Barbie Jo
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Home Town: Villard, Minnesota, USA
Living In: Youngtown, Arizona, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2009
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Kids, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Music, Wine Tasting
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Barbie Jo
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About this Cook
My favorite things to cook
Comfort food...and it shows on all my family.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I come from a hodge-podge of Swedish, English, German and a dash of Scotch-Irish, so you can imagine the taste buds in our family and what we like. On holidays we very much like to make old fav's like Swedish potato sausage, lefsa, and other yummy delicious treats. Grandma's puffy cookies (date filled cookies) are my absolute favorite. I have never been able to make them exactly the same, but I keep trying year after year.
My cooking triumphs
Spaghetti. I don't do anything special but my entire family boasts about it. I also make homemade garlic bread and that of course goes great with the spag!
My cooking tragedies
Fish. I have never been able to get fish cooked just right. Any ideas??
Recipe Reviews 6 reviews
Asian Beef Skewers
Simply delicious. I paired this with stir fry broccoli and asparagus. I marinated for 2 days (only because I was busy) and it was very tender. Great job!

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 15, 2012
Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
Fantastic and Easy! I added 2 tsp baking powder by mistake and it was fine. Also used Almonds instead of pistachio's only because it was what I had on hand. Love it - tested it out on people at work and it was a hit. Adding it to my Holiday Baking list for sure!

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 14, 2011
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Better than eating out! My entire family asks for this recipe all the time now since making it. It's become a staple.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 28, 2011
 
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