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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.42 star rating.

Turkey Noodle Soup

Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2008
I made this recipe this afternoon and will eat it at dinner tonight, but after tasting, it really was pretty bland and there wasn't a lot of broth. Like other reviewers, I used dry egg noodles (that probably contributed to the lack of broth). So, I added some extra water and quite a bit of salt. In the future, I would add more broth and maybe even 3 gravy packets to make the broth even thicker and more flavorful. My overall impression is that it taste a LOT like canned soup!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie

Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2008
Really great recipe! I looked all over the web on how to make a "mall style" cookie cake and this is the recipe I searched for. It came out PERFECT! Mine only baked for 15 min and it was just right. I've also used this method with store bought cookie mix and it's just as good. Buying these pre-made costs about $30, making one costs $3!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.

Banana Crumb Muffins

Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008
Really, really good muffins. Light texture and pure banana taste. I substituted 1/3 cup of canola oil for the butter like other reviewers suggested and they were wonderful. I actually over-baked mine by a few min and the bottoms were darker than I would have liked and they still tasted great. Stick with the 18-20 min baking time. Thanks for the recipe!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.57 star rating.

Garlic Chicken

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2008
I'm not usually a fan of baked chicken - it always seems to come out too dry. Not this recipe! Only changes I made was to substitute butter for the olive oil (I just didn't have any) and I sprinkled both sides of the chicken with seasoned salt prior to dipping the chicken in the garlic butter/crumbs. Even my 5 year old loved it. The end result was a flavorful, tender and jucy chicken breast. Thanks for the recipe!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2008
I've made so many different recipes of chocolate chip cookies and never really found one that I thought was perfect. Well, I've found it! These cookies taste like the tubes of cookie dough that you can buy at the grocery store, but even better. I made mine using marjorine (I hardly ever bake with butter - I like Blue Bonnet the best) and I added 1/2 tsp of salt. To those who thought the dough was crumbly - you just need to keep stirring after adding the flour until smooth - it did look crumbly at first and I was doubtful, but it worked out with some elbow grease! The whole family agreed that these were the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever made! One thing - I halved the recipe because if you make the whole recipe, you'll have A LOT of cookies (is that really a bad thing though?)
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.48 star rating.

Lasagna Alfredo

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2008
I would have to say that I have mixed reviews about this recipe. It overall is a good concept for an innovative lasagna, but it is very time consuming and calorie rich. The flavor was pretty good. My husband LOVED the chicken in it (I wasn't crazy about it) and my 5 year old didn't really like it. Also, there were too many layers to fit in my standard 13x9 and the resulting dish was HUGE and so heavy! We'll probably eat some of the leftovers, but not all. I think that I'll probably be using my traditinal spinach or meat lasagna more.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.

Smothered Bacon Chicken

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2008
This was a very good basic recipe that I think can be altered to a lot of different tastes. I made a few changes: one was to pre-cook the bacon, added a dash of Worchestershire sauce and then some Cheddar cheese the last 5 min of baking. I also put a layer of frozen peppers/onions under the chicken and used 4 chicken breasts instead of 2. The chicken was so tender! You could easily make this with chicken gravy instead of the soup/sour cream or you could use the original recipe and add some chili powder and top with salsa for Mexican flavor. I will definitely be making this again!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.66 star rating.

To Die For Blueberry Muffins

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2008
This recipe is exactly what I wanted! Soft and tender muffins that weren't dry or crumbly with a nice crunchy and flavorful topping. I've made homemade muffins in the past with no luck (I've always preferred the result of the box mixes) and these were just so easy and the whole family loved them. I used frozen raspberries instead of blueberries and they were wonderful. I think these would make good apple muffins too (I'd just chop the apple finely and sautee in butter for a min. to soften). This recipe deserves 5 stars. Thanks!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.

Basic Crepes

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2008
Super easy to make and tasted just how I remember a crepe should taste. I had been craving them so I halved the recipe and made it for myself for breakfast one morning. I filled my crepes with some defrosted frozen raspberries and fresh sliced bananna. I topped them with some light whipped cream. They were SO good!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.76 star rating.

Sweet Potato Casserole I

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2007
I have a traditional sweet potato recipe that my family has used for years (it is posted on here, Sweet Potato Cashew Bake) and it was really hard for me to try something new but I really wanted something quick and easy because I was so busy this holiday season. This was it. It came out so good! I doubled the recipe for a large crowd and it came out PERFECT! Eventhough I doubled the recipe, I only used 1 cup of sugar and one recipe for the topping. I baked it in a 13x9 pan for about 50 min. I had made it the night before, so I let it sit on the counter for about half an hour before baking and I put the topping on right before baking so it wouldn't get soggy. The topping tasted like candy coated pecans. YUM!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.

Creamy Rice Pudding

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2007
I'm not a fan of rice pudding but I took this to a Christmas dinner potluck (by request) and everybody loved it and wanted more!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.

Beth's Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2007
VERY good recipe! My first attempt at making a different oatmeal raisin cookie was a failure, but these were very good. They came out nice and chewy and had the perfect amount of raisins in them. I might add just a bit less clove next time but I really did like the spiciness that it gives the cookie along with the cinnamon. I made these as a part of my holiday baking line-up and I made things even easier by mixing all of the dry ingredients (besides the sugars) together in a large zip top bag a couple days in advance. When I went to make the cookies all I had to do was cream the butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla then stir in the dry mix and bake. Thank's for the recipe!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.71 star rating.

French Onion Soup Gratinee

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2007
A good recipe worth trying if you are willing to put in the effort. I felt like the work that went into it far exceeded the end results (not to mention that my house smelled like onions for a couple days). It wasn't the thick, rich soup that I'm used to getting (Outback steakhouse has really good french onion!) I think I'll save this soup for eating out and just enjoy it then.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.18 star rating.

Hash Brown Egg Bake

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2007
We really liked this recipe overall. It was easier than a lot of the breakfast casserole recipes that I've made in the past. We have a small family and were having this for a Sunday breakfast so I only made half of the recipe and baked it in an 8x8 casserole for about 40 min. In the future, I might try adding maybe an extra egg and some sour cream or cottage cheese for extra moisture and maybe some minced onion.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.26 star rating.

Awesome Broccoli-Cheese Casserole

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2007
Had a good flavor - I enjoyed it but my 5 year old who loves broccoli wouldn't touch it. A bit of a strange texture though - not sure if I'll make again.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.72 star rating.

Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2007
Just wasn't my favorite recipe. It was a lot of work (prepping the spices, rubbing the chicken, stuffing with onion and then ultimately carving) and it just wasn't nearly as good as the rotisserie chicken you can get at the market. The meat had a good flavor, but it wasn't falling off the bone.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.

Warm Crab Parmesan Dip

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2007
Really a very tasty recipe - if I could have given it 4.5, I would have. I followed the suggestions of others and I cut the mayo and sour cream down by half. I only added 1 cup of parmesean cheese and sprinkled some on top before baking along with some paprika (it made a really pretty golden crust!) Other additions: I added one tsp of lemon juice (it is always good with seafood), about a tsp of salt, and just a dash of cayenne for kick. IT WAS SO GOOD! One thing I might do in the future would be to use some fresh lump crab meat instead of the canned.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.83 star rating.

Clone of a Cinnabon

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2007
This is an awesome recipe. The dough was really easy to work with - probably the easiest dough I've ever rolled out. I took the advice on baking from other reviewers and baked at 350 for about 22 min and they were PERFECT. The ONLY thing I would mention is if you don't like cream cheese, the icing has a distinct cream cheese flavor. I might try a different icing next time or just cut down on the cream cheese and use more butter or maybe a non-flavored shortining like Crisco. Edit: Here's the perfect icing: 7 Tbs Butter (softened) 2 oz Cream Cheese (softened) 1.5 C powdered sugar 1/2 tsp Vanilla 1/4 tsp salt Whip until smooth and fluffy.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.61 star rating.

Easy Sausage Strata

Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2007
Awesome recipe! My mother-in-law has been making something like this for years and I've always tried to duplicate it but never been successful. This recipe was it! I only had 1/2 lb of sausage so I also added some bacon as well and that was really good! I baked it in a 13x9 casserole (make sure you grease it really well) covered with foil for half of the baking time to keep it moist. Also, I didn't have time the night before to put it together so I just let it sit on the counter for about 15 min. It worked perfect!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.83 star rating.

Zesty French Dressing

Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2007
I LOVE French and Catalina dressing so I consider myself somewhat of an expert on them....This dressing is up there at the top of the top. It was SO good and really easy to make! I was making a "homestyle" dinner of home-made mac n cheese and bread and blueberry pie and I thought a home-made salad dressing would be a nice touch. I already had my food processor out so it was just a matter of throwing in the ingredients (all of which I did have on hand) and whipping it up! I halved the recipe and it was just enough for my family. Next time I'll double it to keep more on hand! NOTE: I tried to double this recipe and it made WAY too much and just didn't taste right. Just make a single batch at a time!
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