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Katie-Kate
 
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Member Since: Jul. 2005
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Healthy, Dessert
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Gardening, Biking, Walking, Reading Books, Music
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About this Cook
A busy mom of 2 little kids, I think there is no better way to take care of your family than to see that they are well fed. That doesn't mean it has to be unhealthy baked sweets all the time. Sometimes that just means throwing together a salad or a sandwich.
My favorite things to cook
Ironically, desserts and healthy dishes.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Thanksgiving is our big family holiday. Our ENTIRE family is always there on the same day. We always try to out do each other with all the additional junk foods we bring to nosh on while we cook the "real". Sweet rolls, candies, snack mixes, you name it... we eat it.
My cooking triumphs
Mastering the use of yeast.
My cooking tragedies
When I was maybe 16 I made a batch of chocolate chip cookies. Not good. Not only did they come out flat, I burnt most of them. The farm cats wouldn't even eat them, so my brothers used them as clay pigeons and shot them. They will NEVER let me live that down.
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Southern Peach Cobbler
I think I died a little when I ate this. It was AMAZING. Next time I might double the peaches mixture or halve the topped. Update: I've made this again and again. Also worth noting is that this can be done in the crock pot. Takes about 3 hours or so. Awesome and I don't have to heat the whole house witht he oven!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 10, 2011
Reuben Dip
This was simply excellent. The only change i made was using one 8 oz bag of shredded swiss. I think the size of dish you use determines how much cheese you should use. You'd want 2 bags if you used a 9x13, but I used a really deep pie/casserole round dish. I thought it make a good cheese to other ingredient ratio to do it that way. I might actually try a different type of cheese next time, or put it not on top becuase after it sits for a little bit the cheese really does turn to a rubber sheet! It didn't matter though, all of the guests at our party were happy to cut through a hunk of the cheese and it still tasted great. We at it with Ritz crackers but a rye cracker would be great too. This is an awesome recipe & I'll be making it again and again.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 25, 2011
Banana Cake VI
I believed the 275 would work, but it just doesn't for me. That turns into a gooey mess for me. I don't know why. I gave it 75 minutes at 300 and stuck it in the freezer for the recommended time and it is great. The second time I also cut the sugar in half. I mean over 2 cups is just ridiculous. I like things sweet, but that's a little much. ***Note: it will help immensly to use very ripe mushy bananas. Otherwise you'll wind up with chunks of bananas that will come across as a little sour next to the rest of the sweet cake. This is like a fabulous light banana bread with frosting, thanks for sharing!

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 7, 2011
 
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