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Indian Cauliflower

Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2010

My cauliflower needed a further 5 minutes 'help' in the microwave to ensure that it was cooked to al dente. I agree that it does look pretty, but the sauce seemed rather 'flat'

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My loaf turned out very very heavy, but I think this is probably my error, as so many others have made great loaves. Re-reading the recipe, I believe I may have beaten the mixture too much - I did quite a bit more than 'stir enough just to moisten'.

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Lemongrass Coconut Rice

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2010

Great recipe - worked really well. I do wish that people would stop rating a recipe badly, when they haven't actually followed the instructions, or even used the ingredients as recommended

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Sara's Pumpkin Pie

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2010

Yummy! This smelt absolutely wonderful cooking. Unfortunately we were too stuffed to eat this for dessert yesterday, but it made a fantastic breakfast with coffee, and great elevensies snacks and I'm looking forward to another piece before bed!

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Great Pumpkin Cookies

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2010

This afternoon I made 20 cookies, this evening I have to make 20 cookies. From the initial sneer when the children arrived home from school, it didn't take long for them and their friends to demolish the plate! I used chopped brazil nuts in place of the walnuts, and forgot the raisins! I think I will try dried cranberries in place of raisins in this evenings batch. Great cookies - perhaps somebody will decorate them too!

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Bean 'N' Beef Quesadillas

Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2010

Yummo! Voted a definite yes by the visiting multitudes of children, aged 9-13. Tripled the recipe and very little washing up needed!

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Lunch Box Hot Hot Dogs

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2010

I thought this was a good idea, but our sausages had gone a bit soggy by lunchtime. Thank you so much Purple Hippie for your tip of cooking the sausages, wrapping them in foil and then adding to a warmed, but waterless thermos. Perfect!

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Minced Beef with Black-Eyed Beans

Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2010

Very tasty, but a bit too greasy for my taste. I would advocate caution in adding the first 1\4 cup of water. My oil was too hot and we had a very exciting few minutes of hot spitting fat! We will definitely make this again, but would probably only use 1 or 2 tablespoons of oil. Even using lean beef mince a lot of extra oil is generated. We served this with rice, stir fried swiss chard (with garlic and soy sauce) and the Easy Chickpea Curry on site. Great supper - thank you!

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Easy Chickpea Curry

Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2010

Absolutely delicious. I didn't add any sour cream, as I didn't have any, but it tasted wonderful without it. Even my pulse-hating 13 year old son came back for second helpings!

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Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2010

Oh my goodness! I have just made this as an emergency lunch pudding. My daughter has had to be prised away from the saucepan! Absolutely fab - thank you!

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Quick Mix Spritz

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2010

These are yummy. I made them with all butter, minus the almond extract (allergies). I also added red food colouring and made them into little heart cookies for the school Valentine's cake fair tomorrow. If they disappear as quickly as the tray I made for home testing, they will be a complete success!

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Fluffy Haddock and Potato Pie

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2010

Yum - comfort food at its best. I substituted some salmon fillets for half the haddock, and some prawns - clearing the freezer nicely! We also popped in a handful of sweetcorn and swapped the Emmental for Cheddar, as the fridge dictates. All gobbled up from youngest to eldest, with extra children.

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Best Bread Machine Bread

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2010

Oh my goodness! After a break of a couple of years and two disasters this morning, I discovered this recipe. I'm never going back! Delicious bread. I added an extra 1/ tsp of salt and used olive oil instead of vegetable (as I'd used it up on the other disasters)!

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Old-Fashioned Pink Lemonade

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2010

Great recipe - just right for an Alice in Wonderland tea party! I will try bottled lemon juice next time - to have to use 10 cold lemons in England in December to get 2 cups worth is just too much!

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Apple Betty

Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

I made the crumb topping in my food processor, but found there was too much butter, so it amalgamated into a kind of gloop! I added another 1/2 cup of flour and gave it another burst - fab crumbs! The topping ended up rather too crunchy, but I guess this is due to my extra flour. Next time I will just reduce the butter in the first place. The taste is great - I used English Bramley apples and didn't need any extra sugar.

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No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

Hmmm, interesting! Lovely taste, maybe they need an overnight session in the fridge to really firm them up. Thank you - will experiment a bit more!

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Cheesy Bacon Muffins

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2008

Great flavour (I followed Isis's idea of reducing the sugar, swapping cayenne for paprika and increasing the cheese). Baked in 24 mini-muffin cases for 15 mins, but with several mid-tin casualties! The unburnt ones around the edges were lovely - and scoffed in minutes with vegetable soup.

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A to Z Everything-but-the-Kitchen-Sink Chocolate Chip Cookies

Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2008

We made 1/2 quantity for my daughter to take to school. Unfortunately as there are several nut allergies, we were slightly restricted in our ingredient choice. However, we used Fruit & Fibre cereal (minus the nuts) and Golden Nuggets cereal, in place of the nuts and cornflakes. Not sure how many we will have left to take to school tomorrow! Yummy!

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Gypsy Tart

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2005

Fantastic! This was an English school lunch dessert in the 1970's. A winner every time and a very true representation of a wonderful childhood memory. Don't worry that it seems very 'wobbly' at the end of the cooking time - it will set. However, it is at its very best if it oozes a little when cut!

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Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2003

Lovely! I made this with chocolate bread. Adults ate it hot and children cold with vanilla ice-cream. To prove how well it went down with 3 very fussy small children (two 6 year-olds and one two year-old) they fought over the leftovers!

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