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Melissa
 
Home Town: Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
Living In: North East, Maryland, USA
Member Since: Jul. 2004
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Knitting, Sewing, Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Boating, Biking, Walking, Fishing, Hunting, Reading Books, Painting/Drawing
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About this Cook
A 5th year graduate student getting a PhD in Chemistry (surprisingly, most chemists I meet love to cook!)--- since I am living on a students salary I often have to make "bargain" recipies - that is, I have been known to improvise on dishes and make up new things based upon what is already in my pantry!!
My favorite things to cook
Everything!! I love trying new things- desserts, main dishes, ethnic food, appetizers--- I'll try anything once!
My favorite family cooking traditions
Shortbread cookies with sugar sprinkles are a must during winter holidays!
My cooking triumphs
I am slowly conquering game meats!
My cooking tragedies
One time I had no money and nothing to take to a family picnic- so I tried to make the coffee cake on the back of the bisquik box!!! lets just say I still get made fun of for it!
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Cheeseburger Meatloaf
Since it's usually only my boyfriend and I eating, I make 2 small loaves - cook one and freeze the other. Bake frozen loaf for an hour and a half at 350. Yum!!!

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Reviewed On: Mar. 10, 2008
Broccoli with Lemon Butter Sauce
After reading some of the reviews, I cut the amount of lemon juice down to a tablespoon. Like other reviewers I found it sort of bland so I added a couple shakes of garlic powder and some salt after tasting it halfway through cooking. I think the garlic really helps unite the taste of the broccoli and lemon.

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Reviewed On: Jan. 29, 2008
Venison Tips and Rice
When my boyfriend got home, I was just beginning to brown the meat and he commented that it smelled a little "gamey". But by the time I was finished cooking it all the word "gamey" was no where to be found in our house!! This recipe will definitely be used again and again!!! As a side note, I also used the Dirty Rice mix (after browning I added the water for the rice, 3 beef bouillon cubes, and the rice mix directly to the pot; covered and simmered it all together for 25 minutes). I started cooking before my boyfriend got home so I wasn't sure which cut of meat the tips came from so I used a shoulder roast and cut it up... it was a little tough (to be expected) but still tasted great!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 28, 2007
 
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