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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.56 star rating.

Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes

Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2007
These are really good! Made this a couple of times already. The recipe as it is is already good, but sometimes I add 1/2 chopped up onions and fresh parsley while I mash it, also really good!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.38 star rating.
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Dinah's Baked Scallops

Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2007
Fresh scallops tastes so beautiful on it's own that it would be crime to marr it with too many ingredients! This recipe brings out the full flavour of the scallop, I added a bit garlic and baked it in it's own shell, drizzling the butter mixture individually.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.34 star rating.
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Wonderful Waffles

Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2007
Its not really my favourite recipe since it uses butter in the batter, but it did turn out very light - cruncy on the outside but fluffy on the inside! I actually only used a wee bit of baking soda and no baking power.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.09 star rating.
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Smoked Salmon Pesto Pasta

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2005
To make sure that this dish turns out delicious, you need to use a good quality pesto, or one you know you like, as it really makes a lot of difference! I did make slight changes to this recipe: I used rucola, added a dash of white wine, added porcini mushroom, and used half the salmon uncooked, the color looks prettier, and it also tastes different. (I used the thin salmon slices used to put on bread).
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.58 star rating.
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Wiener Schnitzel

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2005
A nice and simple can not go wrong recipe, one to make during the hearty junk food moods! (with lots of pan fried potato!)
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.54 star rating.
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Cheese Herb Bread

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2005
I hand-kneaded this bread, since I'm not really into the bread machine thingy... Didnt use as much water - just kept on adding water bit by bit til the dough was elastic but not overly sticky, the bread turned out wonderful!! Shreded old cheese (don't know what type), mixed it with italian herbs and 1-2 tbs flour and patted it on top of the bread. Looked wonderful!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.52 star rating.
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Cheesecake Topped Brownies

Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2005
The recipe's a great idea! I usually make my own brownies from scratch but use the cream cheese topping from this recipe. Deliciously simple!!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.72 star rating.

Brown Sugar-Rum Pound Cakes

Reviewed: May 15, 2005
This is a veeeery wicked cake, but so delicious!!!! Its obvious from the amount of butter used it would have a melt in your mouth texture, this is definitely better than the dry Bacardi rum cake recipe!! Brought it to my new work and was immediately named favorite colleague thanks to this cake :P. I used only 10 oz of brown sugar and it was plentifully sweet. I also used Golden Rum Cake recipe for the drizzle, just because it had more rum in it :).
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.

Beer Spice Cake

Reviewed: May 7, 2005
wow...this cake was really moist and soft!! It's also very simple to make!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.38 star rating.
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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2005
Yummy!! Everybody loved it!! I replaced the molases with brown sugar+water+honey (read the replacement proportion on pantry 911 site) since I had no idea where to find molasses, used half the amount of sugar, and it was still plentifully sweet! I made it for my niece's 5th birthday and decorated it with pink and purple 'fruit hagel' - it's just something very dutch, look at my picture to get a better idea of what it is :P. People here eat it over buttered bread...most of the time it's chocolate hagel though...(I'm rambling here...)
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.

Chicken Broccoli Ca - Unieng's Style

Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2005
This is a good recipe, but you have to keep in mind that each soya sauce and oyster sauce has their own taste, so the result of the recipe will differ according to which brand you've used. I usually use broth (or add a bit of bouillon in the water), add 1 tbs soy sauce and 1 tbs oyster sauce into it, and sprinkle a bit of pepper. I also use 1 tbs hoisin sauce and 1/4 tsp five spice powder in the chicken marinade. Sometimes I replace the chicken with pork or beef, and add 1 tbs chinese rice wine or dry sherry into the marinade. For quicker vegetable cooking, put a lid on your skillet/wok after you've added the water mixture, set the fire on high. In less than 5 minutes the veggies will be soft but still crunchy.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.58 star rating.
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Pineapple Zucchini Bread

Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2005
Very moist and delicious! It's a bit too sweet for me, even though I didn't use all the sugar, and I can't taste any zucchini...but I have to aggree with other reviewers, it's hard to save some for the next day! Didn't use any glaze and used pecans instead of walnut.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.72 star rating.
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German Chocolate Cake III

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2005
The cake itself was delicious, but not the best I've had. But it sure looked gorgeous!! I used whipped cream cream cheese frosting for the top decorated it with chocolate curls. The original idea was to frost the side, but it looked pretty as it is :). I didnt have any problems at all with thickening the filling, 12 minutes as other reviewer sugested was a bit too long. I think the problem might lay on the eggs, since egg is the thickener, it shouldn't curdle. To prevent that, I boiled the milk mixture without the eggs, switched it off when it boiled, added the eggs slowly, then switched the fire on again. I posted pictures of my filling on the Chantilly Frosting recipe (it's exactly the same except for the macadamia). In the end it was a bit lumpy (maybe I boiled it too hard?), so I used my hand blender to make it smooth and glossy again. I also replaced half sugar with brown sugar (after checking out other german chocolate cake recipes), and the taste blended nicely with coconut. This is definitely NOT a cake to make when you're in a hurry though!!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
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Chantilly Cake Frosting

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2005
This is exactly the same with the filling on the German Chocolate Cake III, it's delicious!! I used half brown sugar and half sugar though, the taste blended nicely with the coconut. I also used chopped pecans instead of macadamia. Will definitely try macadamia next time!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.34 star rating.
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Chicken Biryani

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2005
I've never tasted indian food before, even if I came from it's neighbouring country, so I decided to give this a try. I didn't wanted it to be too dry, so I doubled the amount of yoghurt (actually I think I dumped in 1/2 cups of yoghurt, while I reduced the meat to using only 2 chicken breast-halves). After tasting the gravy, I added crushed corriander, sugar, and garam masala but that was my own preference. The end result was delicious!! I served it over nasi kuning, which is an Indonesian yellow rice dish. Giving it 4 stars because I didn't follow the recipe exactly.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
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Grilled Tuna Teriyaki

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2005
I more than doubled the marinade for 2 tuna steaks, added 1 teaspoon brown sugar, a bit of oyster sauce, a dash of sesame oil, and chopped chives. Boiled the leftover of the marinade and thickened it to pour over the grilled tuna (I did pour more water in and seasoned it to make more sauce).
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.69 star rating.
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Hazelnut-Mushroom Pilaf

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2005
Nice basic dish where you can change the content! I don't like nuts in my food, so I omited the hazelnuts, I also used wild rice instead of orzo pasta (in smaller proportions to the long grain rice). I used lots of mixed mushrooms (champignons, oyster, shiitake, porcini), added carrots, seasoned it up with oregano n salt. To make it a complete meal I chopped up 1/2 chicken breast which I marinated in a bit of soy sauce to give it taste, then sauteed that with onions before adding other veggies. I used olive oil istead of butter and added a package of soup mix. Delicious!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.46 star rating.
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Almond Chocolate Coconut Cookies II

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2005
Too much chocolate chips (can't find chocolate chips here in Holland easily, so I just chopped a bar of dark chocolate), and adding almond essence would be better than vanilla. I also added more coconut flakes. The first batch was a bit cake like, but with the second batch I flattened the dropped mounds a bit, lowered the temperature to 180 C and baked it for 15 minutes. It turned out VERY light and crunchy!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.21 star rating.
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Authentic Thai Cashew Chicken

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2005
I didn't use squash or broccoli, but added bean sprouts, green onion and red bell pepper. Added more chilli and garlic, which went in first in the oil, with the pepper. Then the chicken, and last the veggies. I don't like cashew in my cookings, so I also omitted that.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.28 star rating.
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Bacon Cheddar Chive Muffins

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2005
I wanted to make bread with the bacon and cheese, so I made a few alterations. Instead of oil, I used 1/4 cup butter and crumbled it into the flour before adding the other ingredients, used 2/3 cups milk, omitted the mushroom soup and used 2 eggs. Baked it 50 minutes in a 180 C oven. It turned out great!! (look at picture)
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