Comments on: Meet Dara

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:08:15 +0000

Great article!!

By: cookincanuck

cookincanuck — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:33:32 +0000

I’m so glad to hear that, Tiffany! Those are always a huge hit, both for the novelty and the taste.

By: tiffany

tiffany — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:39:39 +0000

A few weeks ago I made your parmesan cups with spinach & strawberry salad in mini-muffin-tin size for a baby shower and they were a huge hit! Thanks for the recipe!

By: cookincanuck

cookincanuck — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:41:47 +0000

Abbey, you came through for me! I will definitely have to give that a go.

By: Abbey

Abbey — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:07:20 +0000

I have made a version of a Bloody Mary with pepper-infused vodka, wasabi, and soy sauce for my old workplace’s sushi night. Not exactly appropriate for a brunch, but delicious!

By: cookincanuck

cookincanuck — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:33:28 +0000

Thanks, Carey. I’ll definitely have to check that out.

By: Carey

Carey — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:02:42 +0000

Great interview and post. Not to mention GREAT recipes, thank you for sharing them!

I came across a fantastic pie cookbook and it has saved my crust failures. Pie by Ken Haedrich. He has a recipe for crust, using lard, that is about as fail proof as it can get, the lard makes the crust incredibly flaky and makes the dough easier to work with than butter (at least for me).

Thanks again!

By: cookincanuck

cookincanuck — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:45:45 +0000

Natalie, I won’t give away your secret! Utah is a beautiful spot to live. We just returned from a weekend of camping in the Uinta Mountains. Canoeing on the lake, fishing, and hanging out by the campfire. It doesn’t get any better than that.

By: Natalie (Perrys\' Plate)

Natalie (Perrys\' Plate) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:10:38 +0000

Dara, I share your pie “aversion”. LOL. I was also born into a pie-making family and i’ve only made 2 and they were cold pies at that. My grandma even gave me a set of pie crust rings (plastic rings to put under the dough so you get a perfectly-sized circle… a bit fussy for me). They were still in the plastic when I finally sold them at a yard sale last weekend (shhh…)

I love seeing you pop up all over the internet (saw you on CuisineNie yesterday!) you have some great recipes and seems like a very likable person I’m glad you like Utah. My husband and I lived there for 5 years while we finished school and had a pretty good experience.

By: cookincanuck

cookincanuck — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:20:10 +0000

Georgia, I really just need to suck it up and try. With all the gorgeous summer fruit around, I think I owe it to my family to pull out that pie dish.

Jayne, I have always been enraptured with my parents’ tales of the warm people and amazing culture of Malaysia. I hope to travel there myself someday.