Charlene1234
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Home Town: Vista, California, USA
Living In: Springfield, Oregon, USA
Member Since: Dec. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Asian, Mexican
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Knitting, Quilting, Sewing, Gardening, Camping
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About this Cook
I started cooking when I was in High School and my sister and I would plan meals once a week, do lots of baking and several years ago I took a few gourmet cooking classes.
My favorite things to cook
Baking is one of my favorite things because it's my kid's favorite thing for me to make! An appreciative audience is always welcome!
My favorite family cooking traditions
We have a Scrambled Egg Casserole every Christmas morning. We make it a night or two beforehand and keep it in the fridge. I'm trying to find things that my kids will like enough for me to make them regularly! Picky eaters run in the family.
My cooking triumphs
Oh I think most of my dishes turn out pretty well.
My cooking tragedies
My kids let me know often if it's terrible... but they think most things are terrible to eat. Except for my youngest daughter who eats everything! She's my best taste-tester! I have nearly set the house on fire while boiling water!! 3 little kids really messes with my mind... Mommy Brain!!
Recipe Reviews 55 reviews
Butter Soup
This soup is much better the second day! The ONLY change I made was to use whole milk instead of half and half, but I doubled it to 1 cup since it wasn't very creamy. It is simple! I thought the broth sounded like a good idea but after tasting this soup the second day, it's not necessary. I did take the advice of one and made some bacon to crumble on top and it really made it great. It's possible the broth would make it better, but it's really REALLY good as it is. I'll definitely try half and half next time if I have it in my fridge. Thanks for such an easy recipe!!! This one is a keeper!!

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 7, 2012
Classic Caramel Corn
What's not to like? Easy, although it does take some time and non-stick spray, but it is hard to mess this up. I made a double batch and used a large deep roasting pan.... pretty simple and takes hardly no extra work except making more popcorn. Remember the non-stick spray!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 20, 2011
Honey Cornbread
Excellent cornbread! I thought this was delicious. It reminded me of Marie Callanders cornbread. It was moist, sweet of course from the honey and everyone loved it. The first time around, I did make the mistake of tripling it for a large group to go with a big pot of chili. It took much longer to bake obviously and then never cooked all the way through in the middle. So I should have lowered the temp a little and left it in longer. But when I did it the second time, it was perfect and I doubled it in a large cake pan. Adding a little more time to it of course.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 19, 2011
 
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