Member Since:
Oct. 2002
Cooking Level:
Expert
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies:
Sewing, Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Boating, Biking, Walking, Fishing, Hunting, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Painting/Drawing, Charity Work
I love cooking to impress my husband and others. My love of cooking came from my Grandma and her "from scratch" methods. Everything my "Deendee" made was always the best. I strive to make memories for my family and hopefully in the future my children.
My favorite things to cook
By far DESSERTS! I love making desserts! Banana pudding is my favorite to make and I have even created my own recipe. YUMMY! After that is my recipe for Buffalo Chicken Tenders, my husbands favorite! I like cooking steaks and chicken on the grill and kabobs! Anything that makes my husband and his tummy happy!
My favorite family cooking traditions
My Deendee's pancakes on Saturday morning! They were so light and delightful and always hit the spot! Holidays were always fun too! We had enough food to feed an army. Some of my favorite's are: Waldorf Salad, Corn Casserole, Green Bean Casserole, the side of olives I used to stick on my fingers :), and my Deendee's pies!
My cooking triumphs
Mastering my husbands favorite, Buffalo Chicken. It is requested not only by him, but now my nephews. It's not hard for me to go through a three to four lb. bag of chicken, and more! They love it and I have adapted it to meet the standards of their hotter tongued crowd!
I wanted to make green beans, and not having any bacon in your green beans is almost a crime in the south. So, I used meatloaf seasoning. Crazy as it sounds, my friends at work said they were the best green beans they have ever ate!
My cooking tragedies
Hamburger steaks....Salt anyone? Surely not, I had mine soooo salty they were almost inedible! YUCK!