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julie a
 
Home Town: Williamsville, New York, USA
Living In: Lewiston, New York, USA
Member Since: Jan. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Vegetarian, Gourmet
Hobbies: Gardening
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About this Cook
I am a 30 year old stay at home mother of 2 young girls.
My favorite things to cook
I love to cook gourmet foods, especially vegetarian because when I started out on my own I did not eat meat. Unfortunately with 2 fussy eaters under 5 years old in the house I spend more time perfecting homemade mac and cheese but when it's just the hubby and me I can go all out.
My favorite family cooking traditions
None! My mother was not a good cook and didn't make anything I liked, even to this day. As a child I remember beef stew, liver and onions, sloppy joes. Ugh, it's a wonder I ate anything at all.
My cooking triumphs
Pan seared Mahi Mahi with carmelized onion risotto. The risotto was prepared in the microwave from a recipe I got here on allrecipes. It was so good, my husband thought I ordered in from the local gourmet restaurant.
My cooking tragedies
Pad Thai. Although it would have been good, when I soaked the rice noodles I didn't notice that they were supposed to be soaked in very hot water. I used cold water and they were the toughest noodles ever!
Recipe Reviews 19 reviews
New York Spiedies
When I wrote this recipe out I actually typed "French" bread by mistake when I meant to say Italian. But it really doesn't matter. I've seen spiedies served on rolls as well. You can also use chicken, lamb, or pork - whatever you prefer. Live a little!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 10, 2009
Better Than Pumpkin Pie
I'm rating this 4 stars as is because I didn't alter the spices but they could use some tweaking. I made 1 1/2 the amount of filling based on previous reviews. It was more than I could fit in the pie shell but I think as is, the recipe would not have made enough filling. The spices in the pie are very subtle. I would double them all next time. I also had to cook the pie 1 hour and 10 minutes. It definitely tastes like pumpkin pie, no one would ever know the difference.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 1, 2009
Stracciatella II
Followed this recipe to the letter. It's just ok for the amount of work. I'd like to rate it 3 1/2 stars if I could. I would definitely double or triple the lemaon next time if I made it again, I doubt I would make it again though. It's just ok.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 27, 2009
 
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