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My boyfriend and I made this today for dinner. We followed the recipe as it went. I should've followed other advice - use less pasta, etc. After we finished, we thought it was bland and definitely needed something. We added a little cup of garlic sauce from Papa John's, many shakes of Frank's Red Hot Sauce, and more feta (we used about a full cup of feta). Then it was much better. We're definitely going to make this again, but with our revisions.

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Penne with Spicy Vodka Tomato Cream Sauce

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2010

As someone who was raised on bottled pasta sauce, I have to say - I am not going back! This sauce was incredible. When I first tried a spoonful of it, I was hooked. My only issue with it is that it's very soupy and not very saucy. Next time I will add cornstarch to thicken it up. Definitely will make it again.

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Challah I

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2009

This bread is very delicious and easy to make. This is my first time making bread and the directions were easy to follow even though I'm sure I didn't do everything exactly. I gave it a four because of the directions for the bread: I would suggest covering the challah for the last 20 minutes to minimize browning, and to take the challah out about 5 minutes early. I also let the unmolded dough rise for an extra hour (2.5 hours total). Also, grease the baking sheet very generously - I couldn't get it off even though I had greased it. Wonderful tasty bread!

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Best Ever Popcorn Balls

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

I made this with my kids. It was really easy to make and they loved them, especially knowing the marshmallow was in it. One quick note: measuring out 5 quarts of popcorn is kind of difficult. Definitely use three regular size bags of popcorn or you'll have too much sauce keeping them together...and instead of being lightly sweet, it's over powering and gets a cheesy taste.

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Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2009

Everyone else liked them, but I thought they were just "ok." The peanut flavor was lost.

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Pumpkin Cookies V

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2009

Every Friday I volunteer with a group of kids, and we cook and bake. This recipe, although delicious and the kids absolutely LOVED them, is not kid-friendly to make. Creaming that first part of the batter is a bit difficult and we still had gobs of shortening not fully mixed in, but they still turned out very well, and once the flour was in, everything was fine. The icing was a little strong for my taste, but not bad. I would definitely make these again with the same batter, but with a different icing. (When you make these cookies, realize that it's for 18 people, not just 18 cookies. We made around 50 cookies.)

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Curried Chicken Tea Sandwiches

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009

I was really excited to make this recipe because I love everything curry, but I was really disappointed at how it turned out. I spent $26 on the items because I didn't have any of them, then I made the dish and it was bland. Extremely bland. The only thing I could taste were the cranberries. And because I don't throw anything away, I saved the left overs (this recipe makes a lot of mix) until the next day. Sometimes foods are better after sitting for a while...I took it out of the fridge and tried some but found out that it had already spoiled. In 1 day! Pretty much $26 gone.

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Cowboy Mashed Potatoes

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

I think the idea behind this recipe is better than the actual recipe. The title is much more fancy than what it delivers. I didn't taste any spice...it was pretty much like mashed potatoes with corn and cheese in it. I would say, try this recipe, but be ready to doctor it up.

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