Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

Yummy yum yum! On a snowy day in Denver I made these little treats. I did the recipe as written--but used mini chocolate chips. This actually yielded 14 muffins for me, not 12. Delicious!

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Javagoddess

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Denver, Colorado, USA

Living In: Westminster, Colorado, USA

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Big Soft Ginger Cookies

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

Perfect. Just the right amount of spice. These bake at 8 minutes (at least in my oven). Do not change this recipe at all. These really are "Big Soft Ginger Cookies". The ginger and molasses taste is (yea, I said it earlier) PERFECT.

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DAVIDRAYROB

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Jalapeno Popper Spread

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2009

This is a go to for me. I always have the ingredients on hand anyway so it is great last minute. It is a 5 star as written. I do make some changes because I can't seem to help myself. I use 1/2 sour cream & 1/2 mayo. I also add some bacon bits. Ymmmm. Thanks for the post.

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RaisinKane aka Patti

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Damascus, Oregon, USA

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Simple Carnitas

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2009

Ok, I did change this recipe by adding ingredients I had on hand. I'm rating it anyway because what absolutely made my carnitas was the oranges. That beatiful underlying citrus flavor was just amazing. Thanks, Ken!!

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RaisinKane aka Patti

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Southern Butter Rolls

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

This is the exact same recipe as my trusty old Betty Crocker cookbook thats worn to pieces. This recipe makes PERFECT rolls. I do them cloverleaf style rolling the dough into 3 logs then cutting them into 12 pieces each for a total of 36 pieces. I then roll them into balls and put 3 balls each into a 12 cup muffin pan. Let them double and bake at 375 for 15 to 18 minutes. I do not use shortening I use butter. This is without a doubt the most requested recipe I make. Oh yea, I do test the yeast first by adding 1 TBS of the sugar in the water which I heat to 110 degrees. I would always recommend doing that and never "assume" the yeast is active.

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DAVIDRAYROB

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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Roquefort Pear Salad

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

Excellent recipe. I ran out of time and so didn't carmelize the pecans, but it was still very good. I made sure to buy high quality blue cheese, that makes a load of difference. Look forward to making this recipe with the pecans carmelized. Thanks.

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Biokerristry

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Home Town: Porterville, California, USA

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Hot Chicken Salad

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

This was good - well-received. I wouldn't say I was blown away however. I roasted the chicken first with my standard method: olive oil, salt, white pepper, and celery salt. I doubled the reipce, and used slivered almonds instead of salted. Also, an orange pepper for color instead of green. It is a good base recipe to use and tweak.

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Biokerristry

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Home Town: Porterville, California, USA

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Caramel Pecan Pie

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

I followed the recipe exactly, it was very good and well-received. Even those who said they do not normally like pecan pie enjoyed this recipe. I will be interchanging this one, with my other standby recipe which is also from this site. Thanks!

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Biokerristry

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Home Town: Porterville, California, USA

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Too Much Chocolate Cake

Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

OMG, can you say YUUMMEEEE! Initially I was scared of all rich ingredients and calories, so what I did just to take the caloric edge off was substitute apple sauce instead of oil, sugar free pudding used 2 eggs and 2 egg whites. absolutely the best chocolate cake I have ever had. I had to put a piece aside for my husband it went so quick!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Creamy Stove Top Mac And Cheese-ci Recipe

Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

YAY...I am the first one to rate my favorite mac-n-cheese recipe. I have made this many times to rave reviews. I have made this with and without the onions~good both ways. I have also made this with a little more liquid and "held" it both in the oven and crockpot for parties or big dinners. Part of the fun is changing up the cheeses and seeing what you like. My son always gets to choose at least one of the cheeses. It is really good with a smoked cheese or a dash of smoked paprika too! Thanks, Keni~You Rock!

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RaisinKane aka Patti

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Damascus, Oregon, USA

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Orzo with Parmesan and Basil

Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

It was good, not great. I didn't have fresh basil so I left it out (suggestion of recipe submitter). I'll try it again with fresh basil to see how much of a difference that makes.

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Home Town: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

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Cranberry-Pumpkin Cookies

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

I absolutely love these cookies! The only addition I made was in the spice department. I added ground ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, & allspice! Next time I will try adding some oats! Great recipe! Thanks!

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Laura Day

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Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Shrimp and Quinoa

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

Nice flavor combination! Easily adaptable to what you have on-hand and/or variations on spices, etc.

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Peppermint Patty

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Coconut Bread Pudding

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

This was good, very sweet. I found it somewhat dry and not hugely flavorful so I made the "Rum Sauce" also found on this site to serve with it. (much better) Bread pudding has so many variables, mainly the bread. If it's fresh it needs less liquid, dry it needs more so it requires a few attempts to know the consistancy it should have to master any bread pudding recipe. Mine wound up a little on the dry side so I added more milk and sent it back to the oven for an additional 20 minutes or so to absorb the milk. I estimated the amount of bread so that could have been my fault. I also added some raisins and macadamia nuts. The rest I did according to the author. I probably would not make this again but if I did I would use less coconut and less sugar.

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DAVIDRAYROB

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Whole Wheat Sweet Potato Muffins

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

I had a can of sweet potatoes I was itching to use up and found this recipe. I had no idea how much to use so I used 3/4 of the 15 oz can. It seemed to be just right. I used 1/4 cup Agave sweetener plus a few more squirts after checking the batter. I have a huge sweet tooth and I could stand to have these sweeter but then again they are still tasty. I didn't want to bust out the blender so I just did the sugar and oats and cinnamon for the topping added a little melted butter to make them stick. I can't wait to have an extra sweet potato laying around. I am making these again!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Curried Butternut Squash and Pear Soup

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

This was definitely a good soup and will probably make it again. I did as one reviewer suggested and added a half teaspoon of brown sugar and a pinch of nutmet and cinnnamon. I am not sure that this added anything more to the recipe, but nonetheless, this turned out to be a good soup.

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ashleyenfrance

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Caramel Turtle Brownies

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

Yummy! I used Devil's Food Cake.

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IRISHDAUD

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Egg Free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

These are some of the best cookies I have ever made, egg-free or otherwise!!! I used a cup of butter instead of shortening, used mini chocolate chips and added nutmeg as well (I love nutmeg). They turned out soft and puffy perfect and way to easy to eat many at a time. Several requests have come in to make these often!!

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Home Town: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Creamy Scallop Chowder

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

This was a very tasty soup! I did not have green onions, so instead I used regular onions. I did as another reviewer suggested and sautéed the scallops in the grease of the piece of bacon that I cooked before hand. I then added, in small pieces, the bacon to the soup. I only cooked the scallops for one minute on each side and then added them to the soup at the very last moment. Scallops should not be over cooked, otherswise they loose their light texture and become chewy and rubbery. I did as others and added some chives and a cup and a half of chicken stock as well as potatoes which made this soup filling enough as a main course.

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