Cindy's Awesome Clam Chowder

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2009

This chowder definitely lives up to it's name! It is not too milky, or too clammy, it's just right! Very hearty and easy soup to make. I used chicken broth in place of water to cover my potatoes, may try using extra clam juice next time. I also added in an onion with the potato and carrot, just because I had one and I felt like it should be in there . I did only use one package of the leek soup mix merely because I am a dork and only grabbed one at the store. I think one did the soup just fine though : ) Served it up in some sourdough breadbowls (wish I could have made those too!) and it was to die for! My man couldn't stop saying how good it was, best we've ever had. Thanks for the awesome recipe Cindy!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Meridian, Idaho, USA

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Blueberry Cream Muffins

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

I followed the recipe as stated and my muffins fell flat. I added 1/2 brown sugar and 1/2 granulated sugar as reviewers suggested. The flavor of these were good, but they were not as pretty as Jordan Marshes muffins for me. But I love blueberry muffins so these were not wasted, just not the recipe for me.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hanford, California, USA

Living In: Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA

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Byrdhouse Mushroom Barley Pilaf

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2009

GREAT recipe! I used half chicken half beef broth, baby bella shrooms, and omitted parsley simply because I had none. I also do not own a dutch oven, so I made it all on the stovetop. It took a little over an hour on medium-low heat for all the liquid to absorb for me. What an AMAZING depth of flavor! This dish left me feeling very full and satisfied, we will definitely be making this one again! Thanks for the awesome recipe Sunnybyrd! Who knew barley could be so good without soup!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Meridian, Idaho, USA

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew I

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

Made the recipe as instructed but increased wocestershire sauce to 1 TABLEspoon and omitted the celery. Was super good! Next time I think I'll leave out the onion and add dry onion soup mix instead.

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Dr. Westcott

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Pocatello, Idaho, USA

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Aimee's Quick Chicken

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

I followed others suggestion and added some extra cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg. These are excellent.

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Amy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Homedale, Idaho, USA

Living In: Dundee, Oregon, USA

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French Bread

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

Very good! I added a little olive oil as recommended and I skipped the glaze. I made a quick garlic spread out of pre-minced garlic and Country Crock and I used this for garlic toast on one loaf. Very good! Thanks for sharing, Janet!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Boise, Idaho, USA

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Creamy Pumpkin Soup

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

I'm sure people who enjoy pumpkin soup would love this, but we had never had it. I made it because my daughter heard about pumpkin soup at school and decided we needed to give it a try. It was weird and not great... I tried saving the huge pot of soup by adding brown sugar and additional spices as recommended; unfortunately, while they improved the soup, it was still unappetizing. But I don't regret trying! Now I know that we'll keep pumpkin in our pies and cookies. :) Thanks for sharing, Emmi!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Almond Wild Rice

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

I bought a brown/wild rice blend (wild rice is EXPENSIVE!), and followed the directions on the bag in cooking it, which means I didn't need the full 5 1/2 cups of broth. It turned out great - served it with cranberry chicken at a dinner party, and people could not stop talking about it. Next time I will add some more golden raisins and some green onion/shallot. As far as leftovers are concerned, follow the other tips here and add a little broth or water to it before heating, otherwise it gets really dried out. Overall, though - a great side dish!!!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Ventura, California, USA

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Chicken Pot Pie IX

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

This was great! I made the recipe pretty much exactly as written other than prep. I had some leftover roasted chicken, so I used that, and I just sauteed all the veggies in the butter and followed the recipe from there. Definitely a keeper :)

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Neat Sloppy Joes

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

PERFECT! I use 1lb ground turkey & 1lb beef....just cause. Also, I always use Campbell's condensed Chicken Gumbo - it's what my mom always used. GREAT RECIPE!

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Ogden, Utah, USA

Living In: Acequia, Idaho, USA

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Cranberry Streusel Pie

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

Top notch! Even my husband who doesn't approve of high-calorie desserts succumbe to this pie. I cut the sugar in half, substituting a 1/8 of a cut of Nu-Stevia, in both the cranberry filling and the steusel topping. Used pecans instead of walnuts. This is a KEEPER!

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