hope.h
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Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Living In: Sacramento, California, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2010
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Asian, Indian, Italian, Mediterranean
Hobbies: Gardening, Walking, Painting/Drawing
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Alice
About this Cook
I almost hate to call myself a professional, since I've been out of the field for 13 years. I might change it to expert. When I changed fields, I became a high school librarian. Working with teens is real entertainment. I'm married; no children, but we've always had cats. He's a professional, executive chef, and has been in the business for 40 years, as a chef for 20. In 37 years of marriage, our only disagreements have been over food and cooking, lol. Comfortable or very poor, sickness, and all the other things that can befall people, have befallen us. But life is good.
Recipe Reviews 2 reviews
Tantalizing Turkey and Blue Cheese Meatballs
This is terrific. You say it's a recipe you designed? Then I think you have a future in culinary school, such as the CIA (if you can afford it, or get loans). Think about it. It makes ground turkey, which is often dry, into a moist, succulent dish. This one's a keeper.

7 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 17, 2010
Cake Mix Cookies I
I tried this version of cake mix cookies for my first time ever of this type of cookie. It took about 15 minutes to mix up (by hand) and ten minutes to bake. Two dozen cookies in half an hour--perfect. After reading the reviews about dryness and texture, I added an extra egg to keep them moist and give a cakier, chewier, texture. They kept three days in a thick plastic bread bag. So far, I twice used a yellow mix with two cups of raisins instead of chips, and once a carrot cake mix with 1 1/2 cups of sweetened, shredded coconut with natural pineapple flavoring from King Arthur. My coworkers loved them. I'm going to try chocolate fudge with raisins to see if I can get a chocolate-covered raisin flavor. (Can you tell I like raisins?) Another tip about dry cookies/brownies. Most bakers bake them too long, until they're fully set and done. Instead, you should bake them less time because they'll continue to bake after you remove them from the oven. Trust me. I got the tip from Cook's Illustrated.

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 3, 2010
 
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