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cookie_monster
 
Home Town: San Jose, California, USA
Living In: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Member Since: May 2010
Cooking Level: Beginning
Cooking Interests: Baking, Vegetarian, Dessert
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Music, Genealogy, Painting/Drawing
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Peanut Butter Frosting
Spritze and Tatze
About this Cook
My favorite things to cook
I love to bake cakes and pies for birthdays and the holidays and cookies for my friends at school, I am definitely a dessert freak.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My grandma and I make Christmas cookies every year and we also make Thanksgiving dinner together every year.
My cooking triumphs
My mom and I recently made cheesecake wiht success, I thought it would be hard, but it was fairly easy and came out perfect(or atleast I think it did- it tasted awesome!)
My cooking tragedies
One time I tried to make a broccoli pesto in a blender because I didn't have a food processor. Let's just say it didn't end well and that it made a big mess :)
Recipe Reviews 12 reviews
Pumpkin Dessert
This was really good as is BUT I modified the recipe to the tastes of my family. I left the crust the same, but in the filling I decreased the sugar to 5/16 cup (which turns out to be 5 tablespoons OR 1/4 plus 1 tablespoon) and left everything else the same. In the topping I used margarine instead of butter, only 1/4 cup of sugar, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, and no nuts. We thought the modified version was better because it was still rich, but not overly rich. This makes a lot! We had 6 people at thanksgiving and we only ate about 1/4 of the cake! I would recommend this, but perhaps thinks about modifying the sugar so that it isn't soooooo rich! I didn't think it was bland at all. It had the perfect amount of spice for me. I will continue to make this!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 27, 2010
Oatmeal Date Bars
These are very good, but I would modify them a bit. Next time I'd add no sugar to filling, and decrease sugar in topping to 3/4 cup. Then, I'd add some cinnamon to the topping, because that would be nice. These are very very good though. My mom LOVES them!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 7, 2010
Sarah's Applesauce
This is soooo good! I make it just for myself and cut the recipe down to use only one apple most of the time. It is not too sweet and is just the best!

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 2, 2010
 
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