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Shmona
 
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Living In: Milwaukie, Oregon, USA
Member Since: Mar. 2000
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Camping, Biking, Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting
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    By: Stephanie
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About this Cook
My husband is a great cook. He taught be everything that made me great at cooking.
My favorite things to cook
Anything I haven't tried yet.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Dinnners (or parties) on the patio spring-fall. Grilling, of course: my brother makes an incredible flat iron steak, my dad grills the fish (any kind).
My cooking triumphs
Cookies, in most types; I can make a good cookie Eggs: Except for poached, I can really make the perfect egg. Made to order. Pancakes, breakfast burritos... I really know breakfast. Camping food. Maybe it's the fact that we are camping but everybody says I make camping better.
My cooking tragedies
I have a problem keeping cakes from falling apart.
Recipe Reviews 48 reviews
Corned Beef and Cabbage I
Delicious and oh-so tender when it is done. I cooked mine in a crockpot. As other people suggested I added some of my own seasoning. In addition to the included seasoning packet: I added mustard seed, garlic, and bay leaves. I used a can of beer and then added water to cover. I cooked it on high until it was (basically) simmering and then turned the crockpot to low. I added the potatoes, some turnips, and carrots and hour before I wanted to eat. At this time I also added my onions because I wanted to add the flavor; I wasn't worried about eating soggy onions. With only 20 minutes left I took out the corned beef to rest and added the quartered cabbage. In the end I either needed to cut my veggies smaller or give more time for cooking. My husband and I felt the vegetables were a bit undercooked. So either add time for bigger chunks or dice the veggies for the smaller time. I cooked it on low for 6 hours, on high for 1 hour. It was super flavorful and so good. We used a horseradish sauce found on here for dipping.

5 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 18, 2013
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies III
Delicious! I took some other suggestions and covered some of mine in melted chocolate and turned them into a sandwich with the peanut butter creme. I bag of dark chocolate chips and some crisco in a double boiler. So yummy. The dough did not make very much but I believe that is because there will be 2 cookies to every sandwich, they don't have to be giant. I was able to make 2 dozen cookies (1 dozen sandwiches) using small (1 in) disher.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 23, 2013
Chicken Cordon Bleu II
As another review suggested I sautéed the chicken to brown it and baked at 350 for 20 minutes. I made the sauce in the same pan while the chicken was baking. I substituted olive oil for butter to cut down on the fat. My husband is watching his calorie intake and at chicken without the sauce and found it was delicious. The sauce is just a caloric overkill; a very delicious overkill. Very easy and I will make this again.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 18, 2013
 
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