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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.

Brown Family's Favorite Pumpkin Pie

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2008
I made this pie a few weeks ago for my husband and some friends. I followed the recipe exactly, but used fresh pumpkin puree instead. I made a mistake with the streusel layer and over-mixed it, so it looked more like cinnamon-roll filling than of a crumb topping. I dropped it in spoonfuls all over the pie before I baked it. My friend said it was the best pie he'd ever eaten, and he's pretty picky. I made it again, this time getting the streusel right, and my husband said it was good, but not as good as my first attempt. I am going to make it again, and really soften the butter in the streusel, almost to melting, and drop it on top of the pie and draw it through with a knife all over. I also added the spices for the pie again into the topping (to make it a little spicier). Great pie (though I can't eat it)! This will be my standard pumpkin pie recipe from now on.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.

Chantal's New York Cheesecake

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2008
It has been at least 10 years since I've made a cheesecake, and I was worried about this, but I thought with so many reviews, I couldn't go wrong. The flavor and consistency of the filling was absolutely perfect, perfect, perfect. I made a strawberry reduction with fresh strawberries and sugar to put on top. There seemed to be something wrong with the crust---it was awfully dry. I'm not sure if the 15 graham crackers means 15 sections or 15 whole crackers. It seemed like I either needed to halve the graham crackers or double the butter. That said, it was delicious, and I will keep it in my file and make the small change of doubling the butter in the crust.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.89 star rating.

Christmas Morning Pie

Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2007
This breakfast pie was absolutely delicious. I baked it for dinner last week, and my husband and daughter devoured it. It was firm but wonderfully moist, and reheated great! Will keep this in my recipe box.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.

Banana Sour Cream Bread

Reviewed: May 29, 2007
This was absolutely delicious. I'm diabetic, so I replaced Splenda for the sugar measure-for-measure. (I used a scaled-down recipe and made one loaf instead of 4.) To make it lower-glycemic, I replaced 1/2 the flour with whole wheat flour, and 1/4 of the flour with vanilla whey protein powder. The other 1/4 I used white flour. (If you're used to substituting some flour in your breads with vanilla pudding, this has the same effect.) I've missed banana bread, and now I can have it again! I'm keeping this recipe for sure.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.

Elaine's Sweet and Tangy Loose Beef BBQ

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2007
I am a BBQ fanatic but recently was diagnosed with diabetes and had to give up all my molasses and brown-sugar-based BBQ sauces. While all the ketchup in this recipe keeps it from qualifying as "low carb," it is great it you're restricting your high-GI sugars. This is by far and away the best BBQ recipe I've tried that is low sugar. Scaled to 4 servings, it only calls for 1 T of brown sugar. I tried it on sliced beef brisket last time. Tonight I'm trying it on babyback ribs. Mmm good!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.72 star rating.

Kalua Pig in a Slow Cooker

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2005
This was absolutely the best pulled pork I have ever had. Ever. I knew I wouldn't be able to get Hawaiian salt where I live, so I mixed what the recipe called for, using 1/2 kosher salt and 1/2 sugar. I don't know if it would work for you, but mine was very lightly seasoned (I don't normally use salt when I cook, so I'm used to a low-salt flavor). I used about 1 1/2 T liquid smoke with an 8 pound butt shoulder cut. It barely fit in my Crock Pot (I think I have a 3.5 qt). I put it on low for 7 hours, then turned it and poured out about half the gravy, and left it in for another six. I could not believe how juicy and flavorful the meat was! I fed 30 very hungry men a great BBQ lunch with no leftovers. I served it pulled on buns and let them choose their own sauces to put on the meat. With homemade baked beans and homemade coleslaw, this fed a huge number of people for relatively little cost. Thank you so much! This is a keeper for sure.
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