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VJGUNKEL59
 
Home Town: Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2002
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Middle Eastern, Healthy, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Quilting, Sewing, Gardening, Walking, Photography, Genealogy
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Chocolate Mint Mousse Pie
Reuben Sandwich II from Collette
About this Cook
My favorite family cooking traditions
Getting together with extended family and making pierogi-a Polish dumpling filled with savory fillings. I also love to make Povitica, an eastern European nut bread, kolache's, a filled pastry, and any kind of pastry. The povitica reminds me of my Polish grandmother, the kolache reminds me of a sister. My family also loves BBQ, so smoking meat is another enjoyable pastime.
My cooking triumphs
I haven't triumphed yet, but am planning a spring wedding and will be preparing all the smoked meat for almost 300 people, and will be baking about 30 loaves of povitica, as well as the rest of the meal offerings. Wish me well! :-)
Recipe Reviews 169 reviews
Sweet Corn Cake
I'm not a huge fan of cornbread, so, I was skeptical but this was great! It was easy enough to put together and had lots of texture and taste and went with the enchilada soup nicely. Thanks for a keeper recipe-my entire family gave it a thumbs up.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 3, 2009
Victoria's Cucumber Salad
soak the cucumbers in salt water for an hour to get rid of the bitter bite that often comes with cucumbers. yum!

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Reviewed On: Oct. 5, 2009
Pork Chalupas
I am looking for more easy crock pot recipes this fall and this filled the bill. I served this to company and kids and everyone loved it! I did double the spices as some reviewers said it was a little bland-with good results; I also chopped onion and added that with the pork. I used dried beans, but my method was to cover the beans in water, bring the water to a boil, then cover the pan, turn the stove off, and let the beans soak in that for a few hours till they cooled. Drain and rinse the beans, then throw everything (pork, spices, and beans) in the slow cooker. The beans were perfect, not crunchy as some are experiencing. Thank you for an awesome recipe we will have regularly.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 29, 2009
 
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