Alexis
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Home Town: Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Member Since: Apr. 2009
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Mediterranean, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Gardening, Camping, Boating, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Genealogy, Wine Tasting, Charity Work
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My cooking tragedies
A Four Cheese Garlic Scalloped Potato recipe I tried for my first mother's day with my in-laws. I tried blanching the potatos before baking them as I was short on time and got distracted, cooking them to mush. We tried baking them and mashing but recipe was too runny! Ending up turning it into a 4 Cheese Garlic Potato SOUP which was a huge hit with everyone and went faster than anything else - which was good because it started to thicken into potatos as it cooled! ;) Still owe my partner's grandmother a vat-sized portion to take home!
Recipe Reviews 10 reviews
Oriental Cold Noodle Salad
Made this as per the recipe except I used lime juice instead of juice and zest and I used red chili paste instead of flakes cause I have a great gourmet one on hand. Was very good. Made the sauce first and let it refrigerate while I went out and got noodles. Let it all sit together for about 20 mins before serving. Was great the next two days. Added chicken the first night I did in Soy and Sweet Thai Chili sauce. Like other reviewers I added green onions and extra veggies. Could add anything to this - very nice. And I had lots of sauce night of and for leftovers although I think my store sold Soba noodles in 12oz packs, not 15oz. Only four stars because while it tasted great, I don't have the urge to make this weekly, even during this hot summer weather.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 1, 2011
Artichoke Chicken
This chicken is good. I made this because my boyfriend and I love artichoke and we had a jar of the marinated stuff in the fridge to eat up. I halved the recipe as it was just him and I and served with rice and caesar salad (with the bf's homemade dressing). I made the following changes: 1) marinated artichokes, drained and squeezed and diced. 2) powdered parmesan (it's all I had) and a little bit of grated jalepeno-havarti for flavour 3) miracle whip brand mayonnaise (reduced calorie) 4) a little salt, pepper and garlic spice directly on the chicken before the mixture. Cooking time was slightly longer but my chicken breasts might have still been a bit frozen. Sprinkled with cayanne and paprika like some people recommended. Overall meal was nice for a change. I wouldn't give it 5 stars even without the changes only because I wouldn't call it the MOST FLAVOURFUL chicken of my life.

14 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 28, 2010
Three Cheese Garlic Scalloped Potatoes
I tried this recipe for my first Mother's Day with my in-law family. I tried blanching the potatos before baking them as I was short on time and got distracted, cooking them to mush. We tried baking them and mashing but recipe was too runny! I was near tears thinking I'd ruined dinner when, by phone, by Mum suggested serving this as SOUP!! It ended up a HUGE hit with everyone and went faster than anything else - which was good because it started to thicken back into potatoes as it cooled! ;) I doubled the garlic (cause I always do!) and now I still owe my partner's grandmother a vat-sized portion to take home! I highly recommend this dish even if it ends up being your cooking tragedy!

13 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 2, 2010
 
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