. You can always try again!!!
Recipe Reviews 14 reviews
Homemade Fresh Cheese
Awesome! I used white vinegar and the cheese doesn't taste like vinegar at all. My whey seemed milky looking the first time, so I reheated just the whey again to 195, added 1/8 c more vinegar and made about a cup of firmer more set up cheese from what I missed the first time! It even didn't taste like vinegar. The whey came out totally clear and yellowish after that. Thanks so much for posting this great recipe!

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Reviewed On: Dec. 1, 2009
Jalapeno Popper Spread
I really liked this and I didn't even follow the directions! I guess it's a very forgiving recipe. I used canned jalapeno pickled slices and although it really didn't taste like a popper, it was a very good dip. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed On: Dec. 1, 2009
Barbecued Beef
Another good idea...double the sauce ingredients, cook the meat as stated in the crock pot. Then brown a couple pounds of hamburger and add it along with the meat during the last hour or so of cooking. You can stretch this recipe to feed more like 20 and it's economical too!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 30, 2009
 
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