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Apple Crisp I

Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2011

I'll give it 5 stars. It tasted great! Uses ingredients I have on hand! And it doesn't use a stick of butter like most recipes - due to that fact I will be more likely to make it more often. I think the addition of the egg is a brilliant way to get such a crispy crust.. I generally like oats in my topping but I didn't miss them here. I used granny smith apples. Oh one more comment. I thought it was a good topping to fruit ratio - not too much and not too little. THANKS!

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Marinade for Steak I

Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2011

Good flavor. Did not overpower the meat. Will definitely make again. I was a little uncertain of the lemon juice but it did work well.

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Chewy Brownies

Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2010

I am experienced baker and cook. The texture and flavor of these were well below my expectations.

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David's Yellow Cake

Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2010

I have 4 children and therefore lots of birthday parties and class parties and scout parties and sports team parties (you get the picture). I have been searching for the perfect yellow cake to use for frosted cakes. This cake was OK but it was not as light as I would have liked or flavorful enough. I will keep searching. The one positive thing I can say about this recipe is that it is a DENSE cake - almost like a pound cake - it held up great in a shaped pan. I've made the recipe twice.

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Chocolate Chip Meringue Drops

Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2010

Wonderful! I lost the recipe I had for making meringue cookies and found this one on this site and gave it a try. They turned out wonderfully. The only change I made was adding a little cream of tartar to the egg whites to help stabilize them. I always add a little cream of tartar when I'm beating egg whites to stiff peaks. My old recipe had choc. chips in it but not cocoa powder. I LOVE the addition of cocoa powder! The only downside is having to wait 3 hours for these to bake. :-) One tip: go ahead and make a double batch! One more tip: I must have made mine too big I got no where near as many cookies as the recipe called for.

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Marinated Ranch Broiled Chicken

Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2010

Not sure whether to give this 3 or 4 stars. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad. It didn't have much of the ranch flavor that I was expecting. I had higher expectations for this recipe.

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Snow Ice Cream II

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2010

So easy and good. I liked that it used milk instead of cream or Condensed milk - since I'm more likely to have milk on hand at all times.

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Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2010

It was very good. Can't get much easier than this. Mine didn't get sticky. I cooked my 4lb chickens a little over 4 hours.

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Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2010

I love rich. I love sweet. But these were WWWWWAAAAAAAYYYYY to rich and sweet. Edited: They were better once they were completely cool and crunchy. I did like the texture and taste of the cookie part. I will probably make them again reducing amount of both chips.

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Easy Slow Cooker French Dip

Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

Wonderful! I've also tried it with white wine instead of beer and is equally as good if not better. I use eye of round roast b/c its leaner. Delicious!!! Going into regular dinner rotation!!!

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World's Best Lasagna

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

It was good but I've certainly had better in restaurants. I served it to friends and people ate it but didn't ooo and ahhh over it like they usually do over my cooking. The recipe title had me expecting more.

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Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken II

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

Not great. Chicken was sort of dry. The flavoring didn't really penetrate the chicken like you expect from a slow cooker recipe. Will not make this one again.

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Sugar Cookie Icing

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

This icing really makes nice hard shiny icing!

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Delicious Grilled Hamburgers

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

I give this recipe 5 stars on one condition - reduce liquid smoke to 1/4 teaspoon. I cannot fathom 1T. I don't like recipes with lots of chopped veggies and eggs and bread - I think the burgers end up tasting like meatloaf instead of burgers. This recipe gave the burgers a real meaty, smoky taste. I used 90% (or was it 93%???) lean beef and they tasted better than lean burgers usually taste.

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Baked Lemon Chicken

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

Even with broiling it to crisp the top - it was just OK. I was really expecting more after all of the good reviews.

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Thick Cut-Outs

Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2009

Doubled vanilla and added almond for more flavor. Cookies turn out beautifully - will never use another cut out recipe. I've made these 3 times now and get rave reviews b/c they are so pretty. I didn't use the glaze from this recipe. I use "Sugar Cookie Icing" from this site.

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Favorite Peanut Butter Cookies

Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2009

Really good recipe. I followed it exactly. Makes big cookies. Dough easy to work with and freezes well too. Some said they were too crumbly I didn't find that at all.

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Whole Wheat, Oatmeal, and Banana Pancakes

Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2009

These were fantastic. Everyone from my health-food phobic husband to my won't eat anything two year old gobbled these up. I did throw a handful of mini chocolate chips in (but the would be great w/o it). I didn't have powdered milk - so I omitted it. I also added cinnamon as others suggested. New Weekend tradition

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Marinated Grilled Shrimp

Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2009

Excellent flavor! Kids and hubby loved it. Spicy but not too spicy. Ingredients are things I usually have on hand. I grilled mine on grill pan b/c I got rained out - still very good!

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies I

Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2009

I followed the recipe almost exactly - only added a little vanilla (which I add to most baked goods). The texture was perfect - nice and fat and puffy - chewy in the middle and crispy on the edges. I think the Crisco is what helps them puff so much. They are VERY chocolaty - weight conscious could easily reduce chips to save calories and still have a very chocolaty treat! I may try the butter flavor Crisco next time to get the flavor but keep the wonderful texture. I noticed other reviews cut the amount of salt - these are a *little* on the salty side but I LOVE salty/sweet combo. Makes a LOT of good-sized cookies!

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