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Shockingly good. Instead of angel hair pasta, I used rice vermicelli, and I omitted the shrimp and peanuts (made up for these by using crunchy peanut butter). Otherwise, made the recipe exactly as listed. Great way to get some veggies!

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Lentil and Buckwheat Salad

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

This is good and I'll make it again, mostly for its vitamin and vegetarian benefits. It's not terribly flavorful, but it might get better in the fridge overnight. The only substitution I made was using dried marjoram instead of fresh.

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Daddy's Fried Corn and Onions

Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2009

This was surprisingly tasty considering its simplicity. I made this to go with pot roast and substituted some beef drippings for the butter. I also used frozen corn and a plain old yellow onion. Which I guess means I used this recipe more as a guideline, but it was still shockingly delicious.

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Carrots in Dill Butter

Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2009

Easy to make. I followed the directions exactly except I cooked until the carrots were done instead of for any set time.

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Baked Chicken and Zucchini

Reviewed: May 18, 2009

This was surprisingly hearty considering all of the vegetables. The flavor wasn't much (I sprinkled on some dill and more salt than usual), but my husband and I were very pleasantly satisfied after dinner. Must have been soul food or something - this was everything a meal ought to be.

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Autumn Pot Roast II

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2009

I followed this recipe almost exactly and it was tasty. The allspice, rum, and horseradish gave it a unique deliciousness. I normally make pot roast in my crock pot, so this was the first time I had made beef gravy from the drippings. I thickened it with corn starch and cream. The bay and allspice flavors were very pleasant. I considered using a half cup of bay leaves like the recipe suggested, but that would have tapped me out, so I just used 3 leaves instead.

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Fettuccine with Brussels Sprouts

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2008

Tasty. I burned the walnuts, but this was still good, and I'm sure pretty nutritious. I thought this would be bland but it was not. The red onion gave a nice perk.

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Cream of Broccoli Soup V

Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2008

I was really pleased with how this turned out. I chopped and simmered the broccoli in chicken stock, and after sauteing a red onion in butter and mixing in the flour, milk, and cream, I just dumped the whole boiling mess of broccoli and stock into the soup pot. I used a swiss/cheddar mixture because that's what I happened to have. Omitting the celery was a mistake - it would have subtly improved the flavor.

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Winter Root Vegetables

Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2008

This recipe is very tasty, but I'm giving it the fifth star because it's very forgiving. I made this the first couple of times only omitting the parsnips (they taste like carrots anyways, imo) and it was a big hit. I made this a few nights ago and instead of the turnips and parsnips, I added a raw carnival squash instead, cut into chunks. Still tasty!

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Garden Pasta Salad

Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2008

I hate to give this recipe a 1, but I feel betrayed by the Allrecipes rating system. This is a disaster if you actually follow the recipe. WAY too much dressing. I should have read the other reviews. A good use of summer vegetables otherwise.

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Italian Dressing Mix

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2008

Not bad. I used garlic powder instead of garlic salt and celery seed instead of celery salt. The white vinegar smells very zesty but it tastes fine. I might use a different vinegar next time and maybe olive oil instead of canola.

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Swiss Chard with Garbanzo Beans and Fresh Tomatoes

Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2008

This is my new favorite chard recipe. It's fast, easy, and healthy. I used a young leek instead of green onions and minced garlic instead of a shallot, but otherwise followed the recipe. It was a lot more flavorful than I had anticipated.

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Sesame Green Beans

Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2008

Tasty and easy. I used sesame oil (probably a little too much) and veggie stock instead of olive oil and chicken stock, and it was tasty yummy. I took the advice of some other reviewers and did not add any garlic. I'm sure garlic would have been good in this recipe, but it would have turned out very differently.

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Vietnamese Beef And Lettuce Curry

Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2008

Definitely not Vietamese, but pretty good anways, and a good use of a pound of meat and a head of lettuce. I used curry powder instead of cumin, as suggested by other reviewers. I almost omitted the lemon, and I'm glad I didn't. Fish sauce's flavor needs to be covered up by any combination of foods available in my opinion, and the fish sauce mixture turned out to be surprisingly tangy, sweet, and complex.

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Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing

Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2008

Sweet, tasty, and *easy*. I used olive oil instead of vegetable oil, but otherwise followed the recipe.

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Mexican Bean Salad

Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2008

I didn't think anything so easy could taste so good. Next morning, I warmed this slightly and used it as a chunky salsa topping on breakfast burritos. Yum!

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Bean and Kale Ragu

Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2007

Yummy and easy. Will definitely make again the next time I have kale. There are so few recipes that use kale but not pork. This recipe has a pleasant heat and really calls out for bread.

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Quick Asian Beef Noodle Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2007

This was quick and easy. Tasty for the effort involved. Not as much fluid as I had expected, but more would have probably been too many servings.

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Pumpkin Cheese Pie

Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2007

This is good! Not quite pumpkin pie, not quite cheesecake. The flavor of pumpkin pie mixed with creamy goodness. I used a premade pie crust and some real pumpkin I had prepared about a week and a half ago and needed to get rid of. I also used generous amounts of apple pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cloves) and some ginger.

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Beef-Stuffed Squash

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2007

I found myself with an acorn squash, no recipes, and no sweet tooth. This made a delicious, filling dinner and I will make it again the next time I find myself with an extra acorn squash.

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