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Dianne
 
Home Town: Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Living In: St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Member Since: Jan. 2004
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Asian, Italian, Mediterranean, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting
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Chicken Salad with Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato
Lemon Blueberry Bread
Spinach Goat Cheese Muffins
Spaghetti Sauce II
Parmesan Garlic Bread
About this Cook
I work in natural foods and my passions are cooking and nutrition. I'm married to a wonderful man and we are the doting parents of two pug dogs. I'm a major foodie, but when I'm not cooking, eating or thinking about food, I enjoy photography, reading and exercising.
My favorite things to cook
I love to bake sweets, but I also like to cook healthy. I mostly enjoy making simple, uncomplicated recipes with fresh ingredients. Banana bread, salmon and salads are favorites in this house.
My cooking triumphs
I have a cooking and recipe blog called "Delicious As It Looks" (www.deliciousasitlooks.com). I hope to see you there!
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Chicken Salad with Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato
I really like this salad. It makes a wonderful low-carb lunch. I used uncured turkey bacon and canned chicken (a little salty, but so easy). I chopped up some avocado and just threw them in the salad. I also added some sunflower nuts. I will be making this again!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 7, 2012
Spaghetti Sauce II
As written, I'm not sure I would like this recipe, but I knew it had potential. Instead of Italian sausage, I opted for the healthier Italian-seasoned ground turkey. I crumbled and browned it with the onion and garlic and let it simmer in the sauce for a couple of hours. I also added 8 oz. sliced fresh mushrooms. I left out the sugar and used plenty of fresh ground black pepper instead of the red pepper flakes. I cut the amount of herbs in half. I like the thickness the sauce has with the addition of the tomato paste. It's a very hearty sauce and the splash of red wine is wonderful.

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 5, 2012
Parmesan Garlic Bread
Really good, quick and easy. I never use garlic salt. Just use garlic powder and add salt to taste (you may not even need any salt if using salted butter). I used the parmesan cheese from the green can because that's all I had, and it was delicious.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 5, 2012
 
 
 
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