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cthomasgirl
 
Home Town: West Jordan, Utah, USA
Living In: Antelope, California, USA
Member Since: Aug. 2004
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Nouvelle, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Knitting, Sewing, Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Walking, Hunting, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Charity Work
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About this Cook
I have two of the cutest little boys anyone has ever seen!
My favorite things to cook
I mostly cook desserts. I'm terrible about having cakes or cookies or something laying around and it's ruining my diet! :) I've been doing more with attempting gourmet dishes for my hubby and trying to stay away from my wonderful desserts.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I remember growing up and helping my mom cook everything from a batch of cookies to a full-fledged 7-course meal
My cooking tragedies
When my ex-husband and I were first dating, I wanted to show off my wonderful cooking skills. I made him a chocolate no-bake cheesecake. I wasn't paying attention and put twice the butter in. It never set up so he got chocolate soup instead. Then, when we first got married, we had just moved in to our first apartment and for some reason, our microwave and cookware were all in the last truckload. So, for our first night together, I wanted to make my new hubby something for dinner and all I could find a box of mac-and-cheese. I made the terrible mistake of thinking I could cook it in my crock pot! It was awful.
Recipe Reviews 59 reviews
Red Velvet Cake III
Pretty decent. I made this with a gluten free cake mix for a friend. I also added more cocoa as suggested by others. It turned out great with the GF mix, but it was very dark. That may be due to using Special Dark powder, but I'm not entirely sure. Pretty tasty regardless.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 6, 2009
Savory Pumpkin Soup
This is too much like a "cream of pumpkin" type soup. It IS very bland (despite the directions not stating that the cilantro measurement is for FRESH cilantro and having my husband put WAY too much dried in). It definitely needed some salt and pepper. Even then, it wasn't great. Also incredibly unhealthy with all the cream, sour cream and cheese! Adding vitamins (from the pumpkin) to fat doesn't really make the fat better for you :) Overall, decent enough if you are looking for a cream of pumpkin (like cream of celery in a can) soup, but not a good PUMPKIN soup.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 5, 2009
Gluten-Free Yellow Cake
This wasn't the dense brick that I've experienced with a lot of gluten-free cakes, but it still had some issues. I agree that it was bland, but that is an easy fix (add more flavorings or doctor it after it is baked). The problem I had is that it was really sticky and sort of chewy. As someone who doesn't typically cook GF, I don't know if this is normal. I tried soaking the rice flour in the milk as others had suggested. I also added the tapioca and eggs to soften the tapioca as well. When I went to add the other ingredients, it was so thick I could hardly stir it, so I added a 1/2 cup of water. I think that was a bit much as it was a tad runnier than a normal batter.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 3, 2009
 
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