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MissyPorkChop
 
Home Town: Dix Hills, New York, USA
Living In: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Member Since: Mar. 2004
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Mexican, Italian, Nouvelle, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Photography, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting, Charity Work
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Old World Escarole and Beans
Me and My fiance Mike
About this Cook
I just got married April 2006. I have only been cooking for a couple years but I enjoy it very much and find it very relaxing after a stressful day at the office. Nothing is better than opening up a bottle of wine and cooking dinner for my husband as I wait for him to come home from work. Since I work 12 hours a day, I am always looking for easy recipes with few ingredients so my trips to the supermarket are short and inexpensive.
My favorite things to cook
My husband is picky about the type of foods I cook. He likes less carby things and his favorite meal is Feta Stuffed Chicken so I try to accommodate him by making chicken at least 3 times a week. I personally love making low carb pasta with lowfat clam sauce, seared sesame tuna and variations of couscous with different ingredients.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I am raised with Italian and Polish heritage. My favorite Polish recipe is spinach Pie - and I submitted "Susan's Spinach Pie" in honor of my Mom. I also love making Linguini with Clam sauce and Chicken Parmigana in honor of my Dad's side.
My cooking triumphs
I have only been cooking for a couple years but I have pulled of a few nice cocktail parties and dinners with over 6 people. I am also very proud of my ability to make a nice dinner with limited items of food in the house.
My cooking tragedies
I am terrible at decorating cookies and at making chicken in a frying pan for some reason! Also fish - I can do Tuna- thats about it!
Recipe Reviews 11 reviews
Broccoli-Stuffed Chicken
really great recipe!!!! i made 4 servings. i suggest putting the broccoli into a food processor to chop it super fine. when mixed with cheddar cheese and stuffed into the chicken, it was quite delicious! the spice combination was a little strange with the curry. the curry gave it a nice flavor, but i would suggest halving the curry powder. otherwise a hit! will definitely make this again!!!!

17 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 25, 2006
Escarole and Beans
the taste was great- hubby loved it- but i found it to be "mushy"- the beans were cooked much longer than necessary. i also would have preferred a chicken stock base instead of only the juice from the beans. i think the escarole, garlic, oil and salt and peppers should cook first for 10 minutes, then the beans and some chicken stock added second and cooked for another 3 minutes max. good taste but cooking directions need to be tweaked.

44 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 23, 2006
Lamb Chops with Balsamic Reduction
awesome, awesome, awesome!!!!! my husband LOVED This!!!!! i let the sauce reduce by more than half....I also added diet butter. I cooked this recipe with boneless lamb steaks- and it was ridiculously good...you dont need to bpay for lamb chops to experience the great flavor of this dish. WELL DONE!

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 11, 2006
 
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