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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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Mastering The Art of Southern Vegetables

By Nathalie Dupree, Cynthia Graubart, Rick McKee
Gibbs Smith - 2015

Simple but oh so good. This was a great side for my daughter and I. Grape tomatoes 1/2ed and sauteed with some chopped broccoli. Yum!

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Loved this. I used the optional choice of adding bacon but didn't use the option of adding fresh herbs but bet those would have been good to. I couldn't find fingerlings so I used the option of using small new potatoes and got red ones. Loved the red wine vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper and sugar dressing.

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While this is considered an appetizer I added some diced tomatoes and my daughter and I ate it as a salad. Delicious. Instead of green and red bell pepper I used two small bell peppers - red and yellow. Used a half jalapeno for the hot pepper. Also omitted the hot sauce.

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I was in need of a vegetable side and realized I had all the ingredients on hand for this. Daughter and I loved it. Grated carrots, salt, and pepper, sauteed in butter with some grated ginger. The ginger was optional and called for it being chopped but I had some in my freezer so I grated it. Delicious.

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Loved this one. Daughter is watching her carbs so instead of two ears of corn I upped the amount of squash and used both yellow and zucchini. Didn't get a chance to get to our local farmers market so I used canned butter beans. This was still amazing and hubby even said he enjoyed it.

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