Made this in my crock pot. It was wonderful. I grew up in Arizona and we had real Mexican food there, this is the closest I have found. All we use for tacos is onions and fresh cilantro. It even worked great as a taco salad.

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Pan Seared Scallops with Pepper and Onions in Anchovy Oil

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009

Decreased the olive oil and cooked the veggies first. I love anchovies and I could definitely taste the anchovies in this recipe. I will make this again but you really need to cook the veggies first and decrease the oil.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff I

Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2009

A very good recipe - quick, easy, cost effective, and a treat to come home to. I found out at the last minute that I didn't have cream cheese so I served it with sour cream and noodles -delish! Oh and I put 8 oz sliced mushrooms in at the beginning with the half packet of onion soup and they turned out fine.

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Greek Pita Pizzas

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

Worthy of ten stars due to its simplicity and use of healthy fats! I used kalamata olives and overly ripe cherry tomatoes. I loved the red wine vinegar. I had no idea that pita bread could make such a great crust--thanks for posting the recipe.

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Cucumber Sunomo

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009

Overall a bland, boring recipe. I think it's missing sesame oil or soy sauce. This did not impress anyone. I won't make this again.

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Broccoli Salad II

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009

Edible but I won't make this again. I think it's missing milk and sugar and the vinegar/mayo ratio seems off. Sorry.

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Ellen's Buffalo Meatloaf

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009

So simple, yet delicious! I cooked the meatloaf in a muffin tin which allowed me to easily freeze the leftovers. The buffalo meat results in a sweeter and very moist meat with much less fat unlike beef. I LOVED IT!

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Country House Bed and Breakfast Casserole

Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2009

Used Texas Toast garlic and cheese croutons and leftover turkey sausages that we had cooked on the grill in lieu of the ham. I cut the skin off the sausage. Easy to prepare and tasty. The mixture was light and fluffy because I increased the milk. I served it with Tabasco sauce, next time I will add cayenne to the recipe.

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Baked Shrimp with Feta and Tomato

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2009

Fabulous! The best shrimp dish I have ever made. A few keys to a five star dish: 1. Don't cook the shrimp for five minutes otherwise it will be overcooked when you finish baking it. Cook the shrimp until it's light pink and then take it off the stove and out of the hot pan so it doesn't continue to cook. 2. Don't add salt; the feta has enough. 3. Cook the vermouth down then add the tomatoes and cook the tomato juices down as well otherwise it will be runny. Baking will not evaporate the extra juices. 4. The feta won't brown but when it becomes heated throughout, it's done. I also used dried parsley because that's what I had on hand and it worked great. This is a definite keeper. This recipe is so simple yet an impressive date night recipe. UPDATE: I made this again using overly ripe cherry tomatoes and it is so much more elegant. The fresh parsley and tomatoes make it look like an expensive restaurant dish.

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Red Cabbage

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2009

Good recipe but not my favorite on this site. I prefer the red cabbage recipe with the bacon.

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The Best Potato Salad

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2009

Delicious! I used banana pepper rings and zesty dill pickles which is what I had in the kitchen. Next time I will omit the celery seed, a personal preferance. The peppers and pickles made this a five star recipe. I will definitely make this again!

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Berry Cobbler

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2009

This was a good recipe as is-I was looking for something healthy so the second time I made it, I used half whole wheat flour and a dash each of cinnamon and nutmeg. Good recipe with little grease and a reasonable amount of sugar> not calorie ridden. Nice flavor, texture, sweetness. I used frozen mixed berries and it was pretty. Mmmmmmmmm.

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Sausage Spanish Rice

Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2009

I used turkey breakfast sausage and I didn't have celery so I omitted it. I am rating this four stars since the cook time was more like 45 mins. Although the rice looked done at 30 mins., it was still crunchy. I also cut the recipe in half and still have 3-4 servings not two. The overall taste really depends on the salsa. I loved the idea but the recipe needs a little work.

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Greek-Style Rib Eye Steaks

Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2009

I loved the simplicity of this recipe. However I wondered if blue cheese, olives, and the seasoning are Greek? Not to my recollection so I went to the Taste of Homes website and looked up this recipe. The blue cheese is an added option, they don't list on TOH. So, as written it is delicious but lesson learned, if the recipe references Taste of Homes, I will double check with their website to verify the actual/submitted recipe.

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