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Mom's Cucumbers

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2012

I added a half a cup of sour cream to these and left out the celery seed....definitely a winner! :)

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Fantastic! I will never buy Taco Season in the packet ever again! I used this in an buffalo chicken enchilada recipe I found online that required a tomato based sauce with taco seasoning in it and it was amazing! Went over big with the fam...can't wait to try it with tacos! :) Definitely a winner!

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Italian Breaded Pork Chops

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2012

This is a wonderful recipe....I added some crushed red pepper for some zing. I don't know about anyone else, but I'd start with half of this recipe. I breaded 6 fairly thick and large boneless pork chops and threw quite a bit away. Food is way too expensive to waste and I prefer my Parmesan to taste fresh, not stale. It's easy enough to make more should you need it. :)

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Mango Blueberry Muffins With Coconut Streusel

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2011

These were very good! :) They would really be nice fo serve with brunch. I used frozen blueberries in the recipe rather than fresh because I had some that I wanted to use up and the recipe came out just fine. I will definitely make these again!

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Sundried Tomato Tapenade

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2010

This is a new favorite of mine....I love the way all the flavors meld together! The only change I personally made is I switched the feta cheese to a Parmesano Reggiano. No one in my family is a fan of feta. It gives it an interesting nuttiness. Don't use the canned stuff for this, buy a wedge at the store and grate the amount you need. I love that I can make just enough for my husband and I....definitely a keeper!

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Panna Cotta

Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2010

This was great! I served it with a raspberry sauce and everyone enjoyed it! I will be making it again!

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English Muffins

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2009

These are amazing! I wasn't sure they were going to come out correctly at first, but once I got them cut out and they went through the second rise, they looked great! I baked them in a size 10 black iron frying pan and they look as good as Thomas's. I scaled the recipe down to 6 servings and for about 40 cent we have 6 gorgeous muffins for the morning which beats paying 3 dollars for a package. I will be making these again! :)

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Jalapeno Chicken II

Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2009

My family LOVED this! The bacon keeps the chicken moist on the grill. The chicken is a delightful mix of hot and mild. The cream in the center cools the heat. I served it with a basil noodle dish, watermelon and some Blue Moon beer (everyone was over 21! :p) I used Niman Ranch uncured bacon to roll the chicken up in that I purchased at Whole Food. Loved the taste....this is a keeper!

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Cheesy Quiche Crust

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

This was an amazing crust. The secret to it is the butter. I used a shredded parmesan cheese to add to the crust and it was simply amazing! I agree with Zedar....there isn't enough crust. I used Pampered Chef deep dish pans and it was really close. If you're expecting to made a beautiful fluted shell, it's not going to happen the way the recipe is presently. I will add 1/4 cup more flour, 2 more tablespoon of butter and enough water for it to get it to a ball stage. The taste and flakiness complimented the spinach quiche and ham quiche that I made this evening for dinner. Both crust turned golden brown, and I didn't prebake the crust. I will use this recipe again as I experiment with some different quiche recipes that I am trying out on my family. Thanks for sharing Joanna! :)

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Brunch Potato Casserole

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2009

This was wonderful! It's not low cal, but it tasted wonderful with some strip steaks I made for dinner tonight and was a perfect accompaniment! I actually added some swiss cheese to my mixture to pump up the taste a little. Next time I make it, I am going to experiment a bit more with some other cheeses as I often have leftovers in the packets that you buy. I baked it in one of my ceramic dishes and it got a beautiful dark crusting on it that my family loves. Thanks for sharing with allrecipes.com!

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Emily's Famous Hash Browns

Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2008

These were great! Tyler Florence has a similar recipe, but I wasn't quite as crazy about his because he used just the egg white rather than the whole egg. Not being too crazy about egg in the first place, all I found was egg white in those. These however didn't do that. I love how crisp they got and I was thinking about a few variations that I might try at another time for them. One of the things I like to do is to put swiss cheese in the last few minutes of cooking....it tastes great! The secret is to making great hash browns squeeze the excess water out of the potatoes and that russets make the very best hash browns. Thanks for the recipes, these were great!

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Honey Fried Chicken

Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2008

While reading the other recipe reviews, I decided that I would try something a little different. I mixed the honey with two beaten eggs and then rolled the chicken in the flour mixture, then again in the egg and flour once again and then allowing it to sit on a cooling rack until I got all chicken covered. I put the chicken in skin side down in the hot oil and lowered the heat, cooking until the poultry reached about 170 degrees. When I took the chicken out, I allowed it to cool some. Everyone in the house raved about the taste. You will need to watch this dish as the sugars in the honey will get dark easier, but I never experienced any burn on the chicken. This was really great and I certainly will make again! Thanks!

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Hot German Potato Salad III

Reviewed: May 11, 2008

I had a recipe from a German friend of mine that I had lost and this one was fairly close to hers. In addition to the ingredients the poster listed, I added about 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar and 1 tablespoon of parsley which made it darn close to the one I lost. I used 9 red potatoes as they tend to be around the same sizes and boiled them whole with the skins on. No need to peel them...just slice when cooked, make the bacon and sauce and it's all good! Thanks for sharing :)

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Spicy Shrimp Skewers

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2008

These were very good. We had them for our Good Friday dinner and I bought large wild pink shrimp at Wegmans that were very easy to peel (they were pre-deveined) and I marinated them for several hours. I put them on bamboo skewers that I had soaked for several hours in water. My husband grilled them until they were done and I served them with pineapple coleslaw. The only thing missing was some sort of light sauce. They were flavorful but I missed having a sauce to dip the shrimp into. I will certainly make again!

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Crunchy Honey Wheat Bread

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2008

This didn't have quite the taste that I was expecting but it made a fine product and baked well in the breadmaker :)

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Ham and Swiss Casserole

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2008

This was rather tasty and a good way to use up some noodles I had not to mention a very thrifty dish to make. I used some julienned ham strips that I purchased at Aldi to prepare the dish with, but a it could really be a budget dish by using ham leftovers. I added a little nutmeg for flavor...it was a nice touch. It's the perfect dish for a cold, winter evening, not to mention quick and easy.

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Lemon Square Bars

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2008

While visiting my friend up north, she had some lemons that a friend sent her at Christmas and wanted to make lemon bars with them. She had been looking for a recipe from Wolfgang Puck for *his* lemon bars and couldn't find it. I suggested looking at allrecipes.com where we found this one. My friend had her heart set on this other one that she had once before, but I talked her into this one. Not being a lemon bar dessert fan myself as I like lemon in iced tea and that is about it, well I must say it changed my mind about these. They were light, delicate and very flavorful! My friend remarked that after having this recipe, she would not be using the intense Wolfgang Puck one again! Thanks for sharing! :)

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Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2008

This came out tender and juicy without all the trouble of dragging out the rotisserie. The spices are just about right. In reading some of the other reviews, while I wasn't surprised that some cooks cut the salt, I have to say that the only place I even tasted it was the pan juices and even then I wouldn't say that it was overly salty. The only change I made was to cover the chicken for a little while because for whatever reason the chicken began to dry out a little too much. I haven't really figured that out because I was using an larger chicken...but it could have just been my oven, who knows. The next time that I make it I think I will try the roasting bag method another poster mentioned just because of my oven. Overall though, the family was quite pleased with the taste....there is none left! It was tasty...thanks for posting :) Update: I just made this on the gas grill rotisserie for July 4th and it came out amazing! My family just raved! We had 4 meat selections and the only thing I have left is hamburgers...the chicken and pork tenderloin were the first to go. From here on out, I will be marinating it and then putting it on the spit.

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Fried Cornmeal Mush

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2007

My local market used to sell cornmeal mush in the refrigerator case and I guess due to east coasters really not knowing what it was, they discontinued it. My hubby and I had it at a Bob Evans when we traveled to a wedding in Chicago and loved it. Naturally, I was pretty excited when I saw it in the market knowing how much he loved it. So I searched for a recipe that would work and was pretty much unsuccessful until I found this one! This one is *perfect*! I changed nothing at all. The only thing I would do different now is double the ingredients so that I will have a loaf sized slice. I have a large loaf pan that I turned the mixture out into, so don't try this tip unless you have one of those larger Pyrex style loaf pans. My husband loved it and I can now make his favorite again. Looking at some of the other reviews that have the meat incorporated in them have piqued my interest as well! Thanks so much for posting this....we loved it!!! :)

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Mom's Best Pork Chops

Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2007

This was very good, but the next time I make it I want to spice it up a little differently. Pork chops were beautifully browned. I served it with some mac and cheese and stewed tomatoes. Perfect comfort food on a cool, fall evening! Thanks for sharing!

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