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I use a variation on this recipe all the time, and I have a few tips. I would never bother to use my crock pot if I'm going to use it on high, I like to throw things in it for 8-10 hours and you never, ever get a dry result. I also wait until the last couple of hours to add a sauce, as the flavor is diluted by the cooking process. Any kind of sauce will work with this, including a cream of mushroom soup gravy. Experiment and you'll find a variation that you love. Make sure not to add too much water, or you end up with mush as well.

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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Nut Muffins

Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2009

Fabulous! I made these with few adjustments. I used organic sugar rather than white, 1 tbsp more oil, and self-rising flour rather than AP (also losing the baking powder and salt), as this is what I had on hand. Very nice, moist and luscious muffins bursting with chocolate. Made them tonight for breakfast tomorrow and my boys are going to be ecstatic if Daddy leaves them any.

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Sloppy Joe Sandwiches

Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2009

Amazing how such a simple bunch of ingredients can make something so very good. My husband, who's really a picky eater, ate three huge sandwiches filled with this. This will definitely go in my list of family favorites, and it was easy! I didn't change anything at all, and it was phenomenal.

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Beefaroni

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2008

My family loves this recipe, once I've modified it to fit our tastes. I diced a sweet yellow onion to cook with my ground beef, and made my spaghetti sauce from scratch with fresh tomatoes and a can of diced tomatoes, and minced roasted garlic. I also added a can of tomato soup, not the condensed kind, but a good one. Then I added shredded carrots and broccoli, and I used colby jack cheese, and mild cheddar. This is a great recipe to modify to your tastes, probably never gets made the same way twice. I've done this a few times, and I add more to it every time.

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Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2008

Not the best cookies I've ever had, but definitely one of the easiest. My husband and boys ate them faster than I could make them, and that's always a good thing! Thanks for an easy, family-pleasing recipe.

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Big Soft Ginger Cookies

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2008

Amazing. The best new cookie recipe I've tried in years. I love the spiciness of them, and they were a huge hit with my kids, my husband, and all our coworkers. This recipe goes in my box permanently.

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Sweet Pasta Salad

Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2007

Really yummy! I added broccoli and snow peas and water chestnuts and pretty much anything else I could think of in one or the other of the times I've made this and it always turns out great! This it the best pasta salad I've ever made. I think the dressing would make a great coleslaw dressing too.

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Grandma's Sloppy Joes

Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2007

I love this recipe! The cloves make for a very interesting and different flavor that my kids, husband and I all love. This is is now the recipe of choice on those nights where I don't have much time to cook dinner.

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Golden Sweet Cornbread

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2007

This is the best-tasting sweet cornbread recipe I have ever tried. I also ended up decreasing the baking powder to 2 tsp, and I occasionally substitute half and half or heavy cream for the milk if I have some left over. This will go in the family recipe book and stay there forever.

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Eastern North Carolina BBQ Sauce

Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2007

Finally a darn-near perfect recipe for Eastern NC barbecue sauce! I'm a born-and-bred Eastern NC girl, and this tastes like home. I love the heat, this is great, just like a real pig-pickin', not that weak stuff you find in restaurants.

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Berber Bread

Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2007

Very similar to my grandmother's fry bread. Yummy!

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True Maryland Crab Cakes

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2007

I loved these! Great flavor, and they were wonderful the next day in sandwiches.

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Easy Lemon Cookies

Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2006

I loved these! They're so easy it's unreal, and very easy to modify to other flavors. I've made chocolate and orange cookies using this recipe as a guide. Wonderful!I also use it for any large gathering since it's so easy to make lots of them.

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