VikkiRay

Beginning Home Cook

Opelika Alabama

joined December, 2009

What's for dinner?

I'm a thirty something environmental engineer by day and baking maven by night. I love to bake and try new recipes. My hubby serves as my number one taste tester.

My Most Recent Ratings

	Sticky Toffee Pudding with Chocolate Chips and Toffee Sauce OMGosh.......Fantastic recipe, nothing but rave reviews from our guests! There are quite a few ingredients, does require a bit of time, but oh so worth it! on Friday, January 13, 2012
	Baked Butterscotch Pudding This pudding was outstanding! It possessed that illusive WOW factor in the taste, which in turn made my family and guest happy and satisfied. on Friday, January 13, 2012
	Banana Pudding Very simple, flavorful, and quite tasty. on Friday, January 13, 2012
	Old-Fashion Cinnamon Raisin Mush Easy and so very good! This is a childhood favorite of mine and it's just like grandpa used to make EXCEPT for truly southern-style mush you start out by frying bacon, LOTS of bacon and you fry your mush in the bacon grease...ohhhhhh HEAVENLY! on Thursday, December 29, 2011
	Aunt Josephine's Crescent Rolls These delicious rolls were so easy to make. I replaced half the all-purpose flour with whole wheat and they came out great. My family loved them!! on Thursday, December 29, 2011
	Brined Roast Chicken Followed your instructions to the letter and it was sooo worth it. The chicken was succulent and delicious. Everyone Loved it, Even my husband LOVED it and couldn't stop eating it. He normally won't eat chicken. Thanks for a great recipe, will be making again tomorrow night. on Sunday, April 17, 2011
	Easy Roast Beef Wonderful recipe! Really easy to put together and Great tasting! Will make again for sure. on Sunday, April 17, 2011
	Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares This was fantastic! Very sweet but Oh Soooo Delicious! It will definitely be a favorite. on Sunday, April 17, 2011
	Firecracker Chicken Stir-fry A wonderful, great tasting recipe that was easy to prepare and turned out very well. My family enjoyed the both the flavors and the spiciness of the dish. on Tuesday, February 01, 2011
	Kentucky Kernel Oven Baked Pork Chops A very simple yet tasty baked pork chop recipe. I followed it with no substitutions and the results were wonderful! Perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. on Tuesday, February 01, 2011
	Pan-Seared Rib Eye Steak This is a great recipe. Very simple to prepare. I was truly astonished at how delicious both the steak and the sauce turned out. on Tuesday, February 01, 2011
	Ham in Coca-Cola My family really enjoyed this recipe. It was very simple and the use of coca cola created a great tasting roast ham. on Monday, January 31, 2011
	Pecan Pie This pie was amazing! I will definitely make it again. on Monday, January 31, 2011
	Mashed Potato Casserole This is an outstanding casserole. The combination of fontina and gruyere melded perfectly. I will definitely use this recipe for the holidays. on Friday, November 05, 2010
	Ultimate Scalloped Potatoes This recipe was easy and great tasting. I would consider this dish to be more a gratin than the scalloped potatoes I'm used to. However, no matter what you call them, they were awesome! on Friday, November 05, 2010
	Glazed Apple Lattice Coffee Cake I didn't think I could make this but I followed the directions and my efforts produced a beautiful and absolutely scrumptious pastry! I'll defiantly be making this for the holidays. on Friday, November 05, 2010
	White Velvet Coconut Butter Cake This is a wonderful cake. I followed the directions and while my cake may not have been as beautiful as the photo, it did turn out very pretty and fabulously delicious! on Friday, November 05, 2010
	World's Best Chocolate Rum Cake This easy to make cake builds off a cake mix and turned out great. It disappeared quickly at my church group and all the ladies raved about it. on Friday, November 05, 2010
	Beef Green Chili Stew The flavor of this delightful stew was pretty impressive. I did make one small addition. I chopped-up some leftover fire-roasted pablano peppers and threw them into the mix. on Wednesday, August 25, 2010
	Banana Pudding This fantastic pudding was easy to make and a real pleaser! Thanks so much for the recipe. I will definately hold on to it. on Wednesday, August 25, 2010