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*~Lissa~*
 
Home Town: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Living In: Cobb, California, USA
Member Since: Aug. 2004
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Italian, Southern, Vegetarian, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Music
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Salsa Fresca
homemade guacamole
Just Married!
grilled scalloped potatoes
grilled lemon-pepper zucchini
About this Cook
I'm in my later 20s, I moved from MA to CA 5 yrs ago. I enjoy motorcycle riding, snowboarding, hiking, camping, traveling, heavy metal and classic rock music, concerts, environmental education, and being laid back. I am recently married; we had a beautiful, intimate coastal wedding with our closest family members this past June. We aren't parents so I always cook for two, well, 3 so I can have leftovers for work, and sometimes cooking for a couple is a pain. You have to plan your meals carefully. I'll use a half a pack of ground turkey one night (for say a meatloaf)and then plan something different with the other half the next night (like tacos!).
My favorite things to cook
chicken-oven fried, broiled, grilled, baked, you name it! veggie side dishes, cookies, a variety of foods-Italian, Mexican, Asian, Southern, Moroccan, I'll try to cook just about anything!
My favorite family cooking traditions
lots of food at family get-togethers! Varieties of snacks, meats, veggies and other side dishes, desserts-there's something for everyone! there's no excuse if you go hungry at one of our family functions. There's always good food, drinks, people and laughs.
My cooking triumphs
I've made a few things on the fly out of not much and was pleasantly surprised. Soups and stir frys are the easiest to whip together without a recipe or guidance. I love throwing stuff in one pot/pan! Recently while camping, a friend commented that I was a 'gourmet camp cook' because I made teriyaki chicken and rice bowls one day, and lemon pepper chicken with au graten potatoes the next. I just like to eat good!
My cooking tragedies
Nothing too tragic really. Just trying out new recipes that I don't end up liking. I made a vegetarian non-meatloaf once that got a little taste and hit the trash. I decided to use ground-turkey from then on seeing that I'm not vegan, I just don't eat red meat.
Recipe Reviews 48 reviews
Bachelor Grilled Cheese
don't make this one unless you don't have a pan. it's very dry and blah without being pan cooked in butter.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 18, 2009
Best Guacamole
Five stars with these revisions: use lime juice in place of lemon, cut olive oil in half, add a clove of minced garlic, 1 TBSP chopped fresh cilantro, and 1/4 C chopped tomato (thanks to Barb A.'s suggestions) and also stirred in a dallop of sour cream and a few shakes of red pepper flakes. Hubby is an avocado & guacamole connesoire and immediately went back for more after the first taste and kept announcing how good it was!

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 15, 2009
Fresh Tomato Salsa
Five stars with NO SERRANO PEPPERS-I didn't have any on hand, so I diced up some bell pepper and added some kick with a few generous sprinkles of red pepper flakes. I used a little more lime juice than called for, and minced up a clove of garlic to add to it as well. Picky hubby gave rave reviews!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 15, 2009
 
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