Matt Russell

I was born and raised in Houston, TX. Besides Texas, I have lived in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and New York. I've visited every U.S. state, most of Europe, Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, and some of South America... So I have had extensive taste experiences throughout my life, which is partially why I love to cook. The other reason is, of course, my mom. She used to prepare a home cooked meal almost every day when I was growing up... I always admired her cooking and aspired to be as good as she was in the kitchen.
Hungarian Mushroom Soup
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Delicious and very authentic!!! My wife is from Hungary and I made this as a suprise for her on our anniversary. She said it was the best mushroom soup she had ever eaten! I did add a couple of crushed cloves of garlic to the onions, and when I served the soup I added a teaspoon of sour cream right to the top of the soup(they usually do this in Hungary)

World's Best Pasta Sauce!
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I have been making this recipe for a long time now. It is excellent. Over time I made a few changes that perfect this recipe! 1) Add more garlic! You really can't put in too much! 2) Substitute a dry red wine for half of the the water. 3) Add 4-6 chopped fresh basil leaves! You'll love the aroma in the kitchen, and be amazed at how it affects the taste of the sauce. 4) Add about 1/2 tsp of oregano, and 1 bay leaf. Amazing pasta sauce!

World's Best Lasagna
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I have been making this recipe for a long time and it is excellent! Here are a few changes I have made over the years to make it even better! 1) Add more garlic! You can never have too much! 2) Substitute half of the water for a dry red wine. 3) Add a bay leaf and 1/2 tsp oregano. 4) Add 4-6 chopped fresh basil leaves. You will love the aroma in your kitchen, and be very satisfied with the flavor it adds to the outcome of this AWESOME recipe!

Lobster Bisque
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Apple Pie by Grandma Ople
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I add a 1/4 TSP of ground cinnamon to this recipe... Awesome recipe!

Lobster Thermidor
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Lentil Soup with Lemon
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Very good recipe. I made it twice. The second time I doubled the lemon and added 2 cloves of raw minced garlic to the soup right before I pureed it. The garlic and extra lemon give it a nice kick! Also, I like putting a little sour cream on top of each bowl of soup, instead of olive oil.

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Scott Hibb's Amazing Whisky Grilled Baby Back Ribs
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Very tasty BBQ sauce! I tried something different with the ribs... After an hour and a half I took the ribs out of the oven and let them cool for 5 min. I then smeared about a tsp of honey on each half rack. Then I returned them to the oven for the last hour in a baking pan filled half way with warm apple juice (a couple cups), and covered with aluminum foil. This made the ribs so tender and moist! (I still grilled them after taking them out of the oven.)

Best Steak Marinade in Existence
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Omit the lemon juice and you have a really good marinade. The acidity of a lemon really takes away from the flavor of a nice cut of meat.

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