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Chewy Granola Bars

Reviewed: May 10, 2008

i tweaked the recipe a little and they turned out tasty. I snuck a bite and they seemed a little dry when they first got out of the oven, but by the time they had cooled, the honey had worked it's magic and they had just the right amount of moistness. Here's the ingredient list I used: * 4 cups quick oats * 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour * 1 teaspoon baking soda * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 3/4 cup whole milk yogurt * 1 tablespoon oil * 3/4 cup honey * 2 tablespoons light molasses * 3/4 cups dark chocolate chips They were not crumbly at all. Following the instructions on when to cut and when to move the bars, might help those who have problems with the crumblies because 1. hot bars seem to like to stick to the pan more and 2.leaving them to cool for a couple hours gives the honey time to do it's magic, so they're moister than when they first come out of the oven.

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Waffled French Toast

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2008

this is a super easy way to prepare a "fancy" breakfast. I added half a teaspoon of sugar, a few grates of nutmeg, and a couple drops of vanilla extract to the egg batter. I didn't have the strawberries and syrup, So I served it with some cinnamon flavored honey butter and sliced bananas. It was good, but not amazing. However, the convenience makes it worth it to make it over and over again.

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Cantaloupe Bread with Praline Glaze

Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2008

This bread was delicious and it was a HUGE HIT at the "Big Football Game With A Copyrighted Name" party I went to. I'm not a fan of cantaloupe, but I love this. I modified the recipe a bit to make it lower calorie and a little healthier. Here's The ingredient list I used: - 2 eggs - 2 egg whites - 1/4 C vegetable oil - 3/4 C unsweetened applesauce - 1 C Sugar - 1 C splenda - 2 C bread flour - 1 C Whole Wheat Pastry Flour - rest of the ingredients as written Instead of the glaze, I mixed some white sugar and powdered sugar and dusted it on the top while the bread was still a little warm. The bread froze well, too. will definitely make this again.

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Orange Pecan Tuna Salad

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2007

Short review:loved it. Long review: I used - a 6 oz can of tuna - 1 tbl of fat free nayonaise (soy based product) - 1 tbl of "hot dog relish" (mustard/relish mixed) - 1 tbl orange juice - a nut mix of soy nuts, peanuts, cashews and sesame seeds with garlic powder and other spices already on it. The flavor of the salad was overall "brighter" and different from normal tuna salad, but not so different as to be odd. I thought the taste and texture were both great. The only thing I didn't like was that the nuts became somewhat soft after sitting in the tuna salad overnight. However, it is possible that it has something to do with the type of nuts I used. Sometime, I'll have to try it with pecans or walnuts and see how it turns out.

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Throw Together Brownies

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2007

I used a "supreme" brownie mix with chocolate chunks already in it, used dark rum, and replaced the 1 C of almonds with 1/4 C chopped peanuts. These were easy to make and taste fairly good, but the alcohol flavor is fairly strong. The top also looks too bubbly although the texture inside seems okay (not sure why that happened). If I make these again, I would definitely use less rum or possibly light rum or both.

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Maple Whole Wheat Bread

Reviewed: May 4, 2007

I used 2 cups whole wheat flour, 1/2 c rolled oats and 1/2 c bread flour. I also used 3/4 c apple juice and 1/2 c water instead of 1 1/4 c water because we tend to like our bread sweeter. The bread is a touch moist, but has a great texture and is VERY tasy.

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Slow Cooker Lasagna

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2007

I used ricotta instead of cottage cheese, an italian cheese mix instead of two cheese called for, and ground turkey instead of ground beef. I did not mix the ricotta and italian cheese but layered the italian on top of the ricotta. After slightly less than 8 hours on low the edges were black as was most of the top layer. Below the bottom layer, it was not burned, but it was so overcooked it was tasteless and the cheeses had bonded together into a tastless spongelike substance. Will not try this again.

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Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2007

Difficult to tell when they are done because they stay soft until they cool down. Burned them as a result. Do not think either me or my husband would like them if they weren't burned due to the different texture and flavor. Probably won't try this one again.

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Easy Mini Quiche

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2007

Great, easy and tasty recipe! A good way to use up the ends of bread and other leftovers. I used some mixed stewed marinated vegetables including onions, celery, bell peppers and mushrooms, and I used some parmesan and cheddar I had leftover from easter as well. Very tasty, easy to re-warm and easy to eat. I adapted the recipe to be healthier by using one egg and 4 egg whites (I made a 3/4 batch of the egg mixture due to using large pieces of bread), and 2% milk. You could adapt it further by using even lower fat milk, low fat cheese, and, potentially, egg substitute (although I prefer to have a mix of eggs and egg whites due to flavor and nutrients).

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Microwave English Muffin Bread

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

made this with whole wheat pastry flour. Used wheat bran for the corn meal since I didn't have any. I don't know how much I would say this was like english muffins, but it was definitely good and definitely easy.

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Caribbean-Spiced Roast Chicken

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

fabulous. Cooked a large roasting chicken (8-12 pounds) with the same amount of spices called for for a smaller chicken and it was plenty. I used spray olive oil instead of brushing on vegetable oil and it coated the chicken nice and evenly so that the spices stuck well. I basted maybe four time throughout the whole cooking time and it took it about 2:30 hours to cook at 350 degrees. The flavors in the spices and basting sauce were definitely evident in all parts of the chicken, but not overpowering. I served this as a part of a somewhat tropical themed Easter dinner and it was a HUGE hit. A couple of days later, I used the drippings to make gravy and it was some of the tastiest and most unique gravy I have ever had.

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Cardamom Banana Bread

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2007

used chopped dried pineapple instead of raisins, ended up adding some extra rum because the batter seemed too dry, used 1/2 c brown sugar, used 1 egg and 2 egg whites, added about 1/2 c pineapple juice to replace some of the sugar and to make up for the dryness, used all whole wheat flour, added a tiny pinch of cinnamon, and used 1/4 c sunflower seeds instead of the...

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Pet Cookies

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2007

I made them with two jars of beef and one jar of turkey (i meat to buy all beef but must've misread the labels) Extremely easy to make which is nice, but the dog didn't seem to like them any more than other treats, and they're definitely more expensive than other home made and a lot of store bought treats.

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Brown Rice Breakfast Porridge

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2007

This is yummy, healthy, easy to make and open to variations/substitutions. I made this with some brown rice I had leftover from the chinese restaurant. The first time I used low sugar pancake syrup (it's what I had), frozen mixed berries instead of dried fruit and omitted the spices and vanilla because I had none. The second time I used regular sugar, lots of cinnamon, a little nutmeg and 1/4 c dried pineapple. I skipped the egg and added salt both times. I love this recipe and will be making it for breakfast every day until I run out of rice and every time thereafter that I have brown rice. A quick note: There is a big difference in taste between using sweet fruits and tart fruits, so you may have to adjust the amount of sugar you put in depending on what fruit you use. The pineapple might have actually been okay without any sugar but I had to add a lot of syrup to the porridge with the 1 cup of frozen berries.

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Eggless Whole Wheat Muffins

Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2007

Not Horrible but not great. Played with the recipe a couple of different times and could never perfect it. Definitely a good base recipe for someone who has an egg allergy to play with.

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Down Home Casserole

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2007

I made this for a potluck breakfast wedding shower for my former boss and everyone loved it. The combination of meats and vegetables made it flavorful, and colorful. I enjoyed it a lot... If only bacon grease were healthy.

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Sweet Cottage Cheese and Bananas

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2007

I made this with lowfat cottage cheese and maple syrup instead of the honey and then topped it with homemade grape nuts. It was fabulous. I will definitely make this again. Just a note: this would probably not work too well with very strong/tart cottage cheeses.

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Homemade Grape Nuts

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2007

i had some difficulty with this one the first time and wish i could withhold a rating until i could make it again but still post the review for this time. I can tell that this has the potential to be absolutely fantastic. This time it's only okay because it's mostly burned. Even so, it still tastes better than the high fiber cereal I usually buy from the store (most of them taste like cardboard or wood chips). I modified the recipe, So i'm not sure if my modifications are what messed it up, or if my oven was acting up temperature-wise or what. I used a mixture of soy flour, whole wheat pastry flour, oat bran and wheat germ in place of the flour, used milk with vinegar added instead of buttermilk, and used 7/8 cup of brown sugar, 1/8 cup of maple syrup and 1/2 cup of natural applesauce in place of the sugar. I also added a few grates of nutmeg. I wasn't sure how to tell when the first section was "done". Should it be cracker consistency or flatbread consistency before you put it in the food processor? What do you do when you don't have easy access to a food processor? This time I tried breaking it up and then crushing it with a rolling pin, but that didn't quite work because some of it was pulverized to dust and some of the pieces stayed large. Definitely will try this again as it very apparently has incredible potential if i can just figure out when it's done and how to process it correctly.

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Chicken and Stuffing Casserole

Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2007

I make a version of this in the Crockpot and wanted some but didn't want to wait 7 hours. This worked well, but I like the way it turns out in the Crockpot better because the chicken turns out more tender and it has the flavor from the soup soaked right into the breast.

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Multigrain Muffins

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2007

Because of the comments saying the muffins lacked flavor, I used butter instead of oil, but I accidentally used 1/3 cup instead of the 1 tablespoon because I was looking at the wrong recipe. I also increased the salt to 3/4 teaspoon, used 1.5 tablespoons of brown sugar instead of molasses, used oat bran instead of barley flour and used a combination of reconstituted milk non-fat milk and apple juice for the liquid. I sprinkled brown sugar and quick oats on top for a garnish. They were very tasty but a little on the salty and buttery side. I think next time I will use 2 tablespoons of butter, the same 1.5 tablespoons of brown sugar and the same mix of flours and liquids. The balance of flours in this recipe is good because the use of soy flour isn't apparent in the texture or flavor. I basically made these in lieu of multi-grain bread, so someone who wants more "traditional" muffins should probably add spices or fruit.

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