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Berry Bread Pudding with Brown Sugar Sauce

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

This was my first attempt at bread pudding and it turned out amazing. I used a vanilla bean instead of extract. I scraped the inside of the bean and put it in the milk along with the vanilla pod and let it soak for a few hours. Removed the pod before making the egg mixture. I used all blackberries and it was great. Definitely, DEFINITELY make the brown sugar sauce, even just the littlest drizzle over the top makes the dessert even more amazing. I loved this so much I made it twice in one week.

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Emily's Famous Marshmallows

Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2009

The instructions in this recipe fails. This was my third time making marshmallows and wanted to try something different so I have this recipe a go. I ended up with chunks of sugar/gelatin. The instructions just aren't clear. When I add the gelatin to the heated sugar and I add it immediately to the egg whites? Do I wait for the eruption to die down? Do I stir the sugar/water/syrup mixture while waiting for it to come to temp or do I leave it alone? With some tweaking I think the results could be great but I'm not even going to bother and just try a different recipe.

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Grandmother's Buttermilk Cornbread

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2008

I made this to go along with the slow cooker bbq beef I made and my husband said that it was the best cornbread he's had. I did reduce the sugar a little and made my own buttermilk with skim milk and lemon juice. Thanks for the recipe, it will be added to our regular rotation for sure.

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Thai Green Curry Chicken

Reviewed: May 13, 2008

I was afraid of making curry for the first time but everything turned out perfect. Only used 1 tbsp of curry because I dont like spicy things. While the garlic and curry were simmering I threw in some chopped carrots and sweet onion. I wanted a thicker sauce so in the end I added a little bit of corn starch. I had to make extra rice because I refused to throw away the leftovers.

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Special Buttercream Frosting

Reviewed: May 12, 2008

Frosting turned out great, just a little too greasy for my taste but no one else seemed to mind. Will use again if in a pinch and need something quick and easy. I added more powdered sugar for piping and everything was a-ok.

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French Buttercream Frosting

Reviewed: May 12, 2008

This would be a great recipe for frosting soup. Not sure what went wrong, followed the recipe exactly. Maybe the microwave was for too long? I mixed for at least 20 minutes (constantly watching) until it started separating.

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Ukrainian Sour Cream Poppy Seed Cake

Reviewed: May 12, 2008

Too many poppy seeds for my taste, others also commented on the excessive quantity. While I didn’t care much for the cake (seemed like giant muffin to me due to density) but others liked it. I’m a sucker for short cuts so for the filling I did 1 sm package of instant lemon pudding and 1 cup whipping cream, ¼ cup milk. I’ll probably try this again with less poppy seeds and maybe a little bit of lemon extract in the cake batter. I was short on time so I didnt soak the seeds, no one seemed to mind.

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Sandy's Chocolate Cake

Reviewed: May 9, 2008

As a novice cake decorator I bring in a lot of cakes into work – about 1 per week. When I brought this chocolate cake in with a simple chocolate frosting I received rave reviews. After adding the boiling water the batter seems WAY too runny but magically it all works out. Based on how many people loved it, I think this will be my chocolate cake recipe forever.

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