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The Golden State has emerged as America’s culinary capital. In the late 1970s, California chefs created California cuisine, an innovative hybrid that favors simple preparations using fresh, local, seasonal ingredients. It has also benefited from Asian, Mediterranean, and Latin influences. No fad, California cuisine today is an important contemporary culinary approach that has caught on throughout the country. The Golden State can also claim inspiration for many of our favorite foods. Though the hamburger had been around, the illustrous cheeseburger was invented in Pasadena in 1920. Other California creations include the Popsicle, hot fudge sundae, canned fruit cocktail, and French dip sandwich. In the 1930s, Hollywood's Brown Derby restaurant was the birthplace of both the Cobb salad and Shirley Temple. Creamy Green Goddess Dressing was dreamed up by a San Francisco chef in the 1920s. More recently, the fruit smoothie, fish taco, and California sushi roll have come out of the Golden State to nationwide success. Almost all of America’s almonds, walnuts, olives, artichokes, pistachios, and 9 of every 10 bottles of wine that we drink come out of California.
 

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Home Town: Shafter, California, USA
Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA
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Why do I cook well thats use because my boyfriend doesnt want to always eat out out a TV dinner every night. heheh The greatest cooking influence would have to be my grandma.. she could cook up a whole fest without one recipe I was at awww. My mom is the second influence she can turn anything from simple to complex. My dad is third he was once a chef and he always made fancy dinners lol...

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Home Town: Redlands, California, USA
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Home Town: Ontario, California, USA
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.44 star rating.

Red Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2008 by Jessikah
This was a good base for mashed potatoes but I didn't make them exactly the same way. I used milk instead of half and half, and used white and red potatoes to get more fluff and less skin from the mixture. Finally, I put whole garlic when boiling the potatoes (BTW, I peeled the white but didn't peel the skin off of the red) and used Lawry's garlic salt and fresh grated onion (about 2 tablespoons) when mixing up the last bit of it. Hope some of my changes help someone else out. Oh, finally, I DID NOT add sugar.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.68 star rating.

Sensational Steak Sandwich

Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2008 by happywife05
This was actually really good...I omitted the mushrooms and onions for personal taste...the only thing I would do differently would be to add the peppers just before serving, instead of adding them to the crock pot. They became too soft and soggy.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.

Asian Orange Chicken

Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2008 by thrasher'swife
So, the first time I made this I could not rate it because I completely botched it. I have come to terms with the fact that I just can't bread anything. So, this time I skipped the flour step and just woked the marinated chicken. It rocked!! Will add to my recipe rotation!
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