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From: Monterey, CA 93940

Joined: September 3rd, 2011

About me: I'm a self-taught home cook & baker and author of the Food Blog "A Feast for the Eyes". I live on the beautiful coastal area of the Monterey Peninsula of California. I'm undecided about which I enjoy the most-- learning food photography or trying out new recipes or techniques. Over the last several years, I've eliminated any processed foods or package mixes. Instead, I try to find ways to cook the way our grandmother's did-- from scratch! We have a small herb garden and grow our own tomatoes. Favorite cookbook authors: Ina Garten, Tyler Florence, Everyday Food and anything by Cook's Illustrated.

Favorite cookbook: Far too many to choose only one!

Favorite recipe: Ina Garten's Baked Scallops Gratin-- garlic!

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Skillet Pasta Quattro Formaggi from The Complete Cooking For Two Cookbook

Very easy to make, but I'd reduce the water from 4 cups to 3 cups. The sauce turned out a bit watery. I added some cooked shrimp for protein,and next time I'll add some steamed broccoli. What made this... read more >

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The Pasta Bible

By Jeni Wright
Anness - 1999

Pasta is my kind of fast food. I doubled the amount of garlic, and I cooked the broccoli with the pasta, during the last two minutes. I love gorgonzola, but didn't have any on hand. Instead, I added freshly grated Parmesan to the sauce towards the last minute. Oh, I added a pinch of red pepper flakes and a small fresh squeeze of lemon juice, at the very end. The broccoli stayed bright green, and was just like my pasta-- al dente. Great and easy recipe.

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