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MONKEY235
 
Home Town: Astoria, Oregon, USA
Living In: Mukilteo, Washington, USA
Member Since: Sep. 2004
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Healthy, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Gardening, Walking, Reading Books
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About this Cook
I'm a wife and a mom and I love finding new recipes that are quick, easy, and within budget. I'm learning how to plan my weekly meals around what's on sale at the grocery store and what my family likes.
My favorite things to cook
Baking, pasta, healthy salads, lentils in a yummy way
My favorite family cooking traditions
Trying new meals for holidays. I've hosted Christmas and Easter dinner a few times and I like putting a new twist on an old favorite.
My cooking triumphs
My favorite meal "triumph" was sirloin with peperonata for my husband's b-day dinner party and cornish game hens for Christmas dinner for my whole extended family. I also make a mean breakfast sandwich- way better than McDonalds!
My cooking tragedies
Trying to cook chicken in the slow cooker without giving it enough time--it doesn't work!
Recipe Reviews 46 reviews
Elsye's Brownies
This was okay. Maybe it would have been better had I not substituted more chocolate syrup for the cup of sugar. The texture was less brownie-like and more fluffy, but not cake-like. And b/c of the substitution, it wasn't too sweet, which I did like. A good complement to ice cream or something else.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 20, 2012
Ground Beef Stroganoff
This was pretty good, but I made some adjustments based on what I had in the fridge. I used plain nonfat yogurt in place of the sour cream, omitted the mushrooms, added some chopped swiss chard, and used chicken broth instead of beef. I served it over spaghetti. Very stroganoff-ish, but with more flavor in my opinion.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 4, 2009
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
LOVED this!! Thank you!

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 19, 2008
 
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