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This was a good. solid breakfast/brunch kinda cake. I will definitely make this again. I did take note of earlier reviews re: pineapple getting lost, and the crushed does get lost in it, therefore I added a tad bit of pineapple extract, but may next time use tidbits as well. I used macadamia nuts since it had a "tropical" feel to it, although I must say that no particular flavor stood out to me. I made a cream cheese glaze as well and added pineapple extract to that as well. I only had 2 med bananas so next time wil have more bananas and may add some pudding mix for more moisture.

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Cajun Corn and Crab Bisque

Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2007

This was good BUT, between the salt in the Creole seasoning and the salt in the Old Bay seasoning and the salt in the Worchestershire... this was like a salt lick. Even my son who always adds more salt, thought it was too salty. I know that my Cajun BF wouldn't like this because of the salt. I will keep the recipe, but I won't add the Old Bay or additional salt to the bisque. I did add finely diced carrots, dried parsley (towards the end) ps: Old Bay brand crab and shrimp boil (liquid) was used.

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Baked Maryland Lump Crab Cakes

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2007

This was good. Made it for dinner tonight. Made 1/2 the recipe. They were moist and I baked them on convection so they browned up nicely. Next time, I may flash saute them and them finish in the oven. Oh I also used Ritz crackers instead of bread crumbs.

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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2007

This was a great mixture and covered my stuffed strawberries nicely. It's not too hard that all the coating falls off with the first bite. Thanks for sharing.

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Tiramisu Layer Cake

Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2007

This cake is wonderful. I used it as my cake recipe in a Wilton decorating class so I didn't frost it with what I wanted to. Ignoring the Wilton class icing...this cake is simply delicioso!!!!! I torted both layers, brushed the coffee mixture over all layers, then topped with the coffee mousse layer then sprinkled cocoa on top of the mousse. I put it together 2 days prior to being tasted tonight after class and it was moist and wonderful.

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Apple Maple Crumble Pie

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2007

This was one of those easy yet yummy desserts, I had everything on hand. Was great warm with vanilla ice cream. Next I make it though I will add apple pie like seasonings to it, just to give it a little more flavor.

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OREO® and Fudge Ice Cream Cake

Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2007

Great and easy dessert. Change the flavors by changing to different flavor sandwiches. Next time I make it though I will have a large tub (or 2 8ozs tubs) because there just wasn't enough to completely "frost" it the way I like. I may also try the neapolitan sandwiches and maybe sliced strawberry layer. Yum!!

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Mississippi Tea Cakes

Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2007

Oh my heaven's these are wonderful. I split my batter (not adding in extracts until after the split). Half of the batter contained lemon extract and some lemon zest. The other half I added vanilla and almond extracts. These are just so light, and soft and just perfect with a glass of ice tea on this hot summer day! Thank you for sharing this recipe.

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Focaccia Bread

Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2007

I made this but just topped it with olive oil prior to baking....left off the cheese. I used the bread machine to mix the dough. I let it rise covered in my oven.

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Spinach Enchiladas

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2007

We loved this recipe. I did add some chopped up chicken that I "nuked" in the microwave. I love the flavor of the filling. I used 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 flour tortillas for this recipe. I used the Texas Enchilada Sauce from this site and I poured it all on the pan because my boyfriend wanted it covered. Next time though I may just pour some of the sauce on and just serve the rest on the side. I absolutely loved the taste of the filling of these.

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Texas Enchilada Sauce

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2007

This sauce was fabulous. My boyfriend loved it and took the leftovers to the "girls" at the office for their lunch. I used the Spinach Enchilada recipe from this site as well as the Mexican Rice and had a huge hit for dinner and the day after.

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Mexican Rice III

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2007

Loved this recipe. I just eyeballed the jalapeno from out of the jar, next time might put just a little less in it but I loved the flavor. Made to go with Texas Enchilada sauce and Spinach Enchiladas from this site. All 3 recipes are keepers.

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Strawberry-Mango Mesclun Salad

Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2007

This was very good and I will definitely make it again. I too used bottled balsamic viniagrette, used a Vidalia onion, and toasted my slivered almonds. Can't wait to share with all the girls!\

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Avocado, Tomato and Mango Salsa

Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2007

This was absolutely delicious. All the girls at the party wanted the recipe and there was none left to bring home. I did use jarred jalapenos!!!

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Rum Sauce

Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2007

Tried this today and it's a keeper. I grilled sliced fresh pineapple, then poured the sauce on top of the pineapple(I added a little bit of coconut extract, I also used skim milk), then topped with mango sorbet. yummmmmmm. I may try it with brown sugar then next time I make it. But as I made it, it's fairly fat/cholesterol free yet decadent.

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Strawberry Pie V

Reviewed: May 14, 2007

This was pretty good. I did find it a little too sweet, so if I make it again, I will decrease the amount of white sugar. The sugar in the Jello more than adequately will cover it.

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Grilled Onion Potatoes

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2007

This was great! I added some kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to the packet and cooked them in the oven. It was such a nice change from the traditional baked potato, loaded with stuff. This would be especially good tucked down into some hot coals/embers on a campfire. Thanks for sharing.

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Chicken Vegetable Potpie

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2007

This was a wonderfully easy and delicious recipe. I did change some based on other reviews. First, I cooked my veggies in chicken stock with salt and pepper added to it. I added salt, pepper and Herbes de Provence to the chicken mixture. I used a rotisserie chicken (garlic/herb) from Kroger. And made a double crust. Also doubled the soup, one cream of chicken one cream of celery.

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Pasta with Tuna, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Artichoke Hearts, Lemon, and White Wine

Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2007

This was ok. For me it's one of those wonderful recipes that I can "wing". I used canned tuna, Orzo pasta, added tbsp of butter after orzo added to sauce and tossed then topped with toasted pine nuts. I sprinkled with a little parsley. For me it needed something green. Maybe at the very end (when just off the heat) toss in some fresh spinach that way it's warm yet not wilted.

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