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Jenn
 
Home Town: Lake Forest, California, USA
Living In: Pacific Grove, California, USA
Member Since: Jul. 2004
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Indian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Knitting, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Biking, Music, Wine Tasting
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Strawberry Dream Cake l
About this Cook
I'm a mama of two little one's. I'm trying to expand my cooking skill and knowledge so I've been scouring this website trying new recipes and using my husband as the guinea pig... he doesn't mind at all!
My favorite things to cook
Breads, casseroles, fun salads, yummy desserts
My favorite family cooking traditions
I love our traditional holiday dinners. And I always try to bring a fun new side dish for everyone to try out.
My cooking triumphs
Are occuring with each newly acquired cooking skill or bit of knowledge retained.
My cooking tragedies
I left the house while I was trying a new banana bread reicpe. I figured I'd be home with plenty of time to spare before the bread was done baking. When I walked back in the house was filled with smoke! All of my mini loaf pans had over flowed all over the bottom of my oven! Yuck.
Recipe Reviews 54 reviews
Strawberry Dream Cake I
Absolutely fantastic!!!!! I followed some of the suggestions on here and used strawberry cream cheese in the cake, I also substituted a Vanilla Cake mix for the white cake, which called for three eggs, so I used two whole eggs and two egg whites. The frosting was awesome. I was a little concerned with it being too runny especially after reading all the reviews...I added a couple tablespoons of powdered sugar and a couple teaspoons of flour. I wish I wouldn't have added the extra sugar, because it made it a pinch sweeter than I would have liked it, but that still didn't stop me from licking the spoon like crazy! I put the frosting in the fridge for a couple of hours, and even stuck it in the freezer for about 20 mins because I was nervous about it, but it ended up being absolutely perfect. It made a ton of frosting and I put a thick layer of frosting in between my cake layers along with a nice layer of fresh strawberries. I think I could have skipped the extra sugar and flour in the frosting and it would have thickened up fine in the fridge after a couple of hours. I also put a couple of drops of red food coloring in the cake batter, because some of the review said the cake turned a strange grey color, and this was for my 4 year old daughters princess party so I wanted to make sure it was nice and pink. It turned out gorgeous. There were tiny lumps of white chocolate in the frosting that no one else noticed by me. Other than that it was perfect and I will most lik

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Reviewed On: Jun. 17, 2009
Tasty Lentil Tacos
These tacos were exceptional! My husband had no idea what I was making for dinner and he came in while it was simmering and commented that it smelled absolutely delicious. They tasted even better than they smelled. He couldn't believe there wasn't any meat in it. My 2 and 3 1/2 year old daughters gobbled them up as well. We actually served them on the fry bread from the fry bread taco's recipe that someone else mentioned in their review. I mixed the lentil mixture with a homemade salsa made with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, garlic salt and chili powder pureed in my blender. Scooped some on the fry bread, topped with a little cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, avocado and a touch more salsa. My husband said this is one of his all time favorites. Next time I make it, I think I'll save some calories by skipping the fry bread, as delicious as it was, and heaping mine on top of a bed of lettuce for a rocking taco salad. I'm sure these lentil taco's will become a regular meal in our house. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!

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Reviewed On: Mar. 13, 2009
Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Onions
This was really quite good, especially the onions! I'm not a huge fan of adding sweetness to sweet potatoes, so I can't give it a 5 star.

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Reviewed On: Mar. 12, 2009
 
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