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Home Town: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Member Since: Jan. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Stir Frying, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Biking, Photography, Reading Books, Music
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Easy Batter Fruit Cobbler
Rhubarb-Raspberry Crunch
Zucchini Bread
pumpkin cream cheese-filled cupcakes w/ ginger streusel
About this Cook
electronics engineer with a fondness for cooking, art, and music. a marathon runner. proud owner of Kuma (dog), Hemingway (cat), and Amadeus (cat).
My favorite things to cook
Desserts, b/c I love to eat them. Chicken, b/c it was a college meat staple. Fish, b/c I come from a family with generations of fishermen.
My cooking tragedies
Steak! Growing up, my parents always cooked steak well done, so I hated beef in general, steak in particular. Then post-college I tried steak medium-rare & I was in love! I haven't been able to cook good steak, though. Always comes out either too bloody or too dry, and I don't know how to pick good cuts.
Recipe Reviews 59 reviews
Zucchini Corn Fritters
These were very good, but I think they needed more spice or a sauce topping to go with it. They did absorb a lot of oil, but I don't think anyone expected something fried to be healthy. My batter was initially very doughy before adding the vegetables but became quite watery afterwards, which worried me, but it turned out fine b/c they flatten to make easy silver dollar pancakes. I used whole wheat flour which tends to be drier, but with all the oil and veggies it turned out fine. I actually used a little more than 2 cups of zucchini and a whole can of corn. I think it could've used more zucchini. I'll definitely make this again w/ some tweaks.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 12, 2009
Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
I made these with chopped kit kat bars and added about 1/2 cup of peanut butter - great taste + texture!! I did make slightly small cookies, so I got 23 cookies. I also cut both sugars in half and it was plenty sweet with my kit kat bars. It would be interesting to try other chopped candy bars!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 24, 2009
Thai Green Curry Chicken
This was my first attempt at making Thai green curry, and this recipe was a good base. I think it heavily depends on the curry paste you have, b/c they vary significantly by flavor and heat. My green curry paste was not very hot, but was flavorful, so even though I increased the amount of curry paste, the dish was missing heat for me. Next time I'll add Thai chili peppers with this particular curry paste. I added lemongrass (cut into large pieces so you can easily remove them before eating), Thai basil (totally essential!!), carrots, and red pepper. I also tried making coconut rice by putting coconut milk into the rice cooker. It was mildly fragrant with coconut, so I might tweak with that more. With the added ingredients I think the curry had a lot more dimension, texture, and flavor, but needed more spicy/heat boost to compare to the Thai curries I had in Thailand! Will add more curry paste and chili pepper next time... or try a different brand of curry paste.

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 20, 2009
 
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