jolley900
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Home Town: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Member Since: Oct. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Reading Books, Wine Tasting
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Me by the Chicago "Bean"
About this Cook
My Husband and I just made a big move to Chicago. I'm a small town Ohio gal so it's taken a lot of getting used to. I am a newbie cook pretty much. Before now my idea of cooking was chicken on the George Foreman and microwaved canned veggies. I don't always do a great job but I'm trying and I guess that is the most important part.
My favorite things to cook
I really don't have a "favorite thing" to cook. I am working on getting my personal training certificate through NESTA and I'm an avid excersizer so I like to find the healthiest ways to make the family favorites. I lost over 75 pounds through diet and excersize so I think it is very important to eat healthy but eat GOOD as well. I'm finding that you can pretty much make any of thew stick-to-your-ribs comfort foods that we all crave in a healthier way without giving up the taste and overall enjoyment of eating.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Don't really have any yet however my husband and I think it is very important to eat dinner as a family as often as you can. We do eat our meals in front of the tube from time to time but we usually try to sit down together, no distractions, and really enjoy the meal and each others company.
My cooking triumphs
Haven't really had many unless you count that I am actully cooking without the George Foreman now. I'm trying new things and learning more every meal so I guess that is a triumph in itself.
My cooking tragedies
HAHAHA!! Well, long story short, I made the WORST fudge on the planet once. I was pouring it into the dish to cool and it, very suddenly, got rock solid! I ACTUALLY had to chisel out my spoon from the pot. As a joke my sister tossed the rock fudge covered spoon at the garage trying to knock off the fudge but it chipped the bricks instead.
Recipe Reviews 119 reviews
Summerly Squash
very good. added the garlic that other reviewers suggesting and substituted EVOO for veggie oil. have both zucchini and squash in my garden so I'm thinking this will be come a weekly staple through growing season.

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Reviewed On: May 28, 2012
Lime-Curry Tofu Stir-fry
Good but a little too much liquid for me. I did use lite coconut milk so perhaps that is why. will not use quite the whole can next time. I made a cup of marinate buy doubling the sauces (I did sub 2 Tbs of fish sauce for 2 Tbs of soy) and I let the tofu marinate in that for about an hour before stir frying it then I just added 8 Tbs of the remining marinate in place of the sauces since the measurements ended up being the same. will make again and will try with different veggies too.

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Reviewed On: May 28, 2012
Chipotle Mayo
made this to go with some crab cakes. I loved it. hubie said it was good but was lacking "something" I think it was the squeeze of lemon juice I put on my that he did not put on his. making some veggie burgers later this week and excited to try this on those as well.

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Reviewed On: May 28, 2012
 
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