Super-Delicious Zuppa Toscana

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2009

Love this soup! I was trying to recreate the one from the Olive Garden but this came out even better. I ommitted the bacon and i substituted kale for spinach and spicy italian sausage instead of mild.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Spicy Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2009

Simple and good. A nice way to spice up an old favorite!

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amberln

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Baked Ziti with Sausage

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2009

I used extra ricotta because the family loves it. This is my new favorite!!! Yum =)

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amberln

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Pie Crust Mix

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2009

Very good recipe! Great to be able to store the mix for use later!

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Home Town: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Dog Biscuits II

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2009

No doubt about it, these are a sure fired winner in our home! The cat loves em too which is a bonus. This is a great way for me to use up the pieces of chicken that don't normally get eaten when I roast a chicken. I used chicken broth in place of water & the fat from the broth in place of the shortening (it skims right off the top of refrigerated broth). I didn't have any milk powder so I omitted it, but my pets didn't complain. Thanks for a wonderful, healthy, & much favored treat!

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Italian Meatball Sandwich Casserole

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2009

I had a large group of people to feed (and alot of big guys who love their meat & taters meals) & chose this as it was fairly cheap & easy. YUM!!! I did make a few slight revisions after reading some other reviews on here. First, I used 1/2 beef and 1/2 Italian sausage for my meatballs (that's how we make ours around here) and they turned out very yummy. Second, I didn't add the water to my sauce. Also, I lightly toasted the Italian bread once it was cubed & it really helped to spread the cheese mixture. In place of the mayo I opted for ricotta cheese - it may have been slightly greasy with the mayo and I was afraid it would overpower the rest of the dish. Both pans were GONE at the end of dinner...sooooo good. This is for sure some filling comfort food. Thank you for sharing!! :)

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ADZELL

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Pumpkin Pie Squares

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2009

YUM! This is a great sub for pumpkin pie when you have to feed a crowd. Followed the directions exactly as stated, except doubled the crust per other reviewers advice and was very glad that I did because as written there is NO WAY it would have been enough. Everyone at dinner loved it! :)

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ADZELL

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Super Easy Spinach and Red Pepper Salad

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2009

I was pleasantly surprised at how good this was for so few ingredients! Made just as specified and will make again & again. Thank you for sharing!!! :)

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ADZELL

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Stuffed Butternut Squash

Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2009

Very interesting recipe! I liked the combination of brussels, carrots and rice, and also the idea of the chickpeas (but not so sure about the taste of chickpeas in this). However, I just couldn't add all the turmeric. I thought about an 1/8 tsp. was plenty. Any other seasoning suggestions? Curry was good too.

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Spaghetti With Red Clam Sauce

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

I love red clam sauce so I was excited to find this recipe. However, I had to change few things to modify it to my personal taste. I also added white wine, tripled clams but only use 1/2 the juice and added small can of tomato paste to make the sauce little thicker. All in all very nice starter recipe.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Maple-Soy Glazed Salmon

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

This was good but not anything special. However, Grilled Salmon l from this site is out of this world. I have tried combining these two recipes and it was delicious!

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tofu19

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Cherry Pie III

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

Very yummy but you definitely need more cherries! I added 5 cups instead of 2.

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Honey Baked Chicken II

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

This was pretty sweet, not my favorite. But the recipe was alright.

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amberln

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Potato Curry

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

This dish was okay, it had tons of seasoning but still came off as bland. This looked very similar to a favorite dish of mine except the dish I've had used tomatoes in the sauce. I added some diced tomatoes and garbanzo beans and it helped, but I think this dish still needs some tweaking.

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amberln

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Pasties II

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

My mom asked me to print off this recipe for her, so that we could have these for dinner. She made the recipe exactly as stated and we LOVED them (and being from MI we know what we are doing when it comes to pastie consumption, lol). Her first batch came out a little dry, so she did glaze some milk over the dough for her 2nd and it came out much softer. The only complaint is that the amount of filling was WAY TOO MUCH compared to the amount of dough (almost double the filling needed). However, that just meant she had to make more pasties for us to eat, so it is not all that bad, haha. Thanks for sharing!!! :)

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ADZELL

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Korean BBQ Beef (Pul-Kogi)

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

Great recipe! 10x better than bulgogi I've had at various restaurants. I was too lazy to pick up a grill pan for this, but a regular pan worked fine (I just drained a bit of the liquid away before cooking). The ginger really stood out and was a bit strong for my taste, so I'll most likely cut the amount in half next time.

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Bruschetta Chicken Bake

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

Loved it! Okay, I really was going to stick to the orginal recipe, but had to deviate a bit. First, I didn't use canned tomatoes & instead just chopped up 2 large ones. Next, all I had was unflavored stuffing, so used that and added in just a whole can of chicken broth to it. Since my stuffing was unseasoned I did use an extra TBS of Italian seasoning that I mixed in with that, the tomatoes and 5 cloves of garlic (hey, I love the stuff). Following other reviews I omitted the salt entirely and instead chose to add in some fresh ground black pepper. After exactly 30 minutes dinner was ready and soooooo good. This is a great, inexpensive meal that I will totally make again. Thank you for sharing! :)

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ADZELL

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Italian Green Beans

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

Loved them! Made them exactly as written with the exception of letting the dressing simmer for moment before adding in the green beans (as others suggested). Such a quick & easy way to jazz up green beans and they went perfectly with the Bruschetta Chicken I made from this site. Thank you for sharing!!

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Baklava

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

Ok, now I know why they charge so much for baklava at the restaurants, lol!! This recipe is AMAZING just as written, but I think I will never look at Phyllo dough the same way again because it was very taxing to work with. Though a bit time consuming, this is a wonderful creation and the directions were very thorough (thank you for that). I used pecans because that is what we had in the house and followed the instructions exactly as indicated. Everyone is raving about how good it is!! Thank you again for sharing!! :)

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Super Moist Pumpkin Bread

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

Very forgiving recipe. Used coconut coffee creamer instead of milk, but accidentally added 1 c. instead of 2/3! Used 1/3 c. applesauce, and 1/3 c. olive oil, still came out great! Makes awesome muffins.

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