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Perfect Turkey

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2011

Great recipe! But DON'T brine your turkey if it's already injected with a salt solution (like most commercial brand are..Butterball, etc)! This recipe is best for fresh, un-messed with turkeys. I'm sure this is the reason that there are quite a few people that said their turkey was super salty (either that or they didn't rinse it well enough). Either way, this is an excellent recipe! Along with the white wine, I also added a cup of chicken broth. Also, once you rinse the turkey (well), dry it and set it uncovered in your fridge for another 12 hours if you can. It makes the skin super crisp and tasty! Excellent!

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Chicken Pot Pie IX

Reviewed: May 12, 2011

This is a super recipe! I made a few adjustments to suit my personal taste though. I made 50% more sauce/gravy, tweeked the seasonings, and left out the celery seed (the actual celery was enough). I made the vegetable mixture and added left over roasted chicken I pulled off the bone to the pot and let it warm through. Instead of the pie crusts, I placed puff pastry squares on top (a la Jason's Deli). Just roll out puff pastry sheets, cut into 3x3 squares and bake for 7-10 minutes on a cookie sheet. When the puff pastry is done cooking, ladle your chicken pot pie mixture into a bowl and top with one of the squares. It's simple and in my opinion tastes so much better than the standard pot pie in regular pie shells.

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Fajita Marinade I

Reviewed: May 8, 2011

This is a good marinade as written, but I took a few of the suggestions from prior reviewers and added a few of my own tweeks. First, I noticed that a few reviewers thought that the water took away from the flavor of the marinade. Basically 'watering' it down. So I added 1/3 cup of orange pop! I know...what the...? Well, I didn't feel like going to the store to find something else more appropriate, like orange juice or the like. I happened to have a bottle of orange pop, so I just added some of that in place of the water. The only other adjustments I made was to add a bit of cumin, I used vegetable oil instead of olive oil and just a couple dashes of liquid smoke instead of 1/2 teaspoon. Liquid smoke is very strong, and I noticed that a lot of people found that even 1/2 tsp was overpowering. Everything else in the recipe I followed exactly. I marinated 2 flank steaks for about 4 hours, and my fajita's came out PERFECT. Thank you for the recipe, as I needed a good starting point, and I think this recipe is it!

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Spanish Rice II

Reviewed: May 8, 2011

I made this rice twice. The first time I followed the recipe as written and it was good. The next time I made it (last night), I took from other reviewers suggestions, and it was fantastic! Only minor changes, but that's really all that is needed for me. First I used chicken stock in place of the water and I added 4 Trappey's yellow tabasco peppers, chopped. I always use short grain rice, so I had to adjust the amount of chicken stock. All in all, this is a great recipe, whether as written or with a few tweeks!

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Easy Sugar Cookies

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2011

Whenever I use a allrecipes recipes, I always read the low ratings to see what their issues are then look at the most helpful reviews to figure out how to rectify whatever other peoples issue are. Many of the low ratings stated that they're dough turned out hard, like sand...crumbly, etc. One thing the poster did not do is say that the butter needed to be at room temperature. It's really important that the butter is soft. That changes the whole texture of the dough and creates wonderful, soft, buttery, and sweet sugar cookies. Also, as another poster stated, I'd suggest cooking for 8 to 8.5 minutes, then letting them sit on the on the cookie sheet for another minute or 2. This is a great recipe!!

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Fluffy Pancakes

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2010

These pancakes are perfect!! Usually when I look for recipes on this site, I read a few of the 'lowest' ratings, then I go to the 'most helpful'. At the time I write this, the reviews that rate this poorly all say that they weren't fluffy, were sour, and were mushy. When I go to the most helpful section, I see the 'most helpful' say don't change a thing and follow the recipe as written. A few tips I'd like to give...DON'T OVER-MIX!! That's why your pancakes aren't fluffy. Mix it just enough to incorporate, then leave it alone. It should fluff up in your bowl a bit. If it doesn't fluff up, then you overmixed it. Cook at a med low to medium temperature, the sugar in the batter makes them brown quicker and the insides don't set up properly, hence the mushy or undercooked 'flour' taste. As far as the 'sour' taste complaint; I truly feel that this is because newer cooks see the word sour and expect that it will be sour...so they taste sour. If the recipe called for buttermilk, I believe these comments would not even come in to play. Some people just don't know that the vinegar/milk combo is just a homemade version of buttermilk. Bottom line; you really can't go wrong with this recipe, if you follow the directions.

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Old Fashioned Onion Rings

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2010

Fantastic!! I used buttermilk (because that's all I had on hand)and panko. Everything else was the same! The best onion rings ever...and yes, they are restaurant quality. Thanks Jean Marie!!!

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Spinach-Stuffed Salmon Fillets

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009

I made this the other day and it turned out great. I added a little feta cheese, and extra sundried tomatoes packed in oil. I used about a 2 1/2 lb filet, cooked the spinach, then mixed everything together. I lined my baking dish with parchment paper, layed the mixture out on the parchment in a nice neat pile about the length of the filet, and layed the filet on top. After it was done, I sliced the salmon in equal sized filets and carfully scooped each onto the serving platter (flipped over), so the spinach mixture ends up on top. It turned out beautiful, and tasty!! Thank you for the great recipe.

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Fried Chicken Gizzards

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2008

I've been making chicken gizzards like this for years. One thing I do differently is to boil them for about an hour, and season the water with salt/pepper/garlic powder. It makes them tasty, and tender. Great recipe though!!!

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Sweet Corn Cakes

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2008

OMG!! I made this recipe a couple nights ago, and let me tell you...these are EXACTLY like Chevy's!! The only changes I made were to substitute cream corn for the 1/4 cup of water, added about 2 tbs of water, and used regular flour instead of masa harina. The texture was perfect, the taste was perfect and authentic. My boyfriend, who's Honduran, said that this tastes exactly like a type of tamale his mother and aunt used to make. All he kept saying was 'wow...wow'. Try this recipe, it's wonderful!! Thanks for the submission.

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Breaded Chicken Wings

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2008

I love fried chicken wings & this is a pretty darn good recipe!! I have a recipe somewhat similar to this one. I use a mixture of 1/2 flour-1/2 panko bread crumbs, a few scrambled eggs seasoned with hot sauce, salt, pepper, garic powder. Dip them in the egg mixture, then dredge them in the flour/crumbs. Fry them up, and they come out super tasty, and super crispy!! I serve half of them bare, and the other half I drizzle with warmed honey spiked with some red pepper flakes. Either way...you can't go wrong with wings!!!

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Shrimp and Crab Enchiladas

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2008

This was a good recipe. I chopped the shrimp into small pieces (i didn't use as much as was called for), and I used extra crab. I sauteed them in olive oil with a little seasoning, then mixed the crab and shrimp with a little cream cheese. I also used white corn tortillas to eliminate the soggy issue others had by using the flour ones. I layered the mixture on top of each tortilla and added the cheese, and rolled as per the directions. I also poured a little sauce on the bottom of the dish, so they wouldn't stick. I didn't want my enchiladas to be 'swimming' in the sauce, so I poured just enough to cover them. Covered and baked them as per instructed. With these changes, they came out superb!! I will definetly make these again. Thank you for the recipe.

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Uglies

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2008

What a great concept!! I changed it up a bit, just to suit mine and my boyfriends taste. I used a burrito meat mixture instead of the bbq, and I used the frozen pilsbury grands (thawed)instead of the canned (they taste sooo much better). Thank you so much for the recipe!!

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Sausage Crescent Rolls

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2008

I made these last night, but substituted ground beef seasoned with burrito seasoning. (I'm not a big Italian Sausage fan) It turned out great. Will definetly make again!! Thanks for the recipe!!!

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My Crab Cakes

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2008

These were great. I only made 2 slight changes. 1st I soaked the breadcrumbs in the egg/mayo to soften them up a little. And for the other set of breadcrumbs (the coating), I used Panko. They came out delicious!!

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Super Sausage Gravy

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2008

This was great!! The only thing I did differently was use a different sausage brand, as my grocery store doesn't carry bob evans...besides that, I followed the recipe pretty closely. I've made this a couple times with the frozen biscuits (so much like homemade). My boyfriend was in heaven. Thanks for the recipe!!

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Challah II

Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2008

Pretty good. A little dry...but I liked the honey flavor, which seems to be a little sweeter than the average challa. Thanks for the recipe.

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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2008

I made this recipe twice, once with a tomato cream sauce, and once with a vodka sauce. Both times they were a hit. I also added minced garlic. Thank you Judy!!

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Thai Sweet Sticky Rice With Mango (Khao Neeo Mamuang)

Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2008

The only difference between this recipe and the one at my favorite thai restaurant is the sesame seeds. So I left them out. OMG!!! This is sooooo good. I am so excited that I can make this at home. Thank you so much Michelle.

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Brussels Sprouts With Franks

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2008

I didn't try this with hotdogs, as I'm not really a fan of them. But I DID try this recipe with Smoked Sausage, and it was awesome!! Next I think I'll make it with Brauts. Thanks for the recipe.

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