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Southern Pulled Pork

Reviewed: May 25, 2012

One tablespoon of butter isn't enough to even begin browning all this meat. One tablespoon cajun spice isn't enough to generously season this much meat as called for in the directions. When the skillet went dry I threw it in the slow cooker. Thankfully I was able to save it by adding more onion and garlic after I tasted the mess. It was pretty much flavorless with what is called for in the recipe.

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Creamy Rice Pudding

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2012

Now I get to throw out all the other recipes. This is the one I have been looking for. All I have to do is get the sugar adjusted for my personal taste. As is it isn't sweet enough for me. It's almost there so I guess maybe another 1/4 cup or less will do it. I use a rice cooker with a little more water to make sure the rice is nice and tender. No guess work on the cooking time either.

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Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2012

I quit reading reviews past the first page. Everybody rated their version of this recipe and that is wrong. Their version may be good but it isn't this recipe. I followed the recipe and it doesn't even rate one star. It was severely lacking and a waste of good pork and saurkraut. The pork chops and saurkraut are better if prepared separetly and then joined on your plate.

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Double Layer Pumpkin Pie

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2011

I prefer my pie to be more solid. I had to dip it out of the pie pan with a spoon and put it in a bowl to keep it from spreading out all over a plate or saucer. It is indeed rich and creamy but I have never ate pie with a spoon. I will go back to baking my pies uness I want pudding and graham crackers. In which case I will make the pudding and just mix the graham cracker into it in a large bowl and save myself all the extra unnecessary clean up.

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Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken II

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2011

Knowing that there is no way to brown that much chicken in 2tbsp of anything I didn't waste the time and money to brown it. Not to mention the time and money saved cleaning the skillet. 2tbsp of butter won't brown a chicken wing much less that much meat without burning. I tossed everything except the oregano and parsley into a slow cooker and cooked it on high for 8 hours. I also used 6 large cloves of garlic and low salt bouillon and left out the extra salt. It came out dryer than the Sahara desert.

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Refried Beans Without the Refry

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2011

As is these beans are a salt lovers dream. I used 3tsp salt and they were borderline to salty. Other than the salt the only flavor that came through was the beans and it was very bland tasting the first day. After sitting in the fridge for 2 days the onion started coming through. The garlic, cumin, and jalapeno were a waste of time and money.

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Harvest Pork Stew

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2011

It was my first time with this squash. Even after adding a half tsp of the spices all that I tasted was the squash and apples. I had to use fresh squash because the stores where I live don't have it frozen. I also used 6 large cloves of garlic and that was lost in the sea of squash and apple.

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Super Swiss Steak

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2011

Flavor was great. This recipe is just like the swiss steak I am used to. Celery and bell peppers are not a part of swiss steak. I left out the salt because there is more than enough salt in the tomato soup unless you are a saltaholic.

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The Amazing Swedish Meatball

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2011

The meatballs were great. Because of the large amount of salt I didn't use the sauce recipe. I also left the salt out of the meatballs. I made a gravy using low salt beef broth. It was fantastic over egg noodles. I rated it low because of the amount of salt which only a saltaholic could tolerate. I knew that with all the salt in this one I would only be able to taste the salt. I wish that the sodium level per serving was included in the nutritional info.

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Slow Cooker Adobo Chicken

Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2011

My second wife was Pampangan. She was from the town of Bacalor, Pampanga, Philippines. Her recipe was in her head like her mothers and grandmothers. Sweet onion wasn't used. She used chicken thighs and legs. I gave this recipe 2 stars because it finally got me the recipe I have been trying to get since we divorced. The only thing I didn't know to use was the vinegar. This recipe isn't meant to be sweet and when it was first made sweet onions didn't exist in the PI. It's supposed to be tangy and is also good as cold left overs. I took her chicken adobo with me on week end fishing trips with white rice. Use only the full flavor Kikkoman soy sauce. Amount of garlic is up to the cook. The soy sauce and vinegar should cover the chicken. This recipe left out black pepper which should be fresh ground and not in a can. Amount of pepper is to taste. the only liquid that was on the table we what stayed on the chicken when it was removed from the wok with a slotted spoon.

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Peach and Blueberry Cobbler

Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2011

You lied to us or you left something very necessary out. Like what you used to get it to thicken. I have a 9X9 glass baking dish of light blue liquid with a crust on top. I followed the directions to the letter and it is still a liquid mess. The top was done after 45 minutes and it was bubbling but that is all that was right about it. This is also the last new recipe that I will even look at. I have tried to many that were possibly a product of someones dreams.

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Mama's Blackberry Cobbler

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2011

I did not care for this recipe.

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Potato Chips

Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2011

I wasted a good potato the oil and the electricity on this mess. They all stuck to the plates. I now have 2 plates soaking in water and hoping that mess will come off without me using a grinder or dixc sander. So much for a shortcut. I'll go back to deep frying them.

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Best in Show Blackberry Cobbler

Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2011

This was fantastic. I have made it 2 times. The first time I made a mental error that turned out better than the original recipe. The first time I made it I don't know why it happened but I used a quarter pound of unsalted butter and the result was fantastic. The second time I followed the recipe exactly (using 1/4 cup unsalted butter) and it was still great. In the future I will make it with one stick of butter again.

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Ham and Cheese Breakfast Tortillas

Reviewed: May 14, 2011

Without a good salsa this is bland. I tried one without the salsa because I don't have any and it was just scrambled eggs with a little color. The recipe is a good starter but reduce the eggs to 8, increase the ammount of green onions to maybe a pound including tops and increase the meat to your preference. I would use about 2 cups of diced or chopped ham. Make the salsa to taste because an 1/8 of a cup isn't enough to do any good. If all you want are scrambled eggs with a little color then this is great as is. I like flavor other than eggs. This recipe is also to much for one tortilla as is. I made it for 1 and had enough eggs to fill 2 tortillas and be able to eat without a knife and fork.

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Slow Cooker Hoppin' John Chowder

Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2011

The rice was way over cooked. Instead of instant rice I would use regular rice in a slow cooker and then you might have to add more liquid as it cooks. This is not even close to true Hoppin John.

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Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2011

When I worked as a grill cook we kept melted butter on the grill. when someone ordered this we would generously brush melted butter on one side of a slice of bread, put it on the grill, add a slice of American Cheese, top with another slice of buttered bread, and when the first slice had lightly browned we flipped it over and browned the other side. Just before serving we would cut it corner to corner with the spatula and send it out. Most customers requested dill pickles to go with it. This was back in the late 60's and early 70's when restaurants only had one type of cheese for cheeseburgers and the pickles were presliced for hamburgers.

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Kitchen Sink Cookies

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2011

I made these last night with a few changes. I didn't pack the brown sugar. Instead I scooped it out and leveled it. I only used 2/3 cup each of peanut butter, vanilla, and milk chocolate chips. I don't like butterscotch or semisweet chocolate chips. The mix was so thick that it was dragging my Kitchen Aid down so I added 1/4 cup water. That was to much. I wound up with very flat cookies that are delicious. If I need water the next time I will add it by tablespoons until it is right. The reduction in the ammount of brown sugar and chips made them lightly sweet instead of sickenly sweet. These would be very good cookies with only one type of chip or no nuts in them.

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Billy Pudding for Davey

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2011

The instructions are severely lacking. Thankfully I always use a cookie sheet when baking. This almost flled the 2 quart baking dish and sloshed out all over the cookie sheet. After an hour and a half of baking at 300F it had maybe a half inch cooked on the sides with burn beginning to show. I did taste it and found that I would have been money ahead to have left out the butter, dates, and tapioca and only used a half cup of water and boiled it on the top of the stove.

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Irish Cream Bundt Cake

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2011

I'm not a big fan of cakes but this one goes on my favs list. I didn't have any Irish Cream so I used Heather Cream. I don't like pecans. I used black walnuts that I always have on hand in the freezer. The next time I make this one I will use either Irish Cream or Chambord. Gotta check the Liquor stores in Louisville to see what else they have. My local stores are very limited.

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