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Shrimp and Crab Bisque

Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2010

Added Old Bay, paprika, 1 tbsp. tomato paste, garlic powder, sauteed celery a can of mushroom soup. Substituted dry sherry for the white wine. Excellent!

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Used bone-in breasts and baby carrots as a substitute. Recipe doesn't state to peel the potatoes, I think I would prefer this. My son doesn't like peas, so left them out. Also, to save time I used store bought refrigerated biscuits with similar/same result.

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Coconut Ambrosia Salad

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2010

I've been making this for years. Also tastes great with a container of pina colada or pineapple yogurt in place of the milk. Adds a bit of tangy smoothie flavor.

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Irish Cream Bundt Cake

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2010

My family polished this off in two days flat. I thought the Irish Cream flavor was weak, I prefer the Rum Cake recipe made with rum instead.

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Pasta Fagioli Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

Get ready for lots of soup--this recipe makes tons. I omitted the bacon and subbed frozen for canned spinach and added okra. The kids didn't like the spinach in the soup, even though they like it sauteed.

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Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

Great Bread! This would be great with chocolate chips. The reviews are correct; it gets better with age, although it won't stick around too long :)

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Better Than Sex Cake II

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2008

The photo is confusing. The recipe calls for a 9x13 inch pan, but the photo shows a round pan. Doesn't anybody have a better photo of a cake sliced?

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Moussaka

Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2008

This was great. Use lamb instead of beef for more authentic flavor. I doubled the spices, including the garlic, and baked, instead of fried, the eggplant, as other reviewers suggested. Makes a lot of bechamel sauce, OK with me.

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Chunky Cheesecake Brownies

Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2007

I don't know where to begin, I had so many problems with this recipe. First, I didn't have an 8x8 pan, so I made them in a 9x9 pan. I didn't have enough chocolate batter to put the top layer over the cheesecake. I didn't think this would matter and turned out it didn't. Then the chocolate chips never melted in the batter, so you are biting into chip-sized chunks of chocolate in almost every bite. In addition, the brownie batter is so dry, tasteless, and crumbly, that even my kids didn't eat them and you know that is a big problem if they won't eat something chocolate. I recommend refrigerating them for the cheesecake, but I had to throw most of them away.

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Enchiladas Suizas

Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2007

This recipe was a good starting point. I added green peppers because I didn't have any chopped chile peppers. I also had leftover shrimp and scallops, so I made two batches, one with chicken and one with the seafood. I put them in two casseroles. I found they were a bit dry, and I like my enchiladas juicy, so I mixed one can of Campbell's mexican cooking soup with a cup of half and half and poured it over top, then sprinkled with cheese. They turned out great!!!

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Naan

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2007

Overall very good. I added the garlic to the melted butter and brushed on the bread. Everyone loved them, including the kids who asked for them again soon. They reminded me of Navajo frybread that I served with jelly. I would recommend making the golf ball sized dough balls a bit larger and then cutting the cooked bread with a pizza wheel into triangles, (Like they do at the Indian restaurant). Mine didn't get as puffy as the photo.

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Margarita Pie

Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2006

Very good pie, similar to key lime but with a salty pretzel crust and fluffier filling due to the cool whip. I like the idea of freezing it like another reviewer suggested--Good Idea I will have to try this! Kids loved it without the tequila.

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Baby Blue Punch

Reviewed: May 1, 2006

Good flavor with the kids. I floated a rubber duck in the punch, as shown in the other photo for this recipe. The other photo also has a more realistic color, my punch was much darker the ice cream floated the whole time. I omitted the sugar entirely due to other's comments. I don't think it was needed with the soda and cranberry juice already sweetened. A single recipe was perfect. Thanks for the great idea, the rubber duckie was also a conversation piece.

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Cream Cheese Penguins

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2006

Very high cute factor here! I made them for my son's school project. Half ate, half didn't. They were a bit time consuming, but perfect for his penguin themed book report.

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Chicken and Broccoli Braid

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2006

My family loved this recipe. I followed it exactly, except for the dill and the dough directons. I reduced the amount to 1/2 tsp. I like dill, but not love it! And for the braid, I cut the strips AFTER I placed the chicen on the dough, not before, as directed in the recipe. See my photo with the recipe too!

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Fruit Pizza with White Chocolate

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2006

Much too sweet! I like the recipe, but the white chocolate makes it too sweet and thick for my taste.

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Springtime Quiche

Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2005

Thought if was very doughy tasting. It would be just as easy to make the other asparagus quiche recipe on this site that you place in unbaked pie crusts. I like my quiche with a lighter, fluffy filling and flaky crust. This was much too heavy.

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Blueberry Coffee Cake I

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2004

This was excellent. Moist and buttery. It was finished by my family in no time. Everyone loved. Definitely a keeper.

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White Chili I

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2003

Very good. Would probably add a bit more chicken broth next time, I like my chili more liquidy. Otherwise would make again, possibly adding fresh cilantro.

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Saltine Toffee Cookies

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2002

If you like this recipe, I believe it is the same as the Chocolate Brittle recipe on this website. Very good. I've made them several times and they always disappear quickly.

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