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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.

Blue Ribbon Overnight Rolls

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2009
The rolls did rise good overnight. It was an easy recipe because there was no kneading and really not a whole lot of work. The texture was good they were big & fluffy. . All you could smell or taste was yeast! I guess letting it sit overnight made the milk and eggs sour. I thought adding the butter to the yeast mixture would give it a nice buttery taste but I was wrong you could not taste the butter at all. Maybe if you topped the rolls with butter after baking in the oven it might make it taste a little better.We didn't care for them at all and I never plan on using this recipe again.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.48 star rating.

Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009
Like most of the reviews I read I quadrupled the recipe. This was my first attempt at making spiced pumpkin seeds. They turned out pretty good. I think the butter was a little much. Next time I will try olive oil.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.45 star rating.

Meatloaf with Fried Onions and Ranch Seasoning

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009
The only change I made was to use almost 2 lbs. of ground chuck and I also put ketchup over the top of the meatloaf to give it a glaze. My husband really liked this meatloaf. I thought it was ok.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.24 star rating.

Chicken Noodle Casserole II

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009
This recipe was surprisingly a lot better than I thought it was going to turn out. I was a little confused when reading the recipe it states use 2 cans of cream of chicken and cream of mushroom.. I was unsure if it meant 2 cans of each or just 1. I ended up using 1 can of each and I was a little scared after mixing it together with the noodles that it wouldn't be enough "juice" to cook the noodles. I ended up adding about 1/2 cup of milk for good measure and it turned out perfect! In fact it was even better the next day. This recipe makes A LOT so if you aren't making it for a big crowd expect a lot of leftovers! My husband LOVED it. He said it was the best chicken casserole he has ever had. We will absolutely be making it again!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.66 star rating.

Zippy Rice Pilaf

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009
YUM! First let me give you a very helpful hint!! Cooking rice on the stove in a saucepan can be very tricky.. most of the time I either let it stick to the pan and burn a good portion of it or I add too much water so that it turns out "soupy" or if I try to let the water cook out of it I cook it too much and the rice becomes mushy.. but I have finally figured out the secret and I won't ever have these problems again! I cooked the rice following the steps in the recipe.. After cooking it for almost 15 minutes it was really starting to stick so I added 1/4 cup of warm water. It cooked out fairly quickly but the rice didn't stick as much.. After the 25 minutes of cooking it was still somewhat hard so I turned the heat off and let it sit there covered for another 10 minutes. The steam in the pan cooked the rice until it was done and since the stove wasn't on it didn't burn! Maybe most of you know this secret but I really thought I had made a break-through in the the cooking world today! Back to the actual recipe-- it was fantastic! I added a chicken bouillon, mccormicks seasoning salt and paprika. I also skipped the cilantro at then end because we don't care much for it. The cumin really gave it a good flavor! It went perfectly well with our ribeye steaks and garlic bread. Absolutely worth 5 stars! Thank you very much Elizabeth we will be making this again!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.28 star rating.

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009
This was extremely easy to make. My husband LOVED it. However I thought it was too spicey but then again it wouldn't be "buffalo chicken" if it wasn't! ;) I will make this again for him.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.21 star rating.

Shepherd's Pie III

Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2009
First let me tell you that I wouldn't make preheating the oven the first step in this recipe. If you are having to make fresh mashed potatoes and then cooking the meat mixture you might as well wait a while before you turn it on. I think this is a really good base recipe. When I made the mashed potatoes I just whipped them with butter and milk (like I would normal mashed potatoes) I also added some Lawry's seasoning. I did not use the olive oil at all because I thought that would make the dish too greasy with the hamburger fat and also because I sauteed the onion and carrots in butter by themselves then drained them really good then added them into the meat mixture. Like many of the other reviewers I used 3 T. of the tomato paste. Instead of adding the frozen peas I used 1/2 can of peas and also 1/2 can of corn. I seasoned the mixture with salt, pepper & Mrs. Dash tableblend. We really liked it and I plan on making it again!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.46 star rating.

Red River Beef Stroganoff

Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2009
We absolutely loved this recipe! I doubled the worcestershire sauce because I knew when I fixed my husbands plate he would cover it in worcestershire so I just saved him the hassle. I have made several different recipes for beef stroganoff before(this is the first one I've made using sirloin instead of ground beef) but this is now our new favorite.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009
We loved this soup! I read some of the reviews before I started it and decided to only use half of the garlic. It still had a really strong garlic taste to it. I think next time I will just omit the garlic all together. I plan on making this again soon!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.46 star rating.

Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009
I didn't realize how much this recipe would really make! We were eating leftovers for days (which wasn't bad because spaghetti always seems to taste better the next day). I doubt I will be making this again mostly because it took so long to make. The meatballs turned out really good but we didn't care too much for the sauce.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.67 star rating.

Marinated Flank Steak

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009
This was the first time we ever tried flank steak. Great marinade we really enjoyed it.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.42 star rating.

Easy Iced Coffee

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009
Love it! I added 1/2 tsp. more sugar and 1/4 tsp. imitation vanilla. This is much cheaper than the expensive drinks sold at fancy coffee stores and tastes just as good! I will be using this recipe frequently if not daily.. thank you so much Christy.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.66 star rating.

Pepperoni Bread

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009
The bread (used pillsbury french loaf) was WAY too sweet for the recipe. The bread in the middle never really got finished cooking- I left it in the oven about ten more minutes trying to get the bread in the middle done but that made the top of it too dark. There was too much bread in the recipe anyway. The italian seasoning was overwhelming.. way too much of that as well. This was not at all what I expected. We did not enjoy this at all and I do not plan to make it again.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.63 star rating.

Aussie Chicken

Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2009
I was too skeptical to make the honey mustard sauce in this recipe because it had so many mixed reviews! So I ended up using a jar of one of the really good brands of honey mustard from my grocery store. That also saved a lot of time ;) I also doubled the mushrooms because I had a lot of fresh mushrooms in my fridge that needed to be used. And I used some of Mrs. Dash's salt free table blend with the seasoning salt. This recipe was really easy to make and we loved it. I plan on making it again soon.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.62 star rating.

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2009
This was my first attempt at making home made pancakes. I am only giving the recipe 4 stars because I don't think they were sweet enough.. after making one and tasting it I decided to add another tablespoon of sugar. The rest of the batch turned out absolutely delicious and would be worth a 5 star rating! I would also like to mention that I didn't use a sifter (because I don't have one) so I just mixed the dry ingredients together really good with a whisk until the mixture was smooth. After reading many of the reviews I decided on using only 1/2 tsp. salt. I also dropped some fresh blueberries into the pancakes as I was cooking them. I will definetly make this again and will no longer us a premade mix bought from the store. I do suggest you add the extra tablespoon of sugar if you like your pancakes on the sweeter side. Thanks for the great recipe Dakota!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.76 star rating.

Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2009
These were absolutely delicious! I didn't have nutmeg on hand so I just left that ingredient out. I don't think it made too much of a difference. I wouldn't change a thing!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.

Chicken and Bow Tie Pasta

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2009
The only changes I made to this recipe was to cut the chicken up into bite size peices and then sautee it in olive oil. I think boiling the chicken would have lacked flavor and would have turned out a little dry. Also I added fresh mushrooms I had on hand. I really loved the flavor of the chicken, broccoli and red bell pepper. I also love bow tie pasta. But the sauce wasn't at all what I had expect it to be. It was very bland. My fiance said he really liked the dish so I am giving it 3 stars. I may try this again only with a different sauce.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.79 star rating.

Cherry-Blueberry Pie

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2009
If I could give this recipe more than 5 stars I absolutely would! This was so delicious! I had a lot of fresh blueberries given to me and I was looking up recipes to use them in and this is the first one I tried. This is also the first fruit pie I have ever made. I just subsituted the fresh blueberries in place of the frozen. I did use a 12 oz. frozen pie crust instead of a 15 oz. refrigerated pie crust. I don't think it really made to much of a difference. The eggwhites brushed on and then sprinkled with sugar made it taste amazing. I did put tin foil over the edges so they wouldn't burn. The blueberries and the cherries mixed together tasted so good! I topped my piece with whipped cream and my fiance had vanilla ice cream with his. But it would be delicious by itself! I still have a ton of blueberries left and a lot of different recipes to try out but I plan to make this again soon! ::UPDATE:: I ended up freezing a lot of the fresh blueberries I had this summer. I have made this pie several times using fresh and several times using the same blueberries frozen. Even though the pie is delicious both ways it is better using the frozen blueberries! When using the frozen -you don't loose the blueberry taste to the cherry pie filling.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.

Salisbury Steak

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2009
I skipped putting the ketchup in at all because of other reviews and it just didn't sound good to me. I did add a little more worcestershire than it called for maybe 4 tablespoons. After mixing up the gravy before I put it in the pan I added just one can of cream of mushroom soup to the mixture because what was called for just didn't seem like enough. Also I sliced up 5 fresh mushrooms and put it in with the gravy. This turned out really good. My fiance who said he doesn't even care for salisbury steak went back for seconds. The next time I try it I will make sure to drain the hamburger patties really really good before simmering with the gravy because it turned out a little too greasy for us. I didn't have any problems with the steaks falling apart. I think the trick is not to "handle" or flip them too much. We really did enjoy it and I do recommend this recipe!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.73 star rating.

Perfect Baked Potato

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2009
I followed the advice on Melissa_B's review of this recipe. Finally it is nice to have a good recipe for baked potatoes that are so tender and done on the inside and the outside is kind of crispy.. love it! Thank you!
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