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Mocha Chiffon Cake

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2012

I'm sorry...this is a light cake but it has such an ODD taste it's awful. I will not make this one again.

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Oh Boy is that EVER a rich cake!!!! My mom loves Turtles so I made this for her birthday. The only change I made was in the caramel sauce...I used roughly half the amount of evaporated milk and butter and increased the caramels by roughly half. The sauce was nice and thick and unbelievably sweet and buttery. I made a glaze of 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips, 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, 3 tbsp of strong coffee, 1 tbsp of brandy and 1 tbsp of butter, melted it all gently in a double boiler and poured it over the top of the cake. It was just like a real turtle. The only thing I found was lacking was that the cake (Devil's food) was too fluffy and not dense enough. If I make this again, I think I'm going to use the "Chocolate Cavity Maker Cake" found on this site instead. That's why it only got 4 stars.

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Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2012

I made this for a New Year's Eve feast. The only thing I did different was put a couple of tablespoons pear preserves on top of the brie. It was so good! I'll definitely make this again.

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Cherry Pound Cake

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2011

This is really good, the cake has a nice flavour. The only thing I'll do next time is at least double the amount of cherries.

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Pinwheel Cookies III

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2011

The filling is really good and sweet but I wasn't too pleased with the dough. I did as others recommended and refrigerated it overnight but it was a real pain to work with. It cracked big time when I tried to roll out. It was even more difficult to roll up. I'll use the filling recipe again for sure but I think I'm going to see if I can find another recipe for the actual cookie.

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Caesar Salad Supreme

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2011

I've always said "I don't do home made caesar salad dressing." Now I do. this is soo good! The only thing I do differently is I don't use anchovies (can't stand the stuff), so I add a little bit more salt. It's a family favourite and I now make it regularly for my grilled chicken caesar salad. Yum! Even better...I use low fat mayo...so it's almost guilt free. :o)

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Peach Cobbler II

Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2011

This is so good and so easy to make! It's a family favourite. The only things I do different is use 4 peaches instead of 3 and have on occasion substituted butter for the shortening. I've also made it with canned (in water only) peaches and frozen peaches. It all works! I serve it with a little drizzle of light cream.

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Marshmallow Fondant

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2011

Maybe it was me...but I had a really hard time with this fondant. I've used the store bought one but found it didn't taste that good. This one tastes okay but it was a pain to work with. It kept sticking to my mat, cracked, broke and was generally very hard to work with. I discovered that it worked okay when I kept adding water to make the fondant really soft and then used HUGE amounts of cornstarch to keep it from sticking to the mat and rolling pin. I won't be making this again. I think I'll stick to the store bought stuff and use flavouring.

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White Almond Wedding Cake

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2011

Whenever I look at a recipe review I always look at the low scores first. One of the biggest complaints was that this recipe tasted like a "boxed cake". It did a little but that's understandable considering the base is a boxed cake. With that said, it is a really, really good cake. I made it for my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary with a raspberry filling and marshmallow fondant (found here as well). The cake was a total hit. Moist, dense and really good. The only thing that I found was a bit lacking was that it could have had a little bit more almond taste. Maybe next time I`ll add another 1/2 tsp more of almond extract. But I'll make it again for sure. Thanks for posting.

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Raspberry Sauce

Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2011

It was okay...but I found it to be lacking in a bit of zip. I ended up adding some dry white wine which helped but I don't think I'll make it again.

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Buttermilk Oatmeal Muffins

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2011

I make these for my boys to eat for breakfast before work. They're very versatile and can be modified any way you want. I've made these muffins with raisins, reduced the oil by half and added two mashed bananas and once even mixed in Skor toffee bits. (THAT was good!) I

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Pork Tenderloin with Raspberry Sauce

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2011

The tenderloin came out really good with the seasonings. But the winner was the raspberry sauce. I doubled the sauce and threw in a couple of handfuls of fresh raspberries and let it simmer, stirring gently for about 5 minutes. Added a nice texture to the sauce. My family raved about it. This is a definite keeper.

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Chocolate Cookie Cheesecake

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2011

Oh my goodness this cheesecake was sooooooo good!! I didn't make any changes to the recipe except that I added a couple of handfuls of chocolate chips to the batter which only added to the decadence. Also, I found that the cookie crumb crust was too loose, (I had crumbs everywhere when I sliced it) it could use a couple more tablespoons of butter to bind it. A lot of people complained of the sour cream layer but I have to tell you that the layer of sour cream cut the sweetness of the chocolate top and gave it a wonderful zing that really worked. Not an everyday kind of cake, but a real keeper for those very special occasions. I give it two thumbs up and will make it again for sure!

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Grandma's Harvard Beets

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2010

Let me be clear here first of all.....I simply *do* *not* *like* beets...at all. In my mind there is a certain "ick" factor about red slimy veggies. But my hubby absolutely loves the stuff, so I decided to make it for him. First of all, it came out nice and thick but not too thick even though I forgot to put in the butter, salt and pepper at the end. Quite frankly, it didn't need it. Second of all, because I love my hubby, I agreed to try it. You know, it's actually pretty good. My hubby went wild over it. The only other thing I did different (aside from forgetting the butter and salt and pepper that is) was I used the beet juice like others here recommended. I'll make it again for sure....AND maybe even eat some myself. A keeper!

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Quinoa Salad with Dried Fruit and Nuts

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2010

I had a salad very much like this when lunch was catered at work recently. I added craisins, grated carrot and substituted the white vinegar for balsamic. It was good, but my family wasn't too thrilled with it even though they ate it. I suspect that it had more to do with "it's healthy" rather than the actual taste.

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Ham Bone Soup

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2010

This was a really, really nice soup. The only thing I did different was use carrots instead of peppers and I added about 1/3 cup rice during the last hour of cooking. I also cooked it on Low right from the start....at total of about 10 hours. Next time I'll add 5 bouillon cubes instead of 6. The house smelled amazing and everyone gobbled up the soup. Delicious! Thank you very much!

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Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2010

I have a very adventurous family. They are always willing to at least TRY a new dish. This time they were not so willing. It came out soupy, a sickly white and lumpy. It literally looked awful on the plate. (I have teenage boys, you can imagine the comments.) I couldn't find cream of potato soup, so I ended up using mushroom soup instead. I also added a can each of corn and mushrooms. Also, be forewarned, two cups of sour cream along with the condensed soup makes this RICH. I gave this two stars because also it TASTED good it didn't look appetizing at all. Sorry, but I won't be making this again.

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Buttermilk Corn Bread

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2010

This is a good recipe to go with chili. But I like my corn break a little sweeter.

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Grandmother's Buttermilk Cornbread

Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2009

I don't give a recipe 5 stars very often but this one deserves it. I make this regularly, my family really likes it a lot. The last time I made it I doubled the recipe and made 18 ENORMOUS muffins. I lined the muffin cups with extra large paper cups and filled to the top of the muffin pan rim. I topped each muffin with a little sprinkle of coarse Turbinado sugar and baked at 375 F for 25 to 30 minutes or until they were done. Makes a great weekend breakfast served warm with a little bit of butter.

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Beer Batter Fish Made Great

Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2008

I wasn't sure about this recipe at first. I followed suggestions here and decreased the salt to 1 tsp instead of 2. I also used a smokey sweet Spanish Paprika. I was certain that it would be too much paprika but it was just fine. I did, however find that there was too much garlic powder. I used haddock and found that the garlic sort of overpowered the flavour of the fish. I'm going to make it again because it's one of the best beer batter recipes I've found so far, but in the future, I'll use 1 tbsp garlic instead of 2.

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