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Pineapple Layer Cake

Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2011

I have never made this kind of cake before but someone requested it so I thought I'd give it a try. I made the first cake with the yellow cake and it was ok. I made the second cake with a lemon mix and I thought it was much better. Seemed more light and refreshing. When I first made the icing, I wasn't sure about it as the pudding gave it a gritty taste. I added a couple of tablespoons of pineapple juice and it made it less gritty. My husband thought it was really good and he normally doesn't like fruity cakes. I would make this again but might tweak it more to my preferences.

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Shrimp Etouffee II

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2010

Really good and quick and easy to make. I only made a couple of substitutions. I used a combo of red and yellow pepper as we don't like green. I also used cajun seasoning instead of hot pepper sauce. I plan to freeze mine in a large muffin pan, then pop out the frozen etouffee "muffins" for quick fast meals.

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Apple Strudel Muffins

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2010

I made the recipe just as stated (almost, I used half plain and half whole wheat four) and I think it was about 3.5-4 star. I thought the topping was great and wouldn't change a thing. I used red delicious apples as that is what I had on hand but think I would use a more tart apple next time as I could barely taste the apple. Very good though and only minimal tweaking needed for personal taste.

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Marinated Baked Pork Chops

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2010

I thought this was just ok. The pork chops were tender but the flavour wasn't very strong. Might play aroud with the recipe a bit next time I make it.

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Chocolate Date Cake I

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2010

Be careful not to overbake as it will come out a bit dry. I overfilled my tin and it took quite a while to bake and the edges came out dry which made it hard to slice nicely. My husband loves date loaf and chocolate so I thought I'd combine the two for him. He liked it but said the chocolate overpowered the dates and he couldn't taste them which he thought was a waste of dates. Would I bake this again? Yes, probably. Also, this cake is much better the next day.

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Asparagus Quiche

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2010

I really liked this recipe and will make it again. I make a couple of wee changes though. I'm not a huge fan of swiss cheese so I reduced the amount. Also, I didn't add nutmeg but added chili powder instead but on enough to add a slight bite.I've never made quich before and made this for Boxing Day and it was a hit. Especially nice after having a huge Christmas dinner the day before.

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Cheesy Quiche Crust

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2010

I made this for Boxing Day this year and it was really nice. I used Trex instead of butter (It's like shortening) because I thought it might make the crust a bit more flakey.

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Simple Mac and Cheese

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2010

This was ok in a pnch. I think it could be adjusted some and improved on. I will probably make it again but would make some adjustments.

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Chocolate Peanut Cookies

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2009

Yummy! Way addicting though.

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Lemon Snowballs

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2009

Pretty good. Mind were a bit softer than I would have liked but others really liked them. I double dipped mine in powdered sugar to get the look I was wanting. I would probably make this again, especially in summer as it is a "refreshing" type cookie.

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread I

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2009

No quite what I expected. Mine seemed quite dense and heavy. I would play around with it again to see if I can get it a bit lighter in texture.

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Pecan Tarts

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2009

I definately should have made more dough or decreased the mix because I had quite a bit leftover. I alsp left off the cherries. I would make this recipe again.

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Gaye's Microwave Fudge

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2009

This was quick and easy. I had some difficulty getting my powdered sugar to mix in before everything started to harden. Some of the problem may have been because my kitchen was really cold, dunno for sure. Anyway, there were a few pieces that had little chunks of powdered sugar so I just discarded them. Might try this again.

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Big Batch Kris Kringle Cookies

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2009

Oh my gosh, these are fabo! Everyone that I made these for has remarked on how good they were. I did a lot of "taste testing" as I made them and yes, they were wonderful...lol!

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Pumpkin Cake III

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2009

Very delicious. I'm serving this for boxing day lunch with a chocolate glaze. I made mine into mini bundt cakes. I have to import my pumpkin puree to the UK but it's worth it!

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Crawfish Etoufee

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2009

This was pretty darn good. I ended up not using all the flour, only about 3-4 tablespoons which was more than enough to thicken it up. I had some cajun seasoning on hand and sprinkled some of that on it and then served it over brown rice. Also, I didn't have tomato paste on hand and I don't thin it detacted from the taste. I also substituted red peppers for the green. DH kept saying how good it was!

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Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies II

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2009

Love these! I made these twice in just as many days. I used maraschino cherries and also multi-coloured glace cherries. The maraschino's were the best. I also covered the cherry with chocolate as well as just putting chocolate stripes on some. I think leaving the cherry uncovered makes the most attractive cookie. I also did some with a combo of white choco and dark choco accents. These are def one of my new fav cookies! One little note, initially I thought the 9 servings meant I would only get about 9 or so cookies but I anaged to get 3-4 dozen out of the recipe. So not sure exactly what's considered a serving size with this cookie.

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Quiche Lorraine I

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2009

I thought this was quite good and easy to make as this was my fist attempt at making quiche. I made mine into individual quiches and plan to use them for boxing day lunch but I wanted to do a test run prior. I want to add some veggies and such but then it won't be quiche lorraine...lol.

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Thick Cut-Outs

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2009

I thought this was petty good. I wasn't paying attention and grabbed the baking soda instead of powder and didn't realize until I had added it. I decided to go ahead and add the powder as well. My first couple of patches puffed up a lot but in later batches, I olled the dough thinner and baked them slightly longer and that seemed to fix my mistake. I will need to make this again the correct way to seem if it comes up to a 5 star. I put it as a 4 star because the taste wasn't 100% what I was looking for.

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Tanya's Snickerdoodles

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2009

Believe it or not, I've never had snickerdoodles before! I think these may be my favourite cookie! I wasn't sure how they would turn out since I'm in the UK, however, someone told me to use strong flour and not just plain and this may have been the key to how great my cookies turned out. These looked gorgeous when they came out of the oven. I plan to use these in my christmas cookie baskets. Yum!

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