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B Spradley
 
Living In: La Mirada, California, USA
Member Since: Mar. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Asian, Italian, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music
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superb!
About this Cook
I am happily married to my high school sweet heart. We have two little girls. I work part time and so i am trying to get better at meal planning and being more efficient in the kitchen. I also try and let my girls "help" me in the kitchen regularly. That takes a lot of patience, but they love it. I'm grateful that God made so many wonderful flavors for us to enjoy!
My favorite things to cook
I love to bake. I also love garlic, basil, sauteed onions, mushrooms, bree cheese, feta, homemade bread, bell peppers...
My favorite family cooking traditions
Cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning, which now i am responsible for making (due to the popularity of the clone cinnibon recipe from this site). Special saturday morning breakfasts.
My cooking triumphs
finding good gluten free recipes now that my husband is trying to avoid wheat for his health. I love to cook for other people, so my biggest triumphs are when others rave about something i've made or tell other people that i'm a good cook!
My cooking tragedies
When i first got married i used to make the same thing every week. I hadn't started using this web site or gained confidence as a cook. Now we still have our favorites, but i love finding new recipes to vary it up!
Recipe Reviews 52 reviews
Greek Chicken
Was very good. put it under the broil because our BBQ was out of gas... everyone enjoyed! served with Pitas and Hummus, israelli cous cous and a greek salad. Yum Yum!

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Reviewed On: Sep. 1, 2009
Peach-a-Berry Pie
Very good. i used blueberries because that was all i had. I left out the butter and it was still great. Spread a little cream over the top crust and sprinkled sugar over it (before baking). Yum! will definetly make again.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 6, 2009
Carrot Cake III
I have made this twice now, but I have adapted it to be Gluten Free and dairy free. It was incredibly good. if you are a GF eater like my husband, this will make your jaw drop! In place of the 2 cups of flour, Here is my GF mix i use: 1/3 cup almond flour (cheap at trader joes or you can grind your own) 2/3 cup brown rice flour, 1/3 cup white rice flour, 1/2 cup tapioca flour, 1/6 cup of sweet sorghum flour or sweet white rice flour. (this is a staple GF mix that i have used to replace the wheat flour in other recipes, i keep a big tupperware of it already mixed in the fridge so all i have to do is take out two cups of my "GF mix". Beyond the flour, the other adjustements i did were to follow what other reviewers have suggested, cutting the oil to 3/4 cup and using 1/2 cup apple sauce. I used 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup white. added a pinch of nutmeg, about 1/2 cup of crushed pineapple (drained of liquid- i think next time i'll add more it was hard to tell it was there.) and then a mix of chopped pecans and walnuts. I'm telling you, this was the best cake we've had in a long time. I served it to 8 adult for my husband on his birthday, he is the only Gluten free one, but everyone loved it. No one could tell it was GF which says a lot right there! oh, also for the frosting to keep with the dairy free theme, i used "tofutti" a cream cheese made from tofu. I made a much smaller portion that the frosting recipe with this cake, and just drizzled it over the cake. Also be s

7 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 6, 2009
 
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