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Simple White Cake

Reviewed: May 28, 2012

I beat my sugar and butter for 8 min. Used Egg Beaters for eggs and 1/2 c. Splenda/sugar mix. And, added 1/4 extra milk (1%). Usually, a good tasting batter will yield a good tasting baked good. This batter had a good consistency - not pourable but easily spoon-able. And the taste was wonderful. I marvel at how those ingredients taste like cornbread, but they do! The texture is a good wedding cake texture, however. Not too airy and not too dense. I made a butter-cream frosting and am eating a cupcake now. So, it is edible, plus, I like cornbread. Would probably be even better with a chocolate frosting (to better mask the cornbread flavor.)

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Stovetop Granola

Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2012

Great base recipe! I made another granola recipe from this site using the microwave - followed instructions exactly and burned the batch. Plus, the flavors weren't quite right. This recipe, however, is great! Here are the changes I made to suit my tastes: Omit olive oil. Used 1 c oats and 1 c corn flakes. Reduced butter to 1 T., used 1 T honey and 1 T maple syrup. Used full amount of brown sugar. Subbed coconut flakes for cranberries. Melted butter, honey, syrup, sugar til bubbly, added all other ingredients plus pinch of salt, teaspoon of cinnamon and tablespoon of flaxseed. Stirred on medium heat for about 3 minutes. That's it! Great flavor. I know, "she made a totally new recipe", you're saying. Well, I was inspired by my failure and this stovetop version. Thanks for a successful granola recipe Mamiscookin!

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Fish Tacos

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2012

I mixed the white sauce with some shredded cabbage and let it "wilt" and the flavors marry in fridge about 30 minutes. Then added that on top of the fish in my taco. Great flavor! I omitted the dill (didn't have - don't like), used fresh cilantro in place of oregano, and no fat greek yogurt. The lime juice really added to it all. Pan fried my fish with a different floury mix. I'll keep working on the fish part, but that slaw mixture was tops!

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Best Spanish Rice

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2012

Oh yeah! Great flavor!! I didn't have any chick broth, so I used leftover veggie broth (Wolfgang Puck) which was 1 cup and filled the rest with water. I sauteed about 1/4 cup onions, added about a tsp of chopped garlic and DID saute the rice about 3-4 minutes but not until it became brown. Added the liquid and my fave salsa and it turned out fabulous! The taste, texture and appearance was worthy of serving to guests. Thanks for a great recipe!

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Sweet Cereal Clusters

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2011

I doubled the recipe and left out the raisins due to personal taste. The photo looks like there's not much coating on the stuff, but it really has enough. I will try it without doubling and see if I get more of a white coated look. My mother-in-law gets this from a friend each Christmas and she was surprised to learn no powdered sugar was used. Thanks Sue!

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French Onion Green Bean Casserole

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2011

Made this for Thanksgiving. Loved Chef John's video tutorial. "2 Large yellow onions" was hard to judge for me. Here in TX we grow 'em BIG. I ended up using 2 pans to caramelize the plethora of onions. Still, I used them all in the dish, when one of those biggies would have sufficed. I used 1% milk and slightly less flour (my hand guesstimate was off). It didn't thicken quite as much as I thought it would. This could be due to my flour mismanagement or the 1% milk. It worked fine in the dish, it just didn't give that soupy-creamy texture that is found when making the recipe using soup from a can. Also, didn't have sherry vinegar so just used sherry on the onions. Mmmm. The Panko and Parm-Reggi was delightfully tasty. The Gruyere added a nice bite and depth. However, that cheese is really pricey. I may make it with a less expensive brand next time. The flavor of this dish was as wonderful as I thought it would be. What with all the chopping of my BIG onions and the green beans, the caramelizing and sauce cooking, and cheese shredding, this recipe is a bit time consuming and labor intensive. But the end result is elegant, tasty and gave me pride that I didn't do the soup version of this classic casserole. Thanks Chef John!

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Pineapple Banana Bread

Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2011

Fabulous. Thanks to the reviewer that said to be generous with vanilla and cinnamon. Used half cup of the Splenda brown sugar and 3/4 c. white sugar as recommended by another reviewer. I used 2 tsp. cinn and could have used 1 T., I used 1 T of vanilla. All 3 eggs were Egg Beaters, Subbed 4 oz. applesauce for part of the oil. 5 bananas and the pineapple. It's still warm from the oven, but I had to try it. Very good flavor. Thanks!

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Zucchini Grinders

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2011

I modified this a little - okay, a lot. I shredded the zucchini, shredded a carrot, and took the advice of another reviewer and added finely diced onion. Cooked in a pinch of butter and a bit of EVOO. Salted it and added a bit of minced garlic. Naturally, the moisture come out and it took about 15 min to cook out. Definitely let it brown in the pan - be patient. The onion, as it caramelized, brought my dish to a great new level. Oh so delish! And from here I diverge even farther from this recipe. I just put my finished mixture between a croissant - no spaghetti sauce or mozz. added - though I'm sure that would be tasty. To sum this all up, this is great and tasty recipe, just add some onion to kick up the flavor.

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German Chicken

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2011

The BBQ sauce is critical here. I used a type without any corn syrup. (All "natural", blah, blah, blah) The flavor of the 3 simple ingredients is wonderful! I added sliced carrots right on top of the dish, but wouldn't do that again. They came out too "crisp" still after baking and didn't have that wonderful roasted flavor baking usually gives them. The vinegar in the kraut really made my chicken tender and tasty - surprisingly tender. I baked the 13x9 dish covered with foil for an hour and a half. So you can see my disappointment with the carrots not coming out softer. Great recipe I will make again. Thanks!

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Roasted Garlic Bread

Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2011

I used 4 heads/bulbs (for personal taste). I then used the hand-held mixer to pulverize and mix everything to a nice spreadable consistency. Baked at 350 degrees, while preparing dinner. Broiled for a couple minutes to finish it. Spread the mixture on both sides of the bread and it toasts up nicely. Hubby really liked it. Thanks for a great recipe. One more thing, if you're going to bake three bulbs, it's just as easy to fill a pan and bake 10 or so. I did and now I've got yummy roasted garlic for more bread or other use.

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Libby's® Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2010

Made this with Egg Beaters, Splenda/Sugar mixture, 1 cup whole wheat of the 3 cups flour, and 1/2 c. oil +1/2 cup applesauce. Soaked my dried cranberries in OJ for about 10 min., then microwaved that mixture for 30 seconds. That helped plump up the berries and gave them a tasty moist texture. I think you could get away with reducing the sugar by 1/2 cup. Thanks to reviewer "Bronwyn" for the spice amounts. Just perfect. I may try this recipe using Agave light syrup next time. Very moist and delicious.

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Crustless Cranberry Pie

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2010

First, I used blueberries instead of cranberries. And, while it would have been better with Almond extract, I was out and used lemon extract instead. Wouldn't recommend that. This was nothing like a pie (unless you bake in a pie pan - then it's at least shaped like a slice of pie.) It's a coffee cake. Light? Not mine. I subbed Egg Beaters for the eggs and used the Splenda/sugar mix in place of all sugar. Used pecans that had a sweet cinnamon glaze on them. Chopped up smallish, but still didn't care for that texture in my coffee cake. Kids wouldn't even give it a go. I'll try a different coffee cake recipe next time (even though that's what it sounds like I did this time given all my substitutions:) It was easy to make, however. Sorry, Jean.

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Oatmeal Banana Cupcakes

Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2010

The batter is delish. I now judge all my baked goods by whether the batter tastes good to me. Then I know the baked product will be tasty, too. I subbed medium agave nectar for the honey and added a bit of vanilla. They were sweet enough without frosting (but would be super tasty with it, too.) used a hand blender to chop my oats, per another reviewer's method. I really like the resulting texture. Mmmm!

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Zucchini Patties

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2010

I followed another reviewer's suggestion and used potato flakes instead of flour. Added 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp salt and pepper. HA! I just realized I left out the cheeses!! But they tasted really good. They would probably be heartier with the cheese. :) I buttered a pan and baked them at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, turning once midway through. I sprayed the tops with butter flavored Pam, but I think brushing with a little melted butter would be better for taste and browning. My butter side browned beautifully.

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Roasted Red Pepper Muffins

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2010

I know, I know, "Why give 5 stars to a recipe that you alter?!" Because my version wouldn't have existed without this recipe first. These are the best savory muffins I've ever tried. Way better than Red Lobster's garlic cheese things. Here's what I did: Used 3/4 whole wheat flour along with the 1 cup white. Extra virgin olive oil instead of canola or veg. I added 1/2 tsp garlic powder on the thought of another reviewer and because I love garlic. Used the Splenda/Sugar mix; 1 1/2 Tblspns. And used a cheddar mix instead of Mozz for added flavor. Sprayed my muffin pan with Pam - no cornmeal. Baked for 30 min at 375 (due to non-stick pan). Immediately took them out of the pan and they are now on a cooling rack. The pepper is a nice touch. But the red peppers are fabulous how they work with all the other ingredients. Great recipe. Thanks!

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Gobble Up Granola Snacks

Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2010

Yummy!! Made these with the oats and rice krispies. But used honey instead of corn syrup. I also followed the reviewer's advice about the 2/3 cup of brown sugar and honey. I only used 1/2 cup of smooth peanut butter. The texture turned out perfect. I used dried cherries for fruit. Thanks for a good recipe.

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Charming Cherry Pretzel Squares

Reviewed: May 9, 2010

I used fat free cream cheese and 1 8oz tub of Cool Whip Lite and 1 tub of Cool Whip Free. For crust, I reduced butter to 1 stick (1/2 cup) - worked fine. I mixed the confectioner's and cream cheese together first then blended in the Cool Whip. UPDATE: I would use 1 tsp of Almond extract with the whipped cream mixture. Mine was a bit flat on flavor. Next time I will cut the whipped cream amount in half (didn't care for the airy texture as written). Overall, a good tasting dessert.

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Chicken Satay

Reviewed: May 8, 2010

Made it as is. Very good.

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Satay Sauce

Reviewed: May 8, 2010

Easy to make, I just don't like the heavy peanut flavor.

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Pretzel Turtles

Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2010

I used the square pretzel and square Dove brand chocolate/caramel. The first time I baked for 4 min. with the nut on top. The caramel seeped out of several. The second time I baked for only 3 min. and as they were cooling the caramel seeped out again, so I put them in the refrigerator. Next time I'll bake for 3-3 1/2 min and immediately take them out of the oven and put in freezer. I did some without nuts and they generally held the caramel in. I also did some with the Dove brand white chocolate squares/no nuts. All versions are really tasty. Thanks for the recipe.

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