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TruthKid
 
Home Town: Amherst, New Hampshire, USA
Living In: Napoli, Campania, Italy
Member Since: Dec. 2008
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Walking, Photography, Music, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting
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About this Cook
I design and build networks for a very large company
My favorite things to cook
Any type of meat, risotto, anything on the grill
My cooking triumphs
For breakfast I was making some mascarpone stuffed french toast and I needed a sauce. I had some fresh persimmons, so I whipped up a sauce from scratch and it was out of this world. The sweetness of the mascarpone with the complex flavor of persimmon was out of this world. Unfortunately I don't remember what I actually used in the sauce.
My cooking tragedies
I like to use crazy ingredients, and I took on too much one day when I decided to cook a Persian meal that called for rose water. I intended to use chicken breast, and didn't realize I pulled out thighs, I used too much rose water, it turned into a huge disaster and we ended up ordering pizza.
Recipe Reviews 116 reviews
Delicious Ham and Potato Soup
This soup was amazing! I followed the recipe with only minor changes. Instead of diced celery I chopped them very finely in the food processor as well as the onion. Instead of chicken bouillon I substituted one packet of Goya Ham Flavor Seasoning. It thickened well but I still added about an 1/8 cup of instant potato flakes just to give it a little more thickness.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 14, 2012
Apple-Topped Pork Loin
I loved the mustard and caraway on the outside of the pork, and I'm a huge fan of apples with pork. I had some bacon that needed to be used, so I wrapped the loin in bacon, and changed the temp to 350 and cooked for an hour, added apple topping, and cooked for another 30 minutes. This worked out perfectly for my 2.5 pound pork loin. I feel like this would benefit from a sauce, so I melted some butter and mixed in some brown sugar. Spreading a little bit of the mixture on each slice of pork. I think next time I may add some applesauce and create a caramel apple chutney to go with this.

6 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 8, 2011
Coq Au Vin, My Way
I honestly didn't expect to like this. I can't stand mushrooms, but went by the book on this recipe anyway. My first bite I was completely shocked, the combination of flavors worked perfectly. The taste of mushroom blended right in, and even the mushrooms themselves weren't as foul tasting as I normally find them. I screwed up telling my daughter there were mushrooms in it, because she immediately stopped liking everything. I served with buttered noodles. I will definitely be making this again.

5 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 5, 2011
 
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