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Berry Crumb Bars

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2010

I considered making a pie today until I came across this recipe. I put more fruit in than the recipe calls for, approximately 6 cups. 2 cups each of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. I added a half cup of oatmeal to the top crumble and used a half/half combination of shortening and butter. It is delicious. My husband says it's not as good as a pie but I disagree. It was also a lot less work than pie.

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Baked Flan

Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2010

This is the base recipe I use to make flan. I use all the same ingredients but instead of the 2 cups of heavy cream, I use I can of evaporated milk. I also bake it in 8 separate custard cups.

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Banana Banana Bread

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2010

This is a very good recipe. It takes between 4 and 6 bananas, depending on the size of the bananas. The first time I made it I used 4.5 large bananas. Today I used 5 medium bananas. I make the recipe as written. It is the best banana bread recipe I have ever used.

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Meringue II

Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2010

I didn't have Creme of Tartar so I substituted lemon juice and it still turned out OK for me. I made the cornstarch goo in the microwave. It doesn't get transparent, more like translucent. It is a very good idea. It made the meringue very stable. Even 20 minutes later the uncooked meringue that was left in the bowl was still puffed up. Thanks for the recipe. I will do this for all recipes requiring meringue.

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Crusty Cornbread

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2010

My manager at work gave me a bread machine and I never got around to using it until now. I didn't have a lot of ingredients but wanted something heartier than plain white bread. I also didn't want to take too much of a chance my first time using the machine. This bread is really good. Crusty on the outside, soft (but not too soft) on the inside. It is like white bread with a nicer color and texture. I used the basic medium crust setting on the machine.

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Coconut Gumdrop Cookies

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2009

This is one of the best cookie recipes I have ever made. I was searching for a recipe with the ingredients coconut, pecans and oatmeal and this recipe was on the list. I didn't have gum drops so I used chopped up dried apricots. I have never purchased gum drops before but I am going to so that I can make this recipe as written. Yum.

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Dark Molten Chocolate Cakes

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

The first time I made this it didn't turn out very well. I overbaked it at 14 minutes, probably because I preheated the pan underneath the cups. The second time the recipe turned out perfectly with the texture similar to photo #1. I baked it for 14 minutes on the middle rack of the oven and did not preheat the pan under the cups. You really have to watch them. I have posted a photo of what they were like when I took them out.

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Flan II

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

This is a very good, simple recipe. It also helped to have the step by step instructions about how to prepare the pan with water etc. I followed the recipe exactly except for adding a teaspoon of vanilla extract and it turned out perfectly.

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Grandmother's Buttermilk Cornbread

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

Even though I made a few personal preference changes to this recipe, I chose this recipe because I liked the equal amount of corn meal to flour. Some recipes have too much flour. I thought the amount of butter in the recipe would make it moist since corn bread can be a little crumbly. The changes I made was to lower the baking temperature by 25 degrees because I used a glass pan. I used milk soured with lemon juice because I never buy buttermilk. Instead of using 2/3 cup of sugar I reduced the sugar to a total of 1/2 cup. I used 6 tablespoons of white sugar and 2 tablespoons of honey. I also let the batter sit for about 5 minutes before putting it in the oven. I made this recipe last night to go with Slow-Cooked Chili. It disappeared so quickly that I had to make another today.

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Creamy Rice Pudding

Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2009

I love this recipe. It is very easy to make and turns out perfect every time. The only change I made was to add a tablespoon of honey. I think it needed a little more sweetness. Next time I am going to try it with short grain rice.

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Butter Roast Chicken

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

This was the first time I made this recipe so I tried to follow it as closely as I could. I didn't have rosemary so I used Mrs. Dash Grill Blend for Chicken which has rosemary in it. The chicken was perfectly cooked, moist and flavorful. I used a large pan and cooked onions and cubed potatoes in the same pan. The sauce was delicious and went well with the potatoes too. As far as flavor is concerned, you can't go wrong with butter. I will definitely make this again but will cut the butter down to 1/4 cup.

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Kentucky Biscuits

Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2009

Update: I really love this recipe and use it to top pot pies or rolled out and topped with light pizza-type ingredients. I have made these many times now. This recipe is wonderful as written. More recently I have made some personal preference changes. I whisk the dry ingredients for a minute or two to make sure the baking powder and soda are evenly distributed. I think it is critical to either whisk or sift the dry ingredients. I substitute 2 tablespoons of cornstarch for 2 tablespoons of flour. I use half butter and half butter flavored Crisco. In the past, I used all butter for everything but I get better results when I use them combined. I never have buttermilk on hand so I sour ordinary milk with a tablespoon of lemon juice and let it sit for about 10 minutes.

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Butter Chickpea Curry

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2009

Delicious, easy and convenient. I made a few changes. I used 2 extra teaspoons of curry and no masala. I replaced half of the potatoes with cauliflower. I also added some green peas for color. This is a very versatile recipe. You could make it using a bean and/or tofu combination for an easy vegetarian main dish.

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African Peanut Soup

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2009

Delicious soup. I made this twice. The first time as written. The second time I added leftover curry rice from the night before and a little extra curry.

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Hamburger Buns

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2009

I halved the recipe and made 12 buns but I think the results would have been better making 8. They are delicious and easy to make. Time permitting, I will probably make these instead of purchasing hamburger buns in the future.

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Clone of a Cinnabon

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

This is a greate recipe. I have made it 4 times at least. Once I accidentally used all purpose flour, and they were still delicious, but not as good as when made with bread flour. I don't usually buy margarine. At first I bought some specifically for these. Now I use 1/4 cup of butter, 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon of oil instead of the 1/3 cup of margarine.

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Unbeatable Pecan Pie

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2008

I used the filling recipe for this pie with the crust from the Southern Pecan Pie II recipe. The filling is delicious. If I were to make this pie again, I would probably increase the volume of ingredients by at least 1/3.

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Southern Pecan Pie II

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2008

I used a different filling, the Unbeatable Pecan Pie recipe because it used maple syrup. A lot of reviews on this recipe made mention of how good the crust was. It really is a delicious crust. I will probably use this crust for all of my future pies.

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Broccoli Quiche with Mashed Potato Crust

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2008

This is a very good basic quiche recipe. I made it once as written. The last time I made it I used more broccoli (3 cups), cheese (1.5 cups) and 4 eggs. If you are on a tight budget this recipe is very good as written.

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