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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.81 star rating.

Sarah's Applesauce

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2009
It's awesome! Tonight is about the fifth time I've made it and it always comes out good. I use Fuji apples since we live in Japan and I just can't rave about it enough....! Thank you!
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Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Living In: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.37 star rating.

Easy Garlic Chicken

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2009
Delicious! Just had it for dinner tonight...at first thought it might be too much garlic but it turned out great! Was flavorful and moist and even my husband loved it..thanks for giving us a quick easy dinner option!
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Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Living In: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.07 star rating.
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Hot Seafood Ramekins

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2009
As is this needed something more...or maybe something less? Heavy taste of mayo, even with the mayo having been reduced. HOWEVER, I think it is fixable with more crab. But "as is" ... not again for us. Thank you, though!
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.46 star rating.
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Apple Bacon Tomato Soup

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2009
MmmmMmmmm, Good! Kind of a mellow soup. Very nice blend of flavors. I did a teetotaler's version, but crushed some grapes in with the apples and 1/4 cup water to make up for absence of wine. Still, though, an excellent soup, I'm sure either way.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.

Vinegar Cookies

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2009
These cookies are wonderful. They leave you with a crisp buttery cookie. The only thing I changed was I added 1 tsp of vanilla for a sweeter taste. So easy to prepare.
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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: New Middletown, Ohio, USA
Living In: Fussa, Tokyo, Japan

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.55 star rating.
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Pennsylvania Coal Region Barbecue

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2009
Well, this was a surprise. Except for the vinegar, the sauce of this "barbecue" is the same mixture my mother always used atop her meatloaves. Just that little touch of vinegar turned the corner from meatloaf topping to barbecue! Will make again.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
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Chicken and Peppers with Balsamic Vinegar

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2009
A very solid 4 star. This was just a visual delight, both in prep and finished product. It was easy enough, and the instructions were very clear. While the dish simmers for the last 20 minutes, there's time to throw together a salad, prepare beverages, and dish out your choice of base for the chicken and peppers; we used rice, but I can see this being good over noodles, or as others have said in a tortilla or pita. Thanks for sharing!
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.41 star rating.
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Spicy Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2009
Had we not been eating grilled "pumpkin" (kabocha here in Japan) rind and all for years, I might have been wary of this recipe. BUT you CAN eat the rind, folks! Simon's spice blend was just so tasty. I used a smallish kabocha, eight inch diameter, and one can of sweet potatoes, drained. I had about two and a half cups of chicken stock in the freezer which had half a large carrot cooked in, so used that and added cans of broth until I got the thickness desired (using a hand held blender and puree'ing directly in the cookpot). The flavor was really good. I serve with toasted wedges of pita bread, which seems a good match, as the soup is quite thick, even having "thinned" it, so wedges can be dipped to good advantage. Even with the smallish kabocha and using only 1 tin of potatoes, I had lots and lots of soup, and now besides the quart in my freezer, there's another meal's worth in the fridge. Good return on time invested. Thanks, Simon.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.46 star rating.
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Pineapple Sirloin Skewers

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2009
Used Worcestershire sauce instead of soy sauce, and added a splash of balsamic vinegar and fresh ginger to the marinade. Skewered the beef the next day along with red pepper, red onion, mushrooms (and yes, pineapple). This one got a sixth star from DH, but there seems to be no where to place it. Oh, well, slide on the tip of that last skewer!
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.75 star rating.
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Hot Date with a Chicken

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009
This one is company special. I could not manage to pound my chicken to 1/4 inch (and I was beginning to think the neighbors might be wondering WHAT was going on over here), so I slit the pieces and stuffed the slit meat, pinning with toothpicks and proceeding as instructions indicated. Had to substitute craisins for the apricots this time, but this worked well with the apple flavor. (Oooh, wonder what dried mangoes might be like!) Also, we are not the brave souls we once were, so reduced the cayenne by half with no ill effect. Truly beautiful, fairly simple (if you work around the 1/4 inch thing), and very, very tasty. Thank you for posting, Jack.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
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Burger or Hot Dog Buns

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009
The dough was great to work with, and the house smelled like I had walked into a actual bread factory! They needed more than 30 minutes to rise. I just let them have most of an afternoon for that, and popped them in the oven as dinner time approached. DH liked them better than another recipe I had been using, but I may try one or two more. If this one beats all others, I'll come back and add another star. Thanks for posting.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.17 star rating.

Chocolate Teddy Bear Cookies

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009
This one is time consuming, alright, and the taste is good but not fantastic. They look so very cute, though. So what I have done to make them carry their weight in trouble is use one or two bears as the top cookies in gift cookie tins or bags containing decorated sugar cookies or some other less designer intensive cookie. The little bear acts as emcee for the treasures by which he is surrounded. ;o)
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.43 star rating.
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California Kabobs

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009
This was a great recipe. I love that it can take a relatively small steak and literally stretch it to become a satisfactory, filling, flavorful, and fun meal! This was our first home experience with kabobs, and I know we'll be doing this again.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 1 star rating.
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Avocado Corn Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009
This one needs help. Four ingredients is not enough...and eight is only barely in a last ditch effort to add more flavor to an, interesting, but otherwise overpoweringly bland concoction. I like the use of avocado for a cream soup base, however, and will work on this. Also LOVE the history of the Haas avocado. This just isn't the best use of it, or is not taking it to the level we all KNOW it can reach.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.83 star rating.
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Curried Tofu Salad

Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2009
The "kick" seemed just about right to me. The heat is nicely offset by the mildness of the tofu, itself. The heat and sweet was also nice. I served this in small sauce dishes as a side with Holiday Chicken Salad from this site. DH, not fond of tofu, was not impressed, understandably; it's a texture thing.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.36 star rating.
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Egg Foo Young

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009
Come on. Be honest. Isn't there just something inherently FUN about fixing something that is fun to SAY? Anyway, as three added bonuses, this was easy, quick, AND tasty. We had this with Thai chili sauce. Nice blend of supper/breakfast tastes. So, what would that make it? Supfast?
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
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Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Pork

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2009
Fireguy, this is a winner at our house. It turned out so pretty, we enjoyed an impromptu candlelit dinner with chinaware, crystal, silver the works! I had to come up with a homemade concoction to dub teriyaki sauce (Worcestershire sauce, honey, and fresh ginger). This was just the right combination of hot, sweet, and smooth. Don't skip the lime if you can at all help it. Would give it another star, if I could. Served with a puree'd veggie soup, a tossed salad, and rice. Company special and so, so easy! Thanks for posting.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.53 star rating.
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Sassy Sausage and Black Bean Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009
This was very good. I added a bit of green pepper at the outset. I had to use pork sausage instead of beef, but it was good. The salsa I used was Dee's Famous Salsa from this site. Like others, I felt it would play well over a starch, so we had it over a heavy duty corkscrew type macaroni. DH topped his with cheddar. I think we'll have take two tomorrow night by adding 1/2 cup corn and serving with a savory corn muffin.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.87 star rating.
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Thirty Minute Yellow Cake

Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009
This went together in no time; I was very pleased with the resulting cake, and a bit surprised at how (too, too) easy it is to prepare that many calories' worth of temptation for just the two of us. Could spell trouble!
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.76 star rating.
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Egg Noodles

Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009
Well...this must be easy enough. I've made it twice already. Once was a sort of impromptu "What shall we do for dinner?" moment, and quick calculations suggested this in chicken broth with some veggies and a bit of crumbled sausage. >>> I am still working on my technique; my noodle results are not as tender as I would like, yet, but I do think it has to do with my novice standing. I'll keep on.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan

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