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Chez Sunfleur

Home Town: California, USA

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Member Since: Jan. 2012

Cooking Level: Expert

Cooking Interests: Asian, Mexican, Italian, Nouvelle, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy, Gourmet

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Oriental Cold Noodle Salad
By: Christiana Heins
Kitchen Approved

Baked Cod with Boursin Herb Cheese
By: PJ's kitchen
Kitchen Approved

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About this Cook

Cooking is my hobby. You would think it's my profession. Had the best cooks in the WORLD - my grandmother and mother (and some help from some famous books such as Julia Child, Dean and Deluca, On Cooking/Baking, Joy of Cooking, Silver Palate, Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Jacques Pepin).

My favorite things to cook

Cioppino, salads (tons!!!), pasta e fagioli soup, forest mushroom soup, wedding soup, chicken pot pie, lasagne, Mediterranean shrimp, crab cakes. I can smoke (meats), roast, simmer, grill, braise, flambee, sear, plate, marinade with the best of them!

My favorite family cooking traditions

Christmas Cioppino

My cooking triumphs

Making toffee that doesn't separate.

My cooking tragedies

Toffee that separated more times than I can count.

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English Toffee

I gave it one star so it's easy to find help when people have problems making it. It's not greasy! If you are saying your toffee is "greasy" that means it SEPARATED! I have read that when it does that, you can add 1 TABLESPOON of HOT water at a time (no more than 5 of them) until the mixture comes back together. DO NOT make toffee when it is raining or snowing. You will not get crunchy candy. You will get chewy candy that sticks to your teeth. Use BUTTER (not margarine, crisco, etc.). Don't cook it too fast. Goes from done to burnt in a few seconds (as fast as it takes to count 4 mississippis!). Hope that helps. Also, use a deep pot. If you don't, the mix will bubble up and over the pot while cooking. Candy is very tricky, and can still separate for reasons nobody knows.

3 users found this review helpful

Reviewed On: Nov. 29, 2012

Broccoli in Roast Chicken Drippings

It should be against the law to throw away chicken drippings. LOL! For all the "scaredy cats" who think pan drippings are "bad for you" just skim the layer of fat off the top. The bottom (darker color) of the "drippings" doesn't have fat! Sheesh!

3 users found this review helpful

Reviewed On: Jan. 29, 2012

Happy Roast Chicken

I always add about 10 stems of fresh thyme to the cavity as well. Truss your chicken (tie the legs together and tuck under the wing tips towards the body) to get a more thorough cook.

12 users found this review helpful

Reviewed On: Jan. 29, 2012

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