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Bito
 
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Living In: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Member Since: Jun. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Walking, Photography, Music, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting
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Modified PPP Casserole
About this Cook
I'm a graphic designer in the greater Cleveland area.
My favorite things to cook
Attempting new, unusual things. We all need to spice up our normal eating routine now and again, because eating burgers and chicken and spaghetti all the time gets boring! SPICE IT UP!
My cooking triumphs
When I was a poor college grad, I once spent two weeks using only what I had in my pantry to make really good meals. I had to get really creative with spices and sides... I made Italian wedding soup, homemade pizza, some kind of lime and cilantro rice/bean thing, and lots more.
My cooking tragedies
Snickerdoodles... I was probably 16 at the time, making snickerdoodles for the first time. Somewhere in the middle of making them the page got turned and I didn't notice... somehow omitted the sugar and they came out completely inedible. We put all sorts of stuff on them to try to sweeten them up - honey, powdered sugar, icing - but they were really disgusting.
Recipe Reviews 61 reviews
Angel Food Cake III
I wound up having to use a couple substitutions. For cake flour, I used 1 cup of all-purpose minus 2 tbsp, and added 2 tbsp of cornstarch. I also did not have cream of tartar, and read somewhere that an equal amount of lemon would suffice. I don't really believe this made any difference, but the cake tasted amazing anyways! I made the mistake of using a decorated bundt pan, and since you're not supposed to oil the pan we wound up having to eat the cake right out of the pan, but it was pretty close (though not as fluffy/spongey as angel food should be, but I assume this is the fault of my substiutions) and quite delicious!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: May 1, 2012
Beth's Orange Cookies
Pretty Good! As others have mentioned, the cookies themselves are not very orange-y. I add a teaspoon or two of orange extract to pump it up a bit. Rather than ice these cookies I dip them in dark chocolate (also with orange extract). They are SCRUMPTULESCENT! I didnt have any shortening so I used butter instead, otherwise folllowed the recipe.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 22, 2011
Cranberry Sauce Extraordinaire
I gave this 4 stars because had I followed the recipe exactly, the sweetness would've been overwhelming! I used only 1/4 cup of sugar and it was perfectly tangy and sweet! I also used orange juice instead of water for a bit more punch, and walnuts rather than pecans simply because that is what I had on hand. But everyone who tried it liked it! It wasn't very appetizing-looking, but I talked a lot of people into it and they really liked it. Great with the Thanksgiving turkey :)

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 13, 2011
 
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