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Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Living In: Glendale Heights, Illinois, USA
Member Since: Sep. 2003
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Southern, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting
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Two Peas in a Pod
About this Cook
I am a happy home cook who enjoys zesty all American flavors. My parents are from Delhi, India. I was raised on the complex flavors of North India. While my Mom can turn out a MEAN traditional Thanksgiving dinner, she is terrible at cooking American food. To compensate, I learned to cook as a young teen. I've been cooking ever since...and loving every experimental moment. My husband is a Hoosier who dislikes vegetables and many other strong flavors. It's been a challenge learning to suit his tastes, but I've discovered some great new techniques. Lately, I've been looking for lighter/healthier meals as both of our midsections have been growing at an alarming rate. Happy Cooking! I hope you enjoy my custom recipes.
My favorite things to cook
My favorite thing to make is my favorite thing to eat - DESSERTS!!!
Recipe Reviews 34 reviews
German Chocolate Cake Frosting II
very enjoyable and just the right consistency. The cooking procedure didn't work so well, so I improvised and increased the heat (as other reviewers have suggested). It turned out just fine. I only had 2 eggs, so I used them whole. I also used real butter and 1 tbsp corn starch. We love coconut, so we increased it to 2 cups. Next time, I will reduce the sugar to compensate. The recipe yielded an ideal amount of frosting to frost a 2 layer 8 inch cake.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 16, 2012
Best-Ever Texas Caviar
I never ever rate a recipe without eating a portion, but this is the one exception. I made the dressing as written, but the smell was absolutely atrocious and the flavor was even worse. If there was a recipe for "stinky gym sock bean salad" this would be it.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 1, 2012
Yia Yia's Avgolemono
Good starting point. I wanted to recreate a soup that is served at a local restaurant. This soup was a bit thinner, the egg flavor was less strong, and the lemon was more of a sour flavor - as opposed to a bright flavor (holla if you hear me!). I like a strong chicken flavor, but did not want to mess with all the skimming so I used 2 lbs split, bone-in chicken breast and replaced the water with chicken stock. Hubby hates veggies, so I removed them as the recipe suggests, but if I had my druthers, I'd chop them up, leave them in, and reduce the amount of chicken. PS... be sure to FOLD the yolks into the egg whites (rather than beat in the mixer) or it will be frothy. Despite the differences, the whole family enjoyed the soup.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 12, 2012
 
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