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Shrimp and Octopus Soup (Caldo de Camaron y Pulpo)

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2008

Great taste and very flexible. I had a bag of frozen mixed seafood (shrimp, octopus, squid, muscles, etc.), and I wanted to do a nice soup with it. I used this recipe, and it turned out very good. I would love to try it with fresh octopus. I have a large pot that is also good for frying, so I poured the liquid and seafood into the fried vegetables. I think it really brought out the flavor.

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Best Ever Meatloaf I

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2008

I think this recipe is a great starting point. It is very flexible. I generally add garlic to spice things up a little. One good variation is to add a bit of basil, thyme, and oregano, and a small splash of red wine. Another good thing to do is to add coriander (cilantro), cumin, paprika, and a bit of chili sauce. The addition of vegetable broth instead of (or with) tomato juice can also be good.

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Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies in a Jar

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2007

This recipe is tasty, but misleading. So, five stars for taste, minus two for the wrong label! The dough is much too soft to easily roll and cut, and it looses shape in the oven. However, that rising quality means that these are light, crisp, just soft enough, and delicious. I changed the recipe just a touch for fall cookies. Instead of lemon oil, I added two tablespoons of maple syrup (with a touch of flour to balance the liquid), and I added a teaspoon of cinnamon, a half a teaspoon of ginger, and a pinch of nutmeg. They were lovely and also nice with tea.

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Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2006

Delicious, but WAY too sweet. I cut the sugar by 40% and used more chocolate chunks.

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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2005

Great cookies! I substituted one cup of buckwheat flour (forgot to go grocery shopping) and it didn't hurt a bit. I also used fresh pumkin from Halloween. Before carving, I hollowed the pale stuff (not the orange slimy part) out of the pumkin until I had a bowl full. Then, I stewed it in a pot until soft, drained it, and pureed it. The cookies were light, soft, and delicious!

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