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Fiber One® Chocolate-Peanut Butter Haystacks

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2012

I read through the reviews and in this case it's either a "you love it" or "you hate it" recipe. The "hate it" reviews mainly had issues w/ the texture and taste of the fiber one cereal. I don't blame them. The look of the cereal is NOT appealing and the taste isn't much better. There was no way that I would eat 4 dozen cookies, so I split the recipe to make 1 dozen. I melted my chocolate using a double boiler, and mixed in the PB. Next came the big decision...adding the cereal. I didn't want my good chocolate to go to waste b/c of cereal that could best be described as looking like it's meant for Fido w/ the aftertaste of something like sawdust. I didn't per se make cookies, but that's beside the point. Had I actually made the cookies/haystacks as directed this review would be a 1 star review (you can thank me later for the 5 star review Fiber One) I remedied the cereal issue by pulverising it via my vitamix blender. Once the cereal was finely crushed, I mixed it into my melted chocolate, I then poured it into a mini muffin lined w/ paper cups for a pretty good PB cup - thus the 5 star rating!

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Delicious Raspberry Oatmeal Cookie Bars

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

I decided to make mine in a heart shaped cookie pan that I coated w/ a thin amount of butter. I had no trouble getting it out of the pan. I took this to a church ladies meeting and got rave reviews. Great recipe!

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Becky's Sugary Sugar Cookies

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

This cookie rivals if not beats the store bought "fluffy frosted sugar cookies"...IF you know what you're doing and how to make them right! Instructions: Do NOT melt the butter at all. You want to let it soften at room temperature. Then cream it w/ the sugar & add eggs one at a time. Next you need to sift the flour into your measuring cup! This is NOT the same as measuring then sifting (trust me I know what I'm talking about!!!) Once you've thoroughly combined the flour, add the baking powder & vanilla. I chose two slight changes: I used 1/2 tsp almond extract & 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Then I bumped the sugar to 1 1/4 cup. I used a small spring hinged ice cream scoop to distribute the dough. Don't allow the 1 star ratings to sway you - if you know how to cook, and understand your way around the kitchen, give this recipe a try!!!!!

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Potato Rounds

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

I had to tweak the recipe for flavour. I tossed the (raw) sliced potatoes into a mix of olive oil, italian seasoning and granulated garlic. Baked at 420 degrees for about 25 minutes, then dropped the heat to 350 degrees for another 20 minutes. I added the bacon and cheddar during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Very simple side dish and yummy as well!!!

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Enchiladas

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2012

For a quick enchilada dinner it's not bad. I'm confused if the "enchilada" sauce in the description is actually the pace picante sauce or not. I served this w/ spanish rice.

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Caramel Brownie Hearts

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

Very gourmet at home! I chose to add a dollop of whipped cream. I could also see a raspberry coulis as a garnish as well. Thanks for sharing!

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White Chili VI

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

When I first saw this recipe I didn't have much expectations for it. If anything I thought it would be severely lacking in flavour. I was pleasantly surprised that something SO simple could be SO good! I only made a subtle change and that was to use boneless, skinless chicken breasts that I pre-boiled. I will absolutely make this again!!! THANKS FOR THE SHARE!

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Paradise Cocktail

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2012

I thought this was a little on the bitter side. It could be my fault as I used an extra dry gin - I will try it again w/ a normal gin and if it's better will adjust my review accoringly

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Chicken with Prosciutto Spinach Cream Sauce

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2012

This was amazing and absolutely delicious! My changes were minimal. You do NOT need to use that much milk for the egg milk bath. So I dropped it to 1 egg and 1/4 cup milk. I elected to use grapeseed oil as it has a higher heat tolerance. I used a mix of Italian seasoned Panko and Italian seasoned breadcrumbs, instead of all heavy cream (and to save calories) I used a mix of 1% milk & heavy whipping cream using a 3:1 ratio. I used a 6 cheese Italian blend and I left out the salt - the proscuitto is MORE than salty enough. Once the chicken was finished I kept it warm in the oven. Other than that there were no other changes. I used barefoot pinot grigio as it's a good quality white wine. Next time I'll toss in some fire roasted bell peppers. This is a "dining in" dinner and a keeper!

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Cilantro Lime Cod

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2012

I was hesitant to make this recipe given some of the reviews. I'm thinking that for those who indicated a bitter taste it might be that their garlic was either old or cooked too long. The lime imparted a subtle tartness but not to the exten that it was overwhelming or bitter. I made this exactly as stated w/ the exception I added a pinch of salt, and used real butter. I chose to use cilantro and flounder.

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Blue Hawaiian

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2012

Very strong - good taste but seriously strong!

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Bahama Breeze

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2012

This was very good, but I'm going to disagree on the servings. The alcohol alone (before the ice) is VERY minimal in quantity! Even with the addition of the juice it's not a lot. I'm going to suggest this will only make ONE beverage!

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BBQ Country Style Ribs

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2012

I just elected to use a good quality bbq sauce (Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory Brown Sugar) and didn't worry about the lemon or garlic. I adapted it for my crock pot, and basted the ribs w/ the bbq sauce, covered and cooked it on high for 5 hours, and turned to low and cooked another 2 hours. Simple and doesn't get much easier than this.

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Macaroni Au Gratin

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2012

I read through the reviews and I'm in agreeance that the cheese NEEDS to be added into the sauce and then the casserole topped w/ cheese. I tried the sauce as written and it was bland so I added in 1 tsp worchestershire sauce and 1/4 tsp dry mustard powder, I also scaled the milk back to 1 1/2 cups. Quality mac & cheese!

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To-Die-For Chicken Pot Pie

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2012

This was a great recipe. Followed the recipe w/ one small change - instead of using water w/ the chicken gravy, I used some of the chicken broth the veggies cooked in. It didn't get as thick as I would've preferred it. Regardless very good recipe!

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Purple Hooter

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2012

I made it exactly as instructed - no substitutions, and I just didn't care for it.

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Penne with Spicy Vodka Tomato Cream Sauce

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2012

I have made this MANY times, and I'm convinced this has to be the BEST Penne alla Vodka recipe on this site. I tried another tonight and it didn't compare.

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Jackie's Vodka Sauce

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2012

This was good but not my all time favourite vodka sauce recipe.

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Pumpkin Ravioli Bisque

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2012

When I first found this recipe I knew that despite the bad reviews I had to try it! It sounded so unique! I didn't have the pumpkin pie filling on hand, but DID have 100% pure pumpkin, so I knew I would need to add in some sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, ground cloves and nutmeg. I read the submitters indication that they prefer things spicy so I kept that in mind and scaled back the cayenne. I also knew I wanted it to have some more depth than just chicken broth so I did a mixture of chicken broth (1 cup) and heavy cream (4 Tbsp). It was very tasty but I thought it needed a little something extra. I rummaged around in my fridge and found some ground sausage I had previously cooked...I added in about 1/2 cup and gave it another taste...OMG yum!!!! Don't allow the bad reviews to sway you, made right it's really yummy! I think next time I may add in a bit of brie cheese for extra creaminess

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Meat-Lover's Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2012

I love homemade sauce and this is right up there. I chose to do a split on the italian sausage & ground beef (equal amounts) and also chose to add 1/2 cup cabernet sauvignon to the sauce. VERY good spaghetti sauce!!!

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