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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Springfield, Virginia, USA
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I am a happily married woman who loves to cook just about anything! (Consequently, my pant size has gone up a bit - so I have also learned to "love" to exercise!) I recently moved to the south which in some ways is like moving to another country. My friends swear that I'll love being a southern belle, but I was born in MA, and there will always be something special about cold winter days... My husband and I love to travel so we really enjoy trying spicy and exotic foods from other lands. (I also love the new "community" section on this site. Very cool.) My favorite place to travel (hands down) is Israel. Love, love, love middle eastern food.

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.16 star rating.

Flan II

Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2009 by Kathryn Z
First try: as written. Found it rather thin. 2nd try, used half whole milk, and half heavy whipping cream. Increased eggs to 2 whole eggs, 3 egg yolks. I used 1 tsp vanilla per recipe. I think it could actually stand another egg yolk. Added the heavy cream at the end and just blended it in so it wouldn't whip or turn to butter. After much reading about the caramelized sugar, I agree that it should *NOT* be stirred at all. IOW, you don't set the pan on the burner and stir until it's melted. I used a small saucepan and shifted the sugar around by moving the pan, over medium heat. When it started melting, I turned the burner (gas) up on high and moved the pan around above the flame. When it turned the color of amber (no darker or it will burn), I poured it into the pan and had enough time to swirl it around before it hardened. Warming the dish first also gives you time to swirl it. I let it cool to the touch before putting in the custard mix. I made 2 recipes for guests: one with sugar and caramel, one with Splenda (less than called for) and sugar-free marmalade in the dish so it would be on top when flipped. No appreciable difference in taste between sugared custard and Splenda. I used 1.5 qt Pyrex dishes to bake; took about 1.5 hours. It curdled sligthly at the bottom and around the edges but was set and creamy in the middle, and really delicious. Several experts pronounced it superior to the recipes made with sweetened condensed milk.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.59 star rating.

Danish Kringle

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2008 by S. Sundt
This was so tasty! I made my own peach preserve for the filling. The only thing was it only made 2 kringles. The first one didn't come out so pretty or professional looking and had peach filling oozing out every which way... but it was soooo good! So for the next one I fixed the design flaws and crisscross it better.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.19 star rating.

Tater Tot Bake

Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2008 by Sunnie2700
This was good considering how simple it was. I did as other reviewers suggested, I added a layer of green beans on the bottom of the dish. Turned out great. It is not real often where you can have a one course meal. :)
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