foodiewife's Profile

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!

Website:
www.foodiewife-kitchen.blogspo

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 >

recipe reviews (99)
book reviews (34)
useful review votes (43)

• Bookshelf Home
• Reviews
• Recipe Box
• Favorite Members
• Photos
• Covers

foodiewife's Reviews

7 recipe(s) reviewed. Showing 1 to 7Sort by: Title | Date | Rating

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl

By Ree Drummond
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2009

I fused Ree's recipe with some tips from America's Test Kitchen to make my husband's favorite comfort food meal. I added baking powder and baking soda (per CI) to the flour, which supposed would make the batter crispier and...well, better. Another step Ree doesn't add is once the steaks are dipped and battered, to set them on a wire rack, over a baking sheet.
Ree doesn't use this tip--once you begin frying the steaks, set them over a wire rack and baking sheet at 200F (Warm), while you make the gravy.
Doing so, prevents the crispy battered steaks from becoming soggy.
My husband LOVED this recipe, and the adaptions were a great improvement. You can see how I made this on my blog at:
http://foodiewife-kitchen.blogspot.com/2010/04/for-my-husband-chicken-fried-steak-with.html

useful (2)  

This is such an easy recipe to make. It really isn't a Ree Drummond original, since it's a classic Texas Sheet Cake. It's perfect to make for a potluck.

useful (1)  

This is Ree's Signature Dish. I love cinnamon rolls, unfortunately. I'm not the biggest fan of maple flavor (though I love maple syrup on my pancakes), so I used vanilla extract for the icing. Make these, and your family or guests will love you forever. Fat attack, but worth an occasional indulgence.

useful (0)  

I find it humorous that this recipe warrants being in a cookbook. It's just so simple, and a classic recipe that's been around forever. Whenever I make these (long before Ree published this recipe) I use a large cookie cutter, after buttering both sides, and I save the center. I always cook the center on the griddle so that we can add homemade jam. My family loves the toasted, buttery centers the best.

useful (0)  

I think the idea of using prunes in a cake turns people off. I decided to jump in and try this recipe, and I was not sorry! It's a very moist cake. The icing is really good. I need to bake this, again. It's a perfect fall flavor kind of treat.

useful (2)  

These are one of my favorite cookies. What's interesting is that I've been baking this exact recipe a few years before P-Dub published her cookbook. I found the recipe in a special edition of Taste of Home Cookies. Not sure why Ree doesn't credit the source, but oh well. I happened to have a bag of butterscotch chips that I added into one particular batch, and it was a nice addition.

useful (0)  

This is one of the first recipes that I've made from P-Dub...and one of the first that I've ever blogged (my photos are embarrassing...before I learned not to shoot food photos with flash photography). Anyway... these are really good. I like these better than thick-cut onion rings. I don't eat fried foods often, but these are great treat to enjoy.

useful (1)