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From: Boomer, NC USA

Joined: January 3rd, 2010

About me: I collect cookbooks and love to cook and try new recipes. I tested recipes for Leite's Culinaria for almost eight years. I learned to cook from many good southern cooks including my Mom, Dad, several Aunts and my Grandmothers. My children and husband also like to cook and try new foods and recipes. My son still lives with us but our daughter is married. She often visits to cook with me. We are adventuresome eaters willing to try new things.

Bourbon Roasted Pork Loin from Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook

This was delicious. I know she says in the book not to use the good bourbon but all I had was Woodford Reserve so that's what I used. I marinated for about 8 hours in fridge. Loved the apples and onions... read more >

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Bobby Deen's Everyday Eats: 120 All-New Recipes, All Under 350 Calories, All Under 30 Minutes

By Bobby Deen
Ballantine Books - 2014

Daughter, son-in-law and I loved these. SIL wasn't sure he'd like them since they had a bit of Siracha in them but he did. They also had lemon juice, garlic, honey and a pinch of salt. They are tossed in this mixture after baking in the oven. Before the oven they are tossed in a small amount of olive oil. So good!

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While hubby didn't care that much for this one either, he said he likes his slaw with vinegar, son and I loved it. We enjoyed the dressing made with mayo, dijon and lemon juice and the fact there was radishes in the slaw.

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This was a very good side dish to go with the Spicy Pepper Chicken from Soul Food Love. Very tasty with the baby bella mushrooms and brown rice.

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This was a very good lightened up version of Nicoise Salad which I made for some of mine and daughter's work lunches this week. I forgot to get argula though so had to use Romaine which I had on hand. We love argula so it would have probably been even better with that.

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Son and I though this was excellent. Hubby didn't much care for it. Quick and easy to fix on a work night. Great with the Lemony Slaw page 158.

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Son and I loved this one. So delicious and flavorful. I'll make this one again. I used baby bella mushrooms and home made chicken broth.

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Son and I enjoyed this lighter version of a Cuban Sandwich, while once again hubby wouldn't touch it. This version has both ham and roasted tenderloin along with light Swiss Cheese and pickles and spicy brown mustard. Very good.

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These were very flavorful and delicious. Quick easy work night supper. I served with cooked baby carrots and mashed potatoes.

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I really enjoyed the flavors in this dish. Both the salmon and tomatoes are roasted. The argula is dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil and then topped with the tomatoes and salmon and finally the salmon is drizzled with lemon juice.

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I made this one for part of mine and daughters work lunches this week. I did use a veggie pasta instead of the whole wheat called for. While it was very good it left a very garlicky after taste which seemed strange since there was only one minced garlic clove in the whole thing.

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For some reason when I went to the grocery store I got this recipe mixed up with another and thought I needed whole wheat fettuccine and they didn't have that so I got regular F. When I started to make this to take for my lunch this week I realized I needed spaghetti noodles and since I had some regular spaghetti I used that instead of WW.

This makes for a tasty lunch that you don't have to heat up but does make some stinky breath so don't forget the breath mints. Very good!

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