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Reviewed Pan-Seared Rib-Eye
"Anytime an oven is heated that high, it will smoke unless it is very clean.
This is much better than grilled in my opinion!
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Reviewed Perfect Microwave Rice
"A microwave from 1962, fifty years or earlier, five years before they were small enough for home use, is really going to run up an electric bill. I'd look into a new one, as they're so inexpensive, just to reduce the bill :)
This recipe is exactly what I've been looking for. I already had an oven rice recipe I use in winter, but needed a good mic"
Reviewed Homemade Granola Bars
"Just made them. WOW!! Awesome! Those who said they crumbled did NOT let them cool 2 to 3 HOURS before cutting. It is upsetting when people substitute ingredients then give one star. If people follow directions they turn out perfect :"
Reviewed Roasted Butternut Squash
"The recipe said medium butternut squash and weren't much bigger than her hand, so maybe some used squash too big? Still took a little longer for a smaller one though.""
Reviewed Southern Fried Chicken
"I taught myself to cook when I was 11, and it was obvious to me the instructions were for a seasoning blend that gets stored in the pantry, but come on. A little common sense when posting in a global community would be kinder than ridiculing someone who is inexperienced or a person for whom English isn't their first language. Then maybe if you eve""
Reviewed Southern Fried Chicken
"I taught myself to cook when I was 11, and it was obvious to me the instructions were for a seasoning blend that gets stored in the pantry, but come on. A little common sense when posting in a global community would be kinder than ridiculing someone who is inexperienced or a person for whom English isn't their first language. Then maybe if you eve""
"ilk, "snotty"? harsh words from someone who has also posted a negative review yourself. This is for comments about the dishes, not ad hominem attacks on other participants. I didn't see where it said only post glowing reviews, or some of yours would have been deleted too. Lighten up! :)""
"There is a disclaimer that even FN didn't make this dish. Cmon, rendered suet? If cooking was all I had to do I would make this dish. I would love to have the time to make a sandwich that is literally four recipes in one dish. Recipes like this make me yearn for the time to make it and leave me feeling frustrated that I don't. FN please consider w""
About Me
What inspires me to cook is my health! I have seen first hand the changes that take place when a person switches from food from a box to fresh whole food. I've always said when you read a label, if you cannot go through the store and find all those ingredients listed on the box, then you aren't eating food. Sodium benzoate? puleez. I love cooking food that is real. I pick up a pear and I know it is a pear. When I pick up a "box" of food, I have no idea what most of those ingredients are. And don't want to know :)
Favorite Foods
I don't have one favorite food (who could?!) but have a favorite among each kind of food. I have a favorite kind of pizza for instance.
I am a home cook. I taught myself to cook at a young age out of necessity due to the kind of childhood I had. When most kids my age were riding their bikes, I was trying to figure out how to make a meal from the basic pantry staples we had left. Family and friends have told me for years I should have been a chef. I'm not sure I would make a good one. I prefer simplicity. Simple whole foods that I sear, braise, saute, roast etc into a plate of love. hehe Seriously though, presentation takes a backseat to flavor at my dining table. I don't throw it on the plate, but I've never spent time handling food to make it flow or stack properly, and never will. I've never brought food home from a potluck or holiday gathering and rarely have leftovers. I believe if you love to cook, people will love what you cook.
That said, there is a stereotype about people who live in my part of the world. That Texans are all meat and taters types who love brisket and bowls of red. So not me. While I did grow up in the southern US, my cooking and palate are evolved to a point where I cook and enjoy vegetarian, even vegan dishes, as well as curries, moussaka, etc. I love trying dishes from every culture. Cooking, to quote Chef Burrell, makes me one happy girl!!
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