stevemur

Intermediate home cook
Seattle WA USA


Joined 5yr 10m 1d ago

What's for dinner?
Gyro Sandwiches

5 medals this month
194 total ; Medals I've awarded

About me

I'm the founder of BigOven and CEO of Lakefront Software, Inc.

Before founding BigOven, I was at Microsoft and Expedia in executive positions. Lakefront Software is my second startup -- the first was VacationSpot.com, which was bought by Expedia in 2000. I enjoy sailing, biking, traveling, volunteering and spending time with my family. I'm Chairman of Escapia.com, a leading provider of vacation rental management software. I've taught a course on the management of innovation at the University of Washington graduate business school, and I blog every now and then about entrepreneurship and technology. 

I've enjoyed cooking as a creative outlet for a long time. I created BigOven.com because I thought there had to be a better way to share and discover recipes with others around the world. Delicious food is one of life's great pleasures. More people should slow down a little bit, find one or two brand new dishes to make a month, and enjoy them with friends and good conversation. Chances are, your favorite dish of all-time is probably still out there.  Luckily, the Internet provides the perfect medium for swapping ideas and inspiration with others. I hope you enjoy BigOven, and help us make it even better!

For support on BigOven or BigOven.com, please stop by our Message Board.  You can also follow us on twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/bigoven.  Thanks!

My Favorite Foods

I enjoy bistro-style simple but elegant food, Italian, Greek, and Indian food.

Living in the great Pacific Northwest, we get to enjoy some terrific seafood.  Fresh, wild king salmon on the grill is hard to beat.  I enjoy Japanese cuisine, particularly sushi and miso soup. 

Website

http://stevemurch.typepad.com

Groups

stevemur is a member of Alton Brown Fans, Asian Flavors, Ask a Chef, Baking - General, Boating Food, Bread Machines and Bread Bakers, Brunch, Camping Food, Challenging Recipes, Christmas Cooking, Citric Acid, (sour salt), Coffee and Espresso Lovers, Comfort Food, Cookie Party, Cooking How-To, Cooking on a Budget, Cooking Videos and Production, Culinary Schools, Easy, Elegant Entertaining, Eating Locally, Entertaining - General, Food Photography, Freeze-ahead Cooking, Gluten Dairy Free, Grilling, Growing Fresh Herbs, Halloween Cooking, Indian Cuisine, Italian Cooking, Kid Friendly Food, Latin and Puerto Rican Cuisine, Lighter Fare, Low Carb, Mexican and Southwest, News - Food Industry, Northwest Organics, Nutrition News and Info, Party Buffet, Raw Foods, Recipe Contests, Seafood Splendor, Simple but Elegant, Single Serves!, Sous Vide at home, Thanksgiving Cooking, The Lazy Chefs, The truth about Sushi, Tools of the Trade, veg love, Vegan Cooking, Weight Watchers

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Comment Wall

Steve, Thank you for the gift card and your thoughtful comments...I am humbled by your kindness!

Thanks for the kind comments!

Incredible photo of the Turkey, I hope you win the photo contest! (I'm sure you can't do that) it belongs on the cover of the magazines. Hey, I noticed a few upgrades, I now get emails if I get a medal, that is nice. And, I noticed the "see whats for dinner links take you to recipe ideas. That is great, now i spend alot of time clicking on peoples dinner ideas. Thanks again for improving.

Hi Steve,

New member here raised in South Louisiana so I am more or less a creole cook. Love spicy foods, working with different peppers, etc. I was thrilled to discover quite by accident this site last night. Now..............here I am. Skye

^^ll thank you !

Thank you so much for a medal to welcome new members! I want new members to feel welcomed as I did on arrival. At last I have found an outlet for my passion. I have cooked and fed family & friends for as long as I can remember. Having a virtual recipe box to store and share these recipes is the best thing since sliced bread! Thanks again, Gina

Thank you Admin...i remember getting welcomes and it made me feel so warm and fuzzy all over....so I am just "paying it forward". This is one of my favorite hobbies, its very addicting. by the way, i did the upgrade, I was a little nervous because I had to uninstall and I have spent hours on recipes and I didnt want to lose them, but it was a breeze, so thanks again for such a great product!!

thank you for the medal, your too too kind, yes we do have enough eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees in seeeeeeeeeeesters, no but really i really appreciate it, i love your site, i tell everyone to sign up, i love to read recipes, im hooked,,,CCheryl

Hi Steve, thanks for welcome the recipe ideas, gonna try the chicken and home made bread. yummmm.

Hi Steve! I just had a look at your photos and now I want to change my "What's for Dinner?" response to "Whatever Steve's fixin'!" Those pictures have me drooling. You've got to know that I'll be trying the peach chicken salad in the next few days. It seems you like turkey burgers. Have you tried the Mar A Lago turkey burger recipe yet? I think you would love it. Someone posted a similar recipe. It looks like they scaled it down. I usually make the whole 4 lb recipe since this is part of my regular rotation.

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