Chantal's New York Cheesecake

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2009

I haven't wrote a review in years, but this exceptional. I made this one a couple of years ago, and it's still the best, but I just did things a little differently. My husband grabbed pre-made graham cracker crust instead of the boxed kind and it still came out great. Matter of fact, the filling was enough for two pre-made graham cracker crusts. Definetly use the water bath concept and make sure eggs and cream cheese are room temperature; my cheesecake has never cracked.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Garlic Broccoli

Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2009

Great proportions of sauce to broccoli. 1.5 cups is about a third of a pound of broccoli. What I did differently was to decrease the amount of water (adding as necessary as it was cooking), bring to boil, add broccoli, cook 5 minutes, add garlic and cook for 1 minute, and added the mixture of the seasonings (although I replaced the sugar and lemon juice with about a teaspoon of Chinese black vinegar). It was really good!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Red Lentil Curry

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2009

very tasty! as suggested by other users, i doubled up on the spices (but halved the salt), used powered garlic and ginger because that's what i had on hand, used diced tomatoes, used 3 small onions and tossed in 1/2 bag of frozen peas. boiled the lentils for ~ 5minutes until i realized there was not enough room in the pot so i moved it to a slow cooker until the lentils were soft (~30 min to 1 hr). drained and added curry mix and let it sit in the slow cooker for a while. yum! tasty by itself but a naan or some rice would have been nice

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Buttermilk Pie

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

I love the custard quality of it and the flavor is the best.

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Bobbie McGowan

Home Town: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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PHILADELPHIA Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

A creamy, not-to-sweet cheesecake. The crust is very good. I added on the sour cream topping from the Perfectly Simple Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe, and it added the perfect touch!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Tomato Chicken Parmesan

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

So, I made this for my 3 year old and boyfriend. My daughter asked for second and my boyfriend told me that he thinks he loves me more now! It took me a little longer to cook than 30 minutes (more like 45), but it was so worth it. I took everyone's advce and pounded the chicken first. I only used about half of the bread crumb/cheese mixture and added dried minced onion and dried garlic to the bread crumb mixture. I used mozzarella cheese in the last 5 minutes of cook time. There were wonderful! Next time, I will double the pasta sauce so there will be enough for the noodles.

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Scrambled Tofu

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

I made 1/3 of the recipe with fresh tomatoes, no turmeric or cheese and added a clove of garlic and a pinch of sugar. I was looking for a Chinese egg-and-tomato replacement, but this didn't do it justice. Okay dish by itself, though.

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daidai

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Coffee Shake

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

I felt it was a tad sweet, but otherwise it was great! I recommend using milk with some fat in it so that it tastes creamier. I didn't blend it, so I just stuck in the ice cubs and let it sit for a while to melt into the coffee. Adding a dash of cinnamon makes it nice too!

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daidai

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Vegan Chunky Chili

Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2009

I didn't have bell peppers or celery, but to me, this tasted like regular tomato soup with tofu. I used 3 cloves fresh garlic, 4 tablespoons paprika, 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper, about 2 teaspoons of oregano, a teaspoon or so each of pepper and salt. Did I not add enough spices?

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daidai

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Spanish Rice Dinner

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

This recipe was ok as a base. I was disappointed at first cause there was no taste to it. I have a big family so I doubled the recipe, added potatoes o'brien (28oz. bag) and taco seasoning, my fiance wont eat onions, so I puree them. This recipe still needs some fine tuning. But my family said the way I modified it wasnt bad at all. everyone had seconds. My fiance had a third helping. I'm not yet satisfied with the way it came out and plan to fine tune it. OTHER THEN THAT I LOVED HOW EASY IT WAS TO MAKE!!!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Easy Indian Butter Chicken

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

this is very delicious. I substitute coconut milk for cream/evaporated milk. I also throw in peas and broccoli to add some veggies.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

mm very tasty. i used all 1/2 splenda for the sugar to cut the carbs.

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It's Chili by George!!

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

used diced tomatoes and kidney beans as suggested and it was wonderful! thank you!

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Foodandcats

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Lentil and Sausage Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

wow this was very delicious. thank you! i used 2 large tomatoes, used 6 cups water instead of broth.

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Foodandcats

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Meatloaf

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

I omitted the tomato soup and doubled this recipe. It was fabulous! My parents were in town so I wanted something good and simple. This met all the criteria and I got raves on how good it was, I think there was one slice left.

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Cooking Level: Expert

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Sauerbraten Klopse (Sauerbraten Meatballs)

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

These sounded good and smelled wonderful cooking. But once we started eating, it was different. I will say the meatballs were good but the sauce was overpowering and my kids 15 and 9) gave it a thumb's down. I wish they had been better...

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