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Fudge-Nut Oatmeal Bars

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2012

VERY rich and fudgy! I don't know how anyone would manage to fit all the ingredients into a 13x9 pan, let alone eat one of the resulting bars - it would be overwhelming! In the pan required in the recipe, these are perfect. I didn't change anything except not adding the nuts, since we don't really care for them. Very good recipe!

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Cranberry Orange Bread

Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2011

Excellent bread! The orange flavor was nice, and I like the fact that it uses less fat than the other recipes. The one thing I did change was to use half the nuts called for and that was just plenty. For us, a full cup would have been too much. I'll be saving this recipe!

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Texas Sheet Cake V

Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2011

This cake is unreal, SO good! It's moist and chocolatey, just what I wanted. I don't have anything super helpful to add. I do think it's a good idea to have all of the ingredients for both the cake and the frosting set out because once you get started it goes fairly quickly. Pour the hot frosting on the hot cake as soon as it comes out of the oven - it sets up pretty quickly. Most of all, enjoy!

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Dutch Potatoes

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2011

This was delicious, I was so surprised! I followed it pretty much exactly, with the exception of adding black pepper and completely forgetting the chives at the end! If you slice your carrots thin enough, they should cook in the same amount of time as the cubed potatoes. Don't skimp on browning the onions, they add a ton of flavor to the finished dish. It doesn't need bacon, cheese, french fried onions, etc. etc. It's wonderful in its simplicity!

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Garlic Baked Potato

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2011

Really enjoyed these potatoes!! I made only two minor changes. 1. Cooked on a foil lined baking sheet. 2. Used my Misto to spray olive oil on the potatoes rather than using the baggie. I usually 'bake' my potatoes in the microwave. These were a million times better!

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Onion Soup Mix

Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2011

This worked out perfectly for a meatloaf recipe I wanted to try. I almost never have the packets in the house but always have these ingredients. I'll definitely use this again in the future, thanks for sharing.

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Greek Pasta Salad

Reviewed: May 8, 2011

This was great! The dressing was fantastic - just what I was looking for. I made it exactly as directed, except I accidentally doubled the lemon juice. It was good like that so I'll keep making it that way! I mixed up extra of the dressing and marinated chicken breasts to grill, along with some asparagus. I can see making just the dressing to use for a marinade again! Great recipe, thanks!

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Meatball Nirvana

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2011

These were good, and easy to make. I've always baked my meatballs, I just really like the texture much better than fried, and cooking them raw in the sauce grosses me out. I followed this recipe exactly, with the minor exception of using 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes instead of 3/4. The 1/2 just looked like plenty. I like the texture of the meatballs made without egg - they're not as mushy as the egg ones can tend to be. The only real problem I had was with the 'tangy' ingredients - the worcestershire and the Franks. I didn't think they combined well with the other flavors, and it was even more noticeable when the meatballs were added to red sauce. That's really the only change I would make. It doesn't need an egg, they won't fall to pieces without it. All in all, a good recipe and one I will probably use again, with the minor changes above. Thanks a lot for sharing, it's much appreciated!

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Fabulous Wet Burritos

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2011

Really, really did not like these. I followed the recipe pretty much exactly. The burritos were good, the sauce just was not our thing at ALL. It really does remind me of the sauce from canned ravioli. I'm kind of sad, I've been wanting to try these for a while. I'm not sure what would make these more to our taste, more than likely will not even try.

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Confetti Turkey Loaf

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2011

I made this exactly as the recipe states - the only change I made was to top it with barbecue sauce, because I'm out of chili sauce. I liked the vegetables in it, I'll definitely do that again. I would probably add a bit more salt, but other than that it's a good recipe. Thanks for sharing!

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Easy, Boneless Hot Wings

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2011

Like the recipe says, great for a dorm! Butter & hot sauce is the traditional way to make wings (Red Hot, of course!) so have to give props for that too!

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Cranberry Sauce

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2010

Very good! I've never made cranberry sauce with OJ before, I really liked it! Unlike others, I DO like canned cranberry sauce and this isn't a sub for it, any more than baked homemade mac and cheese is a sub for the blue box. It's a completely different thing! I used fresh orange juice, and zested the orange into the mixture as well. I also added a sprinkle of cinnamon. I would be very cautious about changing/lessening the amount of sugar here, if you're going to do that do it well enough in advance to be able to add more if needed. I used the full amount of sugar and mine was very tart. Just a great recipe, and one we'll make again!

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The Best Ever Chicken Nuggets

Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2010

These were very, very good. I changed the servings to 2 and followed the recipe exactly, save for using one extra egg. I didn't find this too salty at all - the amount of flour really requires that you use this much salt in order to be able to taste it. Just a great recipe, thanks for sharing. If it weren't for the deep frying part, I'd make this all the time!!

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Skillet Apple Brownie

Reviewed: May 9, 2010

This was delicious!! The only change I made was to leave out the cloves, NOT a fan. I never would have thought of making something like this, and especially not in my cast iron skillet! I love how the outside cooks from the butter / hot skillet. The only thing I might change next time would be to add a touch more salt. I used unsalted butter (I do in all my baking) and I think 1/4 tsp wasn't quite enough salt. Great recipe!

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Syracuse Salt Potatoes

Reviewed: May 9, 2010

These are a classic!! There's no way they'll be too salty if you do it right. The salt goes in the water, and most of it is poured off when the potatoes are drained. DO NOT add the salt directly to the potatoes, it goes in the cooking water. They're not going to be anything fancy, so adjust your expectations there. They're potatoes cooked in salt water, it's not going to be a gourmet dish. Just good, simple food that's immensely popular in this area!

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Sunday Afternoon Slow-Cooked Spare Ribs

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2010

This came out good! I had some spareribs and NO clue how to cook them, so here comes AR ;) The combination of ingredients (and the fact that it's unrated) worried me a little, but I went with it and I'm very pleasantly surprised! I generally don't like nutmeg in savory dishes, but after the long cooking time, you can't pick it out amongst the other ingredients - everything blends nicely so that you can't pick out any one flavor. Very good recipe, thanks!

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Premium Pizza Crust

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2009

Any recipe that can withstand the torture I dealt this one and still turn out good deserves more than five stars. It was all going well until I covered the dough that I'd half shaped with waxed paper to rest. (Don't do that) The waxed paper stuck, taking half the dough with it, and all attempts to reshape it failed. Good thing it makes two pizzas, right? Wrong. I shaped the second one, then got cocky and tried to move it to the pizza stone without letting it rest. Yeah, don't do that either. Big holes once again. I managed to get one pizza shaped and on the pizza stone somehow, in spite of my obvious incompetence. Long story less long, this makes a great, chewy crust that is as close to pizzeria pizza crust as I've been able to create at home - definitely doesn't have that 'homemade' pizza taste to it. I hope to make it again once I've gotten over this experience. Thanks for the recipe!

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Doggy Meatloaf with Vegetables

Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2009

This is a great recipe, has all of my dog's favorite things in it!! Thanks for sharing.

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Thousand Island Dressing III

Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2009

This is fantastic! I left out the green pepper because I didn't have any, but this came out really good. I'll never buy thousand island dressing again!

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Ham Salad Spread

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2008

This was my first attempt at making ham salad, and it came out great! I never would have thought to add a hard boiled egg, but it works! I did the whole thing in my food processor, and it couldn't have been easier.

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