Asparagus and Goat Cheese Quesadillas

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2009

This combination of flavors is awesome. I mixed some chopped cilantro with sour cream and used it like you woul use plain sour cream or salsa with regular quesadillas. I served it with a small side salad.

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Simple Whole Wheat Bread

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2009

This produced 4 medium (perfect size for us) loaves of bread. Nice texture and good flavor. I started off following this recipe to a tee but decided to use only one half cup of honey - I don't like a sweet loaf of bread. I found there was too much flour for the quantity of liquid. I had a very stiff dough to work with and still had another cup of WW flour to go - which I had to leave out. In my experience, it's better to incorporate all the whole wheat flour first: it's easier to incorporate white flour at the end than WW. However, next time I'll start of with at least one half cup more liquid. I didn't put the butter on the outside of the loaves either. We love the crisp crust of a freshly baked loaf and after storage, the crust softens anyway.

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COOKINKIWI

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Home Town: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Living In: Milton, Ontario, Canada

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Ciabatta Bread

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

Very easy and very good. I followed the recipe exactly and had superb results. Next time, I might try rolls or smaller buns, suitable for individual sandwiches.

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goodeatNZ

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French Pastry Pie Crust

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

Good pie crust, more comlicated than the other ones. Also really sweet.

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MasterChef Pip

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Easy to Remember Pie Crust

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

WOW! This is the best pie crust I have ever made, tasted, seen and felt! I think that novice bakers can make this though. To make a reasonably sweet pie crust though, add 1-2 teaspoons of sugar to the mix. Great pie crust. Will definitely add this to my pie collection! Thanks Dierdree, you have solved all of my problems!

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Chicken with Mushrooms, Prosciutto, and Cream Sauce

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

this was so good! i used chicken breast instead of thighs and cut the recipe to feed 2 people instead of 6. i was iffy about using the wine for the sauce since im not a huge alcohol fan, even the taste of it in my food. i decided i would try it with the wine and im very glad i did. came out perfect. i made some mixed veggies with it and just tossed those in the remaining sauce with some salt and pepper. this is going in my keeper box for sure. might try it with thighs next time just to see if theres any difference in taste. but certainly a 5 star with the breasts.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies III

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

These were light, delicate and quite delicious. But I knocked off one star because they were slightly drier than I would have wanted. But if you like the light and delicate type of cookie, I'd recommend it to you.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong

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Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

Thanks for a great recipe, Anne. I made this at the weekend and it was a perfect cake to take into work. Not too sweet, even with the glaze, easy to cut and pretty light. I made the following modifications based on previous reviewers: - half butter substituted for apple sauce - more spice with 1tsp mixed spice, 1/2 tsp ginger - baked for an hour I should have put the glaze on earlier, I waited 20 minutes before inverting and glazing, the cake wasn't warm enough to fully absorb the glaze. Will definitely make this again.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Bertha's Blueberry Dumplings

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

Very quick and easy to make. Really loved the blueberry sauce. So good with vanilla ice cream. The dumplings have potential but I found them too heavy and not very flavourful. Used butter instead of lard. A lighter dumpling with some vanilla & lemon zest added would make a huge difference.

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Living In: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Surf N Turf Dinner

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

The taste is Fantastic. Although next time I won't bother stuffing the steak with the cooked shrimp - I really didn't care to be putting the cooked shrimp inside a raw piece of meat. And for some reason it took longer to cook the steak with the shrimp inside. Next time I will double the sauce (it's SO tasty) with the shrimp; cook the steak and then assemble the dish with all the shrimp and sauce on top of the meat. I served this with rice. Great meal. I believe this will become a 5 star meal with my little change.

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COOKINKIWI

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Home Town: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Bobbie's Oatmeal Cookies

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

These are the best Oatmeal cookies ever. Light and crispy and delicious. Decided not to add the choc. chips, but otherwise followed the recipe to a tee. I don't think the cookies lacked anything without the choc chips, they stand on their own. I finely chopped the pecans. They flattened out but to a nice thickness. It's important to let them sit on the baking sheet for a few minutes otherwise they're too soft to hold their shape. I won't be using any other recipe for Oatmeal Cookies in future. Thanks to the poster. Made 72 nice sized cookies.

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COOKINKIWI

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Home Town: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

Really good. I followed reviewers advice and sauteed the onion, garlic, celery and carrots in a little butter. I only needed 4 cups of salt reduced chicken stock, but then again, I didn't add pasta. I've been feeling like I'm coming down with the flu and every single person in my family loved this even though I made it to get some vitamins. My soup hater finished hers first and declared it delicious. If you need a good chicken soup to fix your cold, try this.

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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

So delicious, moust and chewy at the same time! The ultimaet chocolate chip cookies

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MasterChef Pip

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Death by Chocolate Mousse

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

Not bad chocolate mousse, but I like my grandma's better!

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MasterChef Pip

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Ratatouille

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

Great and succulent! the cheese goives it a great layered look and feel to it, and also looks great!

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MasterChef Pip

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Butternut Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009

I will admit that I've not made this particular recipe, but it is so similar to what I do make. I add a couple of rashers of bacon diced to the one onion and sautee together, also I use light evaporated milk, deleting the cream for calories sake. Hope this helps others.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Quinoa Tabbouleh

Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

Quite a good salad, I like to add lots of other veges, whatever I've got on hand usually works well in it, the only thing I did differently was to make the vinaigrette separately so I could taste it first. A good way to use quinoa

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Home Town: Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand

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French Bread Rolls to Die For

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

Not bad! I really like it! I made 32 buns, and 10 people ate them all ine one meal!!! I ate four! this is a great recipe. I think that you could add a bit of honey to make it a bit sweeter, but apart from that, a great recipe!

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