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Blueberry Pinwheels

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2012

Very nice. I admit to wanting a little more blueberry taste, but it makes sense there isn't an infusion of blueberries; the blueberries, after all, take the place of where raisins would normally be. This is rather easy, and makes a lot. I halved it so we wouldn't have a huge number of rolls that I didn't know what to do with. I kept the amount of sauce the same since bf is obsessed with "gooey" rolls, but it wasn't quite enough for him. I'll have to try a gooey-er sauce or something if I make them again. the dough was a tad sticky but easy enough to work with, and the rolls rose within 30 mins in a warm oven. thanks for the recipe!

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Pan de Sal - Filipino Bread Rolls

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

Very easy, and doesn't take too long to make . . .all things considered! I left out the bread improver--didn't have it, didn't know what it was, so I looked it up. Apparently a sub is crushed vitamin c with a bit of water, and it's to help proof the bread when you don't have time to do it. So . . .not really needed at all then! And these were fine without it. They are very soft, and yes, a tad bland, but most pple eat rolls with butter or oil dip anyway, so it's no big deal. I ended up with more rolls than stated, since I suck at dividing up dough. The little ones were just as good, though. thanks for the recipe!

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Carol's Arroz Con Pollo

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

Delicious! I left out the tomatoes and used red peppers instead of green. I also left the chicken in the entire time instead of taking it out and putting it back in. I had a little less than a cup of rice, so I was worried there'd be too much liquid at the end, but it was fine. I also steeped the saffron in the broth before adding to the mixture. Very tasty, and I'm sure a one dish meal on it's own, but we had some veggies and rolls with it. Thanks for the recipe!

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Grilled Thai Tenderloin Cutlets

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

Delicious! I made a major mistake making these--grabbed what I thought was mint, but it was marjoram (I don't have either fresh--it's winter here) so I accidently used both 2 tbs marjoram and 2 tbs mint. It actually turned out great that way! I love the way mint enhances meat, and it went well with the rest of the ingredients. I used already cut pork cutlets (6 of them), and the marinade was just enough to cover them. I had very little marinade to dispose of, which is always a plus. I love the chili and other Thai flavors in this, and the mint gives it a nice earthy taste. I served these as cutlets with veggies and a roll; I'm sure they'd be great as sandwiches too. Thanks for the recipe!

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Chicken Marsala

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2012

Nice dish. I'm not a fan of mushrooms, and bf isn't a fan of wine, but he was the one who insisted on buying Marsala wine . . .oh, 5 years ago. I just remembered this was in the cabinet! I didn't have fresh mushrooms so used a small can of them . . . I don't think I used enouhg; should have used two. I made a slurry to thicken this up; I really wish I hadn't, bc I wasn't really thrilled with it that way. I did double the wine and am glad I did, though. I served it over spaghetti and gnocchi pasta; very good. Thanks for the recipe!

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Grandma B's Bean Soup

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2012

Not bad. I did jazz it up by adding bullion cubes (4--I added a lot more water!), bay leaves, dried minced garlic, and pepper--partly bc I had turkey instead of ham. I didn't have potatoes but it was fine without, and I cooked it for a long time as others had suggested (18-20 hours). The only thing in the soup a little worse for wear was the turkey, so I'd suggest adding that later if you use turkey; the ham would probably be just fine. This was a very nice weeknight meal for when I didn't want to cook--told bf my dinner plan was soup and salad. He made the salad, I made this soup, and voila! Dinner. Thanks for the recipe.

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Barley Bake

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

Really good! We haven't really ever had barley, so we weren't sure we'd like it, but apparently we do. I left out the mushrooms since we didn't have any, and used vegetable bullion with water (4 cups of it). As someone else mentioned, the barley browns quickly in the pan, so keep an eye on it. I have an oven safe skillet I use for things like shephard's pie, and I used it for this so I didn't have to transfer to another dish and dirty something else. Worked perfectly. At 1 hour and 15, the liquid wasn't quite all absorbed, so I turned the oven off and put the dish back in for another 1/2 hour, which resulted in the rest of the liquid being absorbed. I think this is great as is and doesn't really need any modifications, although you could certainly add some veggies or meat and get a main dish. Thanks for the recipe!

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Unbelievable Chicken

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

Very nice chicken. Makes a lot of marinade, so maybe I'd cut it back next time. The chicken turns out slightly tangy and sweet, so it's not too strong of a flavor. Bf isn't a fan of mustard or vinegar, so he was able to tolerate this bc it was still mild. Thanks for the recipe!

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Indian Saffron Rice

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

Pretty good rice, and the directions are perfect for perfectly cooked, fluffy rice. My only complaint is that it wasn't as flavorful as I'd have liked--I didn't taste much of the saffron. I used saffron threads and didn't steep long enough, I think, and next time I'll use chicken broth instead of water. Otherwise, this makes perfectly excellent rice. Thanks for the recipe!

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Mexican Baked Fish

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

Not bad at all! I used frozen fish sticks bc I'm trying to use them up; otherwise I probably wouldve used tilapia or something similar. this worked surprisingly well, even with that sub. I baked the fish for 10 minutes, then covered with the remaining ingredients and baked for another 20 minutes. I forgot about the avocado, but it was still a nice little main dish. We ate it with saffron rice and mixed veggies. This is a nice, quick dish that is reallly good. Thanks for the recipe!

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Pasta Rustica

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

Yum! This is very easy--only prep is chopping veggies. I rarely make bacon for any other reason than eating it for breakfast or BLTs, and so I usually have a Costco sized bag of real crumbled bacon in the fridge. I just used that for this dish so didn't go through the whole bacon frying for this. I added a can of mushrooms for the bf, and used both green and black mushrooms. If I'd made this just for me, I'd have upped the capers (I LOVE them!) but since bf is indifferent to them, I left as is, and he felt it was fine. I like the flavors in this, and it was a good place for me to use some of our tomatoes (we have a bunch I'm worried will go bad, so I chopped those and used a 14.5 can of tomatoes with them). Very easy and quick; don't let the long list of ingredients fool you. You can sub in this easily--and add or subtract ingredients to your heart's content. Thanks for the recipe!

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Refried Beans Without the Refry

Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2012

These are good! We ate as burritoes for lunch with sour cream, tomato and cheese. Bf said they are just the same as canned beans and the only thing he added to it was salt and pepper (I didn't salt mine, thinking we could always add it if needed) and 2 teaspoons of lime juice. I did put in about a teaspoon of cumin in and added taco seasoning--about a teaspoon and a half--at the end. I used two chicken bullion cubes and used about 3/4 teaspoons of pepper just in case it was too much. I wanted to use all pinto beans, but the bag I had only had 2 1/2 cups, so I added a 1/2 cup of black beans. When all was said and done, I had 3 leftover cups of water, so 6 cups were absorbed into the beans. I'm freezing the water for soup. I was able to mash them easily with a potato masher in the crock pot. I have a programmable crock pot, and it doesn't have a 8 hour setting on high, so I put them on low for 10 hours and they were perfect the next morning. These are easily modified to taste, and so easy to make. This recipe does make a ton, so I'm freezing the rest.

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Taco Seasoning II

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2012

I made this for the Bean N Beef Crescent Pie I made tonight for dinner. Worked perfectly, and it's tasty. I ran out of onion powder, though, so I subbed minced onion flakes for the rest. thanks for the recipe!

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Bean 'N' Beef Crescent Pie

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2012

Pretty good. The crescent rolls didn't bake completely in the middle of the dish, so next time I'd prebake them for 5 or 10 minutes. I didn't measure the cream cheese but used a block I had in a bag in the freezer so I'm not sure how much I used; probably 6 oz or so. I also used the entire can of refried beans; I figured it couldn't hurt and I didn't want to have to figure out what to do with the rest of the beans. This turned out to be pretty tasty and filling. Thanks for the recipe!

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Creamy Carnival Cups

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2012

In texture, this is more like a mousse as others have noted. It does firm up, but be prepared to let it chill longer than the recipe states if you want it firm. Don't expect it to firm up to jello firmness, but it will hold it's shape when firm. It probably firmed up in several hours, not 30 minutes. In flavor, this is interesting. Kind of tangy like jello but with a softer flavor from the ice cream. I did change the flavor of the ice cream and jello, though. I don't have vanilla and thought strawberry ice cream would be perfect since I have it--and it worked, but it wasn't until I went to grab the jello that I realized I didn't have any strawberry jello--instead, I had black cherry. Not quite the most salubrious flavor combo, but I kind of like it. I will try again with strawberry jello and ice cream to see if that makes it more appealing to the bf. When the recipe says 6 servings, it means 6 SMALL servings--I ended up with 5 servings bc I filled my jello cups--maybe 3/4 full would've worked to make 6. Thanks for the recipe!

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Nutella ™ Cheesecake

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2012

I made this mostly as directed--I left out the sugar completely--as well as with the reviewer's suggestions of adding an egg and baking. I only made a small portion of the original recipe, putting the mixture in two mini graham cracker crust pans and then adding the egg in and making a full pie of the rest. The recipe as directed IS more of a mousse--it still firms up after refrigeration, and is very rich, but by adding an egg and baking, you get a much more cheesecake like texture and a firmer, richer taste. I'm glad I left out the sugar, and glad I tried it both ways. Bf was more partial to the adjusted recipe, although he gobbled up the original as well. Either way, I thought the graham cracker crust was a good call, and it definitely does not need extra sugar. It's sweet enough as is. It's a bit rich for me, but it has a nice, chocolately taste. It doesn't really taste as much like a nutella cheesecake to me as a more chocolatey cheesecake. Thanks for the recipe!

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Quick and Easy Fish Tacos

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2012

Pretty good. Definitely quick and easy! I have no lettuce or cabbage in the house, so I just left that out and didn't fry the shells--not a big fan of that--just microwaved them to warm them. Not a gourmet meal, and I'm sure could be made better with regular fish, but this was perfect to use some of our tortillas and the fish sticks we have in the freezer. I ran out of sauce and used some jalapeno greek yogurt we bought this weekend, and it was really good in these. Thanks for the recipe!

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Pork Chop Suey

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2012

I didn't have all the veggies called for in this, so I just left out what I didn't have and added in one for a sub. We bought some white asparagus recently that tastes more like water chestnuts than asparagus, so I used that instead, and weirdly enough, it worked incredibly well. I left out the bok choy and celery and used orange bell peppers. I also used less pork than called for and more veggies--healthier for us that way anyway! This comes together pretty quickly (minus all the chopping--don't forget to build that into your cooking time!) and the sauce is pretty good. I used red wine vinegar instead of sherry and we didn't notice at all. I served this with a healthy portion of rice and some egg rolls. Very good. Thanks for the recipe!

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Banana Cranberry Muffins

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2012

Pretty good muffins. They are not very sweet, as the cranberries lend a tartness. The bananas and cranberries help moisten the batter, and they are pleasant little muffins. I think that they need a tad more vanilla, perhaps, but otherwise I can't fault them. A little more work involved than with a regular muffin recipe, but not really that much more. I wasn't certain if the cranberries needed cooled or not, but I did, just in case. This makes more than the 14 muffins mentioned; I got about 20 out of the batch, but my second muffin tin makes a bit smaller muffins. The smaller muffins took 15 mins; the larger, 20. Thanks for the recipe.

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Spicy Oil and Vinegar Bread Dip

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2012

Very nice. It makes more than I thought it would--for some reason, I thought it would be a small amount, but I ended up with a bowl and a small jar. Bf wasn't sold--he thought there was too much vinegar--but I liked it in small doses. I think I might take a few reviewer's comments to heart and use the leftovers for tuna salad or maybe salad dressing. I am not sure I noticed any difference between eating immediately after making versus refrigerating, but it's good. Goes well with bread as an appetizer for dinner. Thanks for the recipe!

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