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LZ aka The Recipe Collector!

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About Me


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I love to cook, but don't have a chance to often. I am in a cooking club, which I adore, so I get to cook what I want at least once a month.Let's see... what else. I'm a very private person. I have a few friends, not many that "know" me. I don't have a 'best friend', unless you want to call my husband my best friend. My favorite color is brown, earth tones. I'm not a very patient person. Well... there are certain things I am patient for, but if I want something... I'm typically not patient.I have over 300 cookbooks and at least 10 different magazines for 4 years, so far, that I've collected.

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My Interests


MySpace Countdowns Hobbies;1) Love to cook - I am in a cooking club or supper club, month and the ladies are fabulous!!! Kris, Patrice, Haley, Shannon and Trish, NOW IVY IS BACK!!! YEAHHHH - you guys are awesome!!! April's Theme is "Secret Ingredient". Every dish must be made with something out of the ordinary, but don't tell! Please check my blog for the recipes that will be/were used. As soon as I get them, I'll post them.2) BUY/collect cookbooks & recipes 3) I collect baseball hats from places I've been or places others have been, i.e. Rich when he travels gets me a hat from the city or state he's been too.4) Go to Ocean City every chance I can.5) Spend time with family. My mom, dad and son just moved to West Virginia, so I won't see them as much as I'd like too, not that I saw them alot. But now it's not going to be that much since it's at least a 2 1/2 hour drive each way.

I'd like to meet:

The only people I would like to meet are people who could teach me something and the only something I would like to learn is more cooking skills/techniques. So I guess I would have to say chefs... anyone from the Food Network, I.e. Rachael Ray, Sandra Lee, Emeril, Paula Deen, Giada DeLaurentis, Mario Batalli, Bobby Flay, Alton Brown... do I need to go own?I am the kind of person that loves to learn, even the smallest things. If I can learn something new every day, that just makes it a better day.People who have an appreciation for the natural beauty and things in life. One of my sayings is "Ordinary people can do extra-ordinary things."

Music:

All kinds - but please.... no gospel, bluegrass or opera. I can honestly say I love listening to non-verbal music. I.e. jazz, acoustics, soundtracks, etc. It really relaxes me.

Movies:

Absolute Favorite - March of the Wooden Soldiers with Laurel & Hardy , Wizard of Oz , Tin Man, All Star Wars, All of the Star Trek, Pirates of the Carribean, Everafter... great romantic movie!! All Disney cartoons are awesome!I am a hopeless romantic. I completely believe it hours of making out until your lips are numb and being totally in love.

Television:

Not too much television, but I typically watch; The Food Network! What else?!??!! HAHAHAH... If I watch anything else, it's popping in a movie. I love the CSI series, House, MD, NUMB3RS series, Ghost Whisperer. We get the dvd's and watch them.

Books:

Unless it's a cook book or cooking magazine, I seriously doubt I read it.

Heroes:

My mother-in-law, inside joke, but I love her dearly. My family and friends. You guys are so valuable to me.

My Blog

Chicken Pomodoro

I made this for Rich last night and he LOVED it.  If you know my husband, he is an  extremely picky eater.  I put this over a bed of tri-colored rotini pasta and he ate 3/4 pound of pas...
Posted by LZ aka The Recipe Collector! on Fri, 16 May 2008 04:42:00 PST

Root Beer Baked Beans

Root Beer Baked Beans Ingredients: 3 bacon slices 1 small onion, diced 2 cans pork and beans 1/2 cup root beer, not diet 1/4 cup hickory smoked barbecue sauce 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 1/8 teaspoon hot...
Posted by LZ aka The Recipe Collector! on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:23:00 PST

Scallops In Champagne Sauce

Scallops In Champagne Sauce - Cooking Light Magazine Ingredients  I am going to wrap these in ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Turkey Bacon too!!..:namesp...
Posted by LZ aka The Recipe Collector! on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:22:00 PST

Green Chile Cheese Beer Bread

  Green Chile Cheese Beer Bread SUBMITTED BY: WCMILLER "Great bread for soups, stews etc. Use a dark beer to get a better flavor." ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office...
Posted by LZ aka The Recipe Collector! on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:26:00 PST

Bellinis

Bellinis 2/3 cup white peach puree (use yellow peaches if white not available) 1 teaspoon raspberry puree 1 bottle chilled Italian sparkling wine such as Prosecco or Asti Spumante Brut Place 1 1/2 tab...
Posted by LZ aka The Recipe Collector! on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:25:00 PST

Southwestern Black Bean Dip

Southwestern Black Bean Dip..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> 2 cans (15 oz. each) black beans, rinsed and drained 1 can (14 1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes w...
Posted by LZ aka The Recipe Collector! on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:22:00 PST

Home alone....

Rich is staying behind in OC Monday and Tuesday. We are 'suppose' to have a Rinnai tankless water heater installed and our propane fireplace hooked up.  They called me on FRIDAY (the day bef...
Posted by LZ aka The Recipe Collector! on Mon, 05 May 2008 04:17:00 PST

Poor Fishies

Ok. Well...  we tried to do our best to save the last 10 fish we have.  I build a little shelter for them with some 12" yard bricks I found, they hid in those right away.   Rich st...
Posted by LZ aka The Recipe Collector! on Fri, 02 May 2008 05:02:00 PST

SOOO SAD!!!! GRRRrrrrr

I am so upset!!!!  Rich called me this morning and said that almost all of the fish were gone from our pond!!! We had over 50 koi and gold fish!!!!!   I got home... went out back and sure en...
Posted by LZ aka The Recipe Collector! on Thu, 01 May 2008 03:31:00 PST

Asiago Cheese Dip

I made this for a garden party theme we had. Thought it was cute putting it in a terra cotta pot with the spring onion tops curled...   Asiago Cheese Dip4 T. sun-dried tomatoes, reconstituted in ...
Posted by LZ aka The Recipe Collector! on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:32:00 PST