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I'm really surprised at the number of positive reviews for this. The husband and I thought it was terrible. For one, the timing was off. Cooking the chicken first and then adding the veggies for a few minutes resulted in overdone chicken and underdone veggies. It also could have used more pasta for the amount of sauce. Both of these could easily be adjusted, though. The real issue was the sauce. It was so plain! Cream with some dried seasoning - that's it. No layers to it at all. Won't be making this again.

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Sweet Potato, Carrot, Apple, and Red Lentil Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2010

This was fantastic! Served it on a vacation at a cabin - everyone loved it.

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Cheryl's Spinach Cheesy Pasta Casserole

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2010

I used fresh spinach and added black olives, mushrooms, and red pepper flakes. It was good and fairly easy, but a little predictable.

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Spinach, Red Lentil, and Bean Curry

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2010

Loved this soup. Perfect with fresh bread in the fall.

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Red Lentil Curry

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2010

This was the best curry I've ever made. I used a can of diced tomatoes plus tomato paste. Delicious.

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Pesto Turkey Burgers

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2010

These were very good. Made 5 burgers. Might try adding more pesto next time.

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Wild Rice Stuffed Squash

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2010

Delicious. I added oregano and rosemary, but other than that didn't change anything. Served with potato leek soup. Great fall meal.

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Potato Leek Soup I

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2010

This soup was fantastic. Like other reviewers, I did halve the number of potatoes - and even then I still needed to add a few extra cups of broth. I also added garlic to the leek saute. It's a seemingly simple dish, but loads of subtle flavor.

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Mayan Couscous

Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2010

Good. A little dry, though.

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Quinoa with Veggies

Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2010

Great! Tasty and easy. This is one of those recipes you can play with. We didn't have regular corn on hand, so we used baby corn. Also added mushrooms, sesame seeds, red pepper flakes. And used chicken broth (2 cups) to cook the quinoa.

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Colorful Vegetable Fajitas

Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2010

Good and quick to make.

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White Chili I

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2010

I used Morningstart Farms Chik'n strips. Tasty.

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Orzo with Parmesan and Basil

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2010

Delicious and easy.

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Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta Cheese

Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2010

This was delicious - even though I forgot the feta, heh (was so eager to eat I just forgot to put it in). I also only used 1 lb of shrimp - that was deliberate - and it was plenty. Very good and simple, though the prep takes some time. Will be making again.

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Byrdhouse Mushroom Barley Pilaf

Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2010

Not a fan of this. The flavor wasn't that impressive - and I even used fresh basil instead of dried. Worse, it burned in the oven even though I had it in for less than 45.

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Spanish Rice Bake

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2010

For the chile sauce, I used 1/4 c. sriracha and 1/4 c. salsa and doubled the onion and green pepper. I used ground turkey instead of ground beef, but thought there was too much meat in the dish. Next time I'll either skip it or sub some veggie meat instead - or maybe even beans. The cilantro is a must-have - it really makes the dish. I put some of this into a flour tortilla and ate it like a burrito - really tasty.

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Zucchini Pasta II

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2010

Bland. I added mushrooms and tomatoes, but there's just not much to the seasoning.

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Calypso Black Bean Soup

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2010

Husband thought this was better than average, I thought it was GREAT. I used 3 cans of black beans and 4 cloves of garlic, and only 3/4 banana. I also used chicken broth instead of veggie broth because I was out. Turned out perfect. Next time I might throw some cilantro on there.

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