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Green Slime Smoothie

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2012

Love this! I originally tried this for St. Patrick's Day, but the strawberry/spinach combo made brown (even with extra green food coloring). So the color isn't truly green, but it got my 3 & 5 year olds to eat spinach, so it's a keeper! I lowered the honey to a little over 1 Tbsp & added protein powder. Will be making again & again!

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Marinated Grilled Shrimp

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2012

Awesome marinade! We've found it's easier to grill shrimp in a basket, so we did that instead. Otherwise followed the recipe to the letter and will DEFINITELY make again! My go-to marinade for shrimp!

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Acorn Squash with Apple

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2011

I love acorn squash, but my 2 young kids aren't a fan unless mixed with apple. I usually puree the two, but this is a nice change (be careful not to overcook the squash). Added extra apple for the kids, but will definitely make it again!

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Whole Grain Waffles

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2011

Okay, I haven't even finished making the waffles and I have to review - these are the BEST waffles! And they're healthy? I never would have guessed (and I'm always trying to make things healthy!) My 5 year old kept stopping playing to come sample the waffles too (and both of us were eating them without any topping). If I could rate this higher, I would!!!

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Balsamic Chicken

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2011

Excellent! I'm not a huge fan of any kind of vinegar, but this was wonderful! I added a bit of cornstarch at the end to thicken the sauce.

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High Protein Peanut Butter Balls

Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2011

I'm rating this high, despite changing the recipe quite a bit. This is a great idea, love trying to make a healthy recipe that tastes good! My modifications: only had vanilla protein powder so I added 2 Tbsp cocoa, used ground flax seed, and substituted some powdered peanut butter to save on fat (new thing I found at the store - it's real peanuts and you just add water .. not bad!) I think since I didn't use all the real peanut butter, mine are a little more runny, but they're still quite tasty! I'll be experimenting with different quantities the next time I make this ... so, in other words, will DEFINITELY make again!

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Corn and Zucchini Melody

Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2011

Love this! Sauted the veggies in olive oil instead of bacon fat, used bacon pieces (packaged) instead. Could have done w/out the cheese, didn't need it. My kids didn't like it, but I loved it!

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Dill Pickle Meatloaf

Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2011

I decided to make this because my picky girls don't really care for meatloaf, but LOVE dill pickles. My 4 year old DEVOURED it! (My 2 year old, well, she decides based on looking at something whether she'll eat it, so I won't fault the recipe) :) I'm not a big fan of dill pickles, but I thought it was excellent! Very moist, will be making again and again!

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White Chip Chocolate Cookies

Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2011

Excellent! Instead of all white chocolate chips, I used 1 cup white & 1 cup milk chocolate. The mix IS very hard to mix, but it doesn't seem dry. Don't overcook these - 8 minutes is all you need so they stay nice and chewy in the center.

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Grilled Shrimp and Apple Skewers

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2011

LOVE this recipe! Used Fuji apples instead (what I had), so the apples were a little more crisp, but still good. Loved how the sweet parts of the marinade somewhat carmelized on the shrimp. My husband couldn't stop raving about this recipe, will definitely make again!

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Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2010

SO Easy and SO Yummy! Used FF cream cheese (there's enough fat in the butter!) and extra parmesan. It thickens up quite a bit AFTER cooking, I had to thin mine out w/milk (I let it sit to cool and it thickened a LOT). Both my girls (ages 2 & 4) wanted seconds!

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Caramel Apple Pork Chops

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2010

Yum!! Doubled the sauce & omitted the nutmeg, pecans & salt/pepper. Cooked the apples in water, then drained & added butter & brown sugar. Kept cooking until almost carmelized, cooked chops so apples & chops were done at same time. Kids didn't like this, but that's okay, my husband & I ate their leftovers!

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Peach Bread

Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2010

Great recipe!! I adjusted it a bit - used only 1 1/2 cups sugar and unsweetened applesauce for half the oil. Used fresh peaches (added about 3 cups) and used whole wheat flour. I only gave it 4 stars because the batter seemed too thick and I had to add quite a bit of water (maybe the canned peaches would have added enough moisture?) I will definitely make again, especially when I have peaches that need to be eaten!

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Spaghetti Carbonara II

Reviewed: May 7, 2010

Love this! Modified a bit - used a whole pound of bacon (we LOVE bacon in this house), and made it a bit simpler for ease and because of my young kids. Cooked up the bacon and pasta at the same time, drained the bacon grease, immediately mixed it with the drained pasta. Then (as another reviewer suggested), mixed the beaten eggs with the parm cheese and mixed that into the pasta bacon mixture. Skipped the onion, garlic and such because of the kids, but I could see using it and other ingredients in the future. Will make again!!

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Cranberry Pot Roast

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2010

Loved this! I'm not a fan of traditional pot roast, so this was a WONDERFUL change! Just a touch of sweet and the roast was very moist!

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Spinach Bars

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2010

These were pretty good. Next time I'll use the ideas of the other reviewers and cut down on the butter and cheese (it was plenty cheesy and greasy which I think cut down on the taste). My kids ate a little of these, but not much.

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Cottage Cheese Fluff

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2010

I wish I could rate this higher ... but it was just ok. I used regular gelatin mix (I don't like my family to have the artificial sweetener that's in the SF). It wasn't as sweet as I thought it would be (despite the sugar in the jello mix) and the cottage cheese made it taste grainy. My 3 year old loved it, but my 1 1/2 year old wouldn't eat it (and she eats everything!) Maybe if I don't process the cottage cheese like other reviewers mentioned and it won't be as grainy?

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Pineapple Cranberry Chicken

Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2009

YUM! My family likes lots of sauce, so I used closer to 2 lbs of chicken (and cooked for half the time). Very moist and delish!

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Honey Flaked Chicken

Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2009

Wonderful! Loved the honey mixture and I'm not even a honey fan (it's just a hint of flavor) Only change - I used crushed (as per other reviews) Special K flakes instead of corn flakes. Will definitely make again!

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Chicken with Blueberry Sauce

Reviewed: May 22, 2008

Too much vinegar! It was too strong for the other ingredients in the sauce. I even used the preserves (strawberry instead of apricot), but the vinegar taste was too much. I ended up picking the blueberries out of the sauce and eating those w/the chicken. My husband and daughter did not like it at all.

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