Fresh Tomato Sauce

Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2009

I make this with changes...Not so much olive oil, 1/4 cup of tomato paste, to thicken.. 3 cloves garlic, 1 cup finely chopped onion, 1 cup of the frozen trio pepper mix from Trader Joe's, then italian spices...also chiffonade some fresh basil & add freshly grated parm cheese to top.

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Sweet, Sticky and Spicy Chicken

Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2009

Excellent! Doubled the sauce and served with rice. Kids really liked it and asked me to make it again.

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Nurse Ellen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Mexican Fire Rice

Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2009

I used chicken broth instead of water to cook the rice and used 1/2 regular and 1/2 spicy breakfast sausage. I think next time I will use all spicy sausage to kick it up a notch. Overall, this was very good and liked by all.

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Nurse Ellen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Tater Tot Taco Salad

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2009

SO GOOD!!! I layered it... 9x13 baking dish A way to take it to a potluck....=D Crispy t tots on bottom meat next a thin layer of refried beans next shredded cheese (it will melt if all is hot or you could pop it in the oven at this point) Have your salad bar toppings ready spoon out meat layers & then top with tomatoes, shred lettuce, shredded cheese, olives,onions... whatever you love Next salsa or ranch or your fav dressing I top that with fresh cilantro. Everyone will want this recipe...

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Chicken Marsala

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2009

This was fabulous! Didn't change a thing.. Kids loved it!

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Nurse Ellen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Slow Cooked Corned Beef for Sandwiches

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2009

Cooked this in the slow cooker for 7 hours on high and it was so tender and yummy. Used Guinness as my beer.. We all loved it!

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Nurse Ellen

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Chicken Cordon Bleu II

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2009

My kids absolute favorite! They ask for this all the time. Didn't change a thing..

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Nurse Ellen

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Spicy Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

Excellent! I sauteed some onions and garlic in EVOO and cut back the chicken broth to 5 cups. I added extra jalapenos and some spicy sausage. YUM!

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Nurse Ellen

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Basic Ham and Bean Soup

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2009

This was very good. I, too, used all chicken broth and cut it down to 6 cups. I cooked it for 7 hours on high in the slow cooker and it turned out perfect!

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Nurse Ellen

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Delicious Ham and Potato Soup

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2009

I used all chicken broth instead of water and sauteed garlic, onion and celery in EVOO. It was very good but was a little bland for me. Next time may experiment with additional spices or add hot italian sausage instead of ham.

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Nurse Ellen

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Mom's Chili

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009

This was very good. Cooked on high for 5 hours and only changes were adding an extra can of diced green chiles and an extra shake of chili powder. Went great with cornbread.

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Nurse Ellen

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High Temperature Eye-of-Round Roast

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2008

I have had to teach myself to cook over the years and have never attempted to do a roast until yesterday. It was so good and I am very proud of myself. It was so easy, especially if you have to run out (like I did) becasue you shut the oven off and you can leave! Perfect and yummy. I did cook it longer per pound (about 9 min per pound) as none of us are real rare meat people.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Spool Sugar Cookies

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2008

Wonderful! I made these exactly the way the recipe was written and they turned out great! definately a must-have recipe.

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Jovi K

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Harvest Pumpkin Soup

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2008

Love this pumpkin soup & have made it several times, changing it every time. I have used pumpkin in the can, in addition, have put in 2 pre-cooked skinned yams. I have sauteed fresh baby carrots & they gave the soup a zing. Yummy! Tonight for my community cooking club, I am going to try the spicy approach with the hot pepper flakes, topped with the sour creme dollop, some mint (for show) & a sprinkle of paprika for color.

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Pumpkin Cake II

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2008

My daughter & I made this the other day on the spur of the moment. We only had 1/2 box of yellow cake mix. I used 1/4 cup of Pumpkin Butter from Wm Sonoma. Used the whole can of pumpkin & also used a smaller amount of brown sugar. Baked 45 mins in Bundt pan. No frosting. Her husband LOVED this. I had it for breakfast & put it in the microwave for 15 sec & slathered it with butter. YUMMMM

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Fruit Cocktail Salad

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2008

The key to this salad is DRAINING the fruit overnight. I even kept it in the fridge w/o a covering. I just used 2 lg cans of fruit cocktail & 1 reg can of cut pineapple. I cup of sour creme & I added mini marshmellows to the top & it was scarfed up!!! Loved it.

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Turkey Gumbo

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2008

I am pretty sure that the oil measurement is wrong as well as the flour one. I made a roux tonight to add turkey stock to & all it took was 1 stick of butter & about 3 tablespoons of flour. I added about 6 cups of turkey stock, a little at a time, & ended up with about 5 cups of yummy gravy. I also added chic granules for clout & kitchen bouquet. have to be careful with KB as it is potent. My Grandmother used it. It is in all grocery stores. <;-)

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Baked Lemon Chicken

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

very good! I made this for dinner, and everyone liked it! I had a whole chicken breast and it wasn't boneless, so I just boiled the whole breast and went on from there. turned out good.

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