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Cream Cheese Frosting I

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

The best and easiest frosting ever! I only used 1 c. sugar and it turned out perfect for our easter cupcakes! I loved that you could taste both the butter and cream cheese, but they were not overpowering.

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Grandmas Chicken Chardon

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

Great recipe, however, I only used 3 chicken breasts and kept the rest of the ingredients the same...would definatley would at least double the mushrooms. Very easy and tasty!

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Creamy Vanilla Pudding

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

Wow! I will never use instant again! This was so easy and yummy. I tempered the egg/milk mixture so the eggs wouldn't cook and I also used 4 smaller egg yolks becasuse I had to use them up - egg yolks totaled about 1/2 cup.

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Cream Puffs

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

These were so easy and turned out perfect! I did add vanilla to the batter and after mixing the flour into the water/butter, I put the mix into my KitcheAid and added all 4 eggs until the mixture was silky. It made 20 perfectly sized puffs. I did have some problems with them sticking to the pan, which created holes in the bottoms of some. I will use parchment paper next time. Also, I didn't use the filling, but used a super simple vanilla pudding recipe from this site.

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Hungarian Mushroom Soup

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

This was a great soup, however, I made it over a year ago! I plan on making again.

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Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

I just made these with great anticipation because of the rating...however, I was not as happy as I thought I would be. I am trying to get away from our boxed mix and this recipe is very easy. I, too used 3/4 tsp baking powder and put about 1 tsp vanilla in with the milk, butter and eggs. The batter was absolutely beautiful and I thought I was going to have great pancakes! Unfortunately, they were heavier and not as flavorful as I anticipated. On my part though, I don't think I had my griddle hot enough...it's an easy enough recipe that I may try them again, adding more vanilla, a tad more sugar and maybe some lemon zest or cinnamon and nutmeg.

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Daria's Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2008

This was tasty! I used leftover steak and was worried that it might turn out too dry, but it was not at all! I will definately try again - I was out of chives and think that would taste great!

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Spinach Salad With Ease

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2008

This was okay. We usually do this same salad, but use white balsalmic instead of lemon juice - I think that is still my preference, as it gives it a hint of sweetness.

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Balsamic Pea Salad

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2008

I thought this was pretty good. It seemed like a lot of dressing (mayo), so I doubled the peas and kept the rest the same. I let it set in the fridge and shortly before serving I sprinkled in some more balsalmic vinegar (I used white instead of regular) because I thought it needed some extra tang.

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Artichoke Spinach Lasagna

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2008

I really really liked this! I did add the ricotta mixture as other reviews suggested, and I enhanced both that and the tomato sauce with some sun-dried tomato pesto. I used whole wheat no-boil noodles and they turned out perfect. Thanks so much for the recipe!

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Spicy Italian Salad

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2008

I thought this was good. It's pretty versatile, so you could add whatever you like. I thought the idea of pepperoni and pepperocini's would be good. I didn't have tarragon vinegar, so I just used red wine vinegar. I wish I had the green olives - that would definately have put a little extra zing in this!

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Banana Oat Muffins

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2008

These were good and I will definately save the recipe to make again. I did make several substitutions...1c whole wheat pastry flour for 1c white flour, 2 eggs instead of 1, replaced 1/2 of the oil with ground flax seed, used about 1 1/2 cups banana and cut the by about 2 Tbs. Thanks!

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Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2008

Huge hit! I used feta and toasted walnuts instead of swiss and cashews. I'm curious about the flavors of swiss and cashews in salad, though, so will try them next time.

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2008

Great and super easy way to make brussels sprouts! Loved them!

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Gingered Pepper Steak

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2008

This was okay. I guess I prefer my stir fry's with a variety of vegetables, so will look for that instead.

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Spaghetti Pizza I

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2008

I thought this was really good, but I did make some changes. I used angel hair pasta and added an extra egg, forgot to add the milk and used regular parmesan cheese in the noodles. I was looking for something to use up my leftover spaghetti sauce and this was perfect. It also made a ton, so I was able to freeze in single serving portions for later.

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Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chunks

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2008

I thought these were pretty good. I substituted 1/2 c. whole wheat flour for some of the white flour and I ran out of honey, so had to use 1/8 c of corn syrup. I used Adam's crunchy PB. My dough was not easy to mix as some others have said, and it was extremely oily. Overall though, it was a very easy and fast recipe and would probably make it again.

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Gingerbread Biscotti

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

Mine turned out okay. I know biscotti should be dry, but mine was not a good dry...too floury when eating it...??? I just sprinkled turbinado sugar on the top - it looks and smells beautiful. I guess when I dip it in coffee, it's better.

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Absolutely Fabulous Greek/House Dressing

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

This was good, but not something I would make as written over and over. I like the fact that it is sugar free, but I think something added to cut the sharpness of it would be helpful.

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Best Breakfast Cookie

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

These are great - Wish I had apricots for this batch! Next time I think I will add some oat or wheat bran and also flax meal. I keep mine in the freezer and put them in the microwave for about 20 seconds and they taste like a fresh cookie right out of the oven! Very similar to Baker's!

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