*~Lissa~*
Member Since:
Aug. 2004
Cooking Level:
Not Rated
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies:
Scrapbooking, Gardening, Camping, Walking, Reading Books, Music
Apr. 27, 2012 2:56 pm
Updated: May 2, 2012 6:01 pm
How can you not love butter?There's just something about butter that those imposters cannot replicate.For starters, look at the ingredients next time you are in the market.Compare real unsalted butter to margarine, vegetable spread, and another non-butter substitute if you wish-we all know…
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I live in beautiful wine country, Northern California, on the edge of state forest. My husband and I are in our 30s and hoping to start a family soon. Just over a year ago, I resigned as a retail store manager to return to college; I am studying Health Sciences with a focus on Nutrition and I am also starting on a Culinary Arts certificate too! I would love to open my own local, organic, in-season restaurant some day! I enjoy riding my motorcycle, snowboarding, camping, classic and hard rock music, tattoos, singing, and *of course* fiddling in my kitchen!
My favorite things to cook
Skillet dinners, chicken, vegetables, rice, pasta, cookies, quick breads, Italian, Asian, mac & cheese, mushroom or broccoli Alfredo. I like to experiment and try new things; I'll try to cook just about anything! Except red meat. I stopped eating it when I was about 13, and now eat it only very rarely.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My parents have always had lots of food at family get-togethers! Such a selection of food that there's hardly room for plates at the table: nuts, cheeses, wings, beans, meats, veggies and many other side dishes, cakes, cookies, pies, etc-there's something for everyone! There's no excuse if you go hungry at one of our family functions. There's always good food, drinks, people and laughs :D
My cooking triumphs
It's nice to be able to throw things together on the fly without having to make a trip to the grocery store. Learning the methods of cooking have made it easier and my food tastes better. I never have dry chicken breasts, pork chops or burgers anymore!
My cooking tragedies
I can't get fudge to set! That and just the trying out of new recipes that don't taste right or I don't care for. Mistakes = lessons learned. Sometimes you have to do a little trial-and-error to get something how you like it.