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Taco Seasoning I

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2011

Made as stated with the exception of 1/2 of the salt and pepper. I cooked 3 lbs ground beef and this was just enough to give it some flavor. Not sure if doubling the recipe would have been just right or too much. Would have doubled but only had enough chili powder to make this as stated.

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Hunan Chicken

Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2011

Did not care for this at all.

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BUSH'S® Best Black Bean Soup

Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2011

I made this before and didn't care for it but my 7 year old daughter begged for it so I made it again and I LOVED it. I used 3- 26oz cans. I used a blender to mash up 1 1/2 cans keeping the liquid in with the beans. Make sure to mash them up really good. This is the mistake I made by not mashing them up enough. Now that I think of it we didn't add cheese or onions the first time either and did this next time! Made a big difference. We also had a bit of leftover fresh very small diced pieces of jalapeno and added that which gave it some extra spice. Incredible taste! Used Bush's brand as well.

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Amazing Pecan Coffee Cake

Reviewed: May 20, 2011

When first reading the directions for making this it seems like a lot but once you make it it isn't bad. Just more reading then anything! I gave this a 4 only because I think it was a tad bit too sweet. It also needed to cook for 40 minutes instead of the 35. Will keep and make again- just maybe 1/4 c. less sugar.

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Slow Cooked Corned Beef for Sandwiches

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2011

Followed recipe exactly and would give this a 5 star rating but taste wasn't as much as we would have liked. I think the 2nd spice pack would have helped it a lot. Will look over reviews and make again. Also- 2 (3 pound) corned beef briskets was quite a bit. Could easily get by with 1 or 1 1/2 of them. Put extra 1/2 in freezer for next time.

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Chicken Korma II

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2011

I give this a 4 star rating ONLY because we made this exactly with exception of cashews. The flavor was good but not very strong. Just enough to notice a slight taste. I just read some other reviews and agree that the spices amount is not enough. Will retry this again though!

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Mom's Country Gravy

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2011

Followed recipe exactly with exception of using bacon grease instead of vegetable oil. We let the grease cool a bit after cooking bacon then pour it into a glass pyrex dish with lid and put in frigerator. Use exact same amount of bacon grease as is called for oil in recipe (1/2 cup).

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Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2011

Excellent! Followed recipe exactly.

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Heavenly White Cake

Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2011

The flavor of this cake is incredible. For anyone who has had problems with this cake here are my takes: 1) you MUST use cake flour (I used pie flour from an Amish store. It is called pie flour but it is for cakes and cookies too. 2) you MUST sift the flour before adding the baking powder and salt. I found that after sifting the flour you end up with more than 2 3/4 c. More like 3 1/2 c. So you need to get rid of the remainder of flour- NOT put it into the dry mix. 3) I did follow another users suggestion to mix all ingredients BEFORE making meringue & fold it in- NOT beat it in. I think these 3 things were the key. I also made it in 2 9-inch round pans and it turned out great!

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Sturdy Whipped Cream Frosting

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2011

Not sure if I did something wrong as I followed the recipe EXACTLY. I could taste the heavy cream over everything. Confused on this. Maybe lower the amount of heavy cream or maybe use milk instead?

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Coriander and Cumin Rubbed Pork Chops

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2011

I'm rating this a 4 because this one recipe that I wasn't sure if I liked it or I didn't like it. I cooked this about 2 weeks ago and I'm still unsure. Maybe tone down the spices? Made recipe exactly as is.

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Corn Dogs

Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2010

SUPER SUPER easy. Bought bamboo skewers from Walmart. They were pretty long and that worked great for putting the hot dog on them but not for frying them. I ended up cutting them off with a very sharp knife after the hot dog was on. Then battered hot dog and threw dog and skewer in oil. Served these with cheesy tater tots (cook tater tots then shred cheese over them- back in the oven for a minute). Kids said they were much better than Sonic as they were very moist- Sonics are drier.

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Big Al's K.C. Bar-B-Q Sauce

Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2010

Holy smokes I'm dancing a jig. This stuff is AMAZING! Wooo Hooooo- no more bottled chemical filled, corn syrup'd bbq sauce from the store! I followed recipe exactly with one exception-didn't use as much cayenne but it was still smokin' hot! I think the next time I will use still less cayenne as I have little ones at home and it was a tad hot for them but they said the flavor was 'delious! Thanks a million!

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Traditional Salisbury Steak

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2010

This was just okay. It was bland. Maybe it was just us. Easy to make though. Loved that it used mushrooms.

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Classic Chicken Noodle Soup

Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2010

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! This was incredible! At first it looks difficult to make as well as lots of time spent making it but it was pretty easy. Here is what I did: The night before we made homemade noodles and let them air dry overnight and all the next day. We roasted our chicken, pulled off all the meat then started our Fast Chicken Soup Base. As soon as we added the bones and skin of the chicken we started cooking our homemade noodles so they'd be ready to add in at the end. We followed the rest of the recipe exactly. At the end after the onions and carrots were soft (we didn't add celery) and we added the chicken, broth and thyme is when we added the noodles. This had an absolutely amazing taste. I can't get enough of it. I personally think the homemade noodles give it that extra speciality. Definitely makes it to my recipe box! Thanks a million!

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Fry Bread Tacos II

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2010

I give this 2 stars because the fry bread was incredibly easy to make. We had a problem with it bubbling up so bad that it was super thick. I think I will make the fry bread itself and do as others suggested sprinkling cinnamon and sugar on them for a treat.

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Sirloin Steak with Garlic Butter

Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2010

I give this 3 stars due to the cut of meat wasn't the best. This may be much better on say a strip steak or a nicer cut of meat other than sirloin steak. The garlic butter topping was good. I love love love garlic but this was even a bit much for my taste.

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Frosted Banana Bars

Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2010

I rate this 3 stars for 2 reasons: 1) had to cook quite a bit longer than stated. This could be because I didn't have a 10x15 pan but used a 9x13 pan. My knife came out clean in the end but it was still pretty mushy soft on the bottom. I cooked about 15 minutes extra at 4-5 minute intervals. 2) I love bananas but even using 2 bananas this was way too much flavor for me. The recipe was extremely easy and fast to make which is a plus. I made our own cream cheese frosting off this site and it was great. Overall a good recipe. Just not a keeper for us.

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Sarah's Applesauce

Reviewed: May 27, 2010

Holy smokes was this good. Extremely easy to make. Made two batches- one with cinnamon and one without. Both tasted incredible. We used Gala apples for this. Going to try Red Delicious next time. Thanks a bunch for this recipe!

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