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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 Complete Cooking For Two Cookbook

By Editors at America's Test Kitchen
Boston Common Press - 2014

These don't take too long to make, and yielded 6 fluffy and tender pancakes. The addition of the "secret ingredient" is what intrigued me (sour cream). These will be on our regular pancake rotation.

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What I love about America's Test Kitchen is that they use science, and ingredients in ways to yield better results. This recipe is not only scaled down to make waffles for two (since we're empty nesters) but is formulated to be fluffy on the interior and crispy on the exterior. I don't always keep seltzer water on hand, but I do keep buttermilk powder in the fridge (otherwise it hardens in one lump). It took me 15 minutes to prep (taking photos added 5 minutes more). Oh, I used soda water instead of seltzer only because that's all we keep on hand. They turned out great! This will become a Sunday morning go-to recipe.

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This is one of my all-time favorite ATK grilling recipes. I had never heard of "flap meat" before, but found it at Costco. It's quite tender, and reasonably priced. The marinade has a slight Asian twist, and the brown sugar makes the steak caramelize...and happens pretty fast. Highly recommend this recipe. You can see it posted on my blog: http://www.afeastfortheeyes.net/2014/06/grilled-steakhouse-steak-tips.html

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A fried egg recipe? Really? Yes, really. There are some clever tips that yields diner style crispy edges with thick and creamy yolks. I've been making fried eggs all wrong, until I made this recipe. You can see it on my blog: http://www.afeastfortheeyes.net/2015/06/perfect-fried-eggs-plus-were-off-on-our.html

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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 recipe work was the pasta is cooked with white wine, a little heavy cream (not too much) and water. One pan skillet cooking is fantastic!

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