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This is a good basic recipe for chipped beef. I added a little bit of garlic powder, fresh ground black pepper and a sprinkle of paprika. I also put in a can of LeSeur baby peas. (my mother always added that when I was a kid, and I just have to have peas in my chipped beef!) I soaked my beef a couple of times before I added it to the sauce. It wasn't salty at all.

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Spaghetti Carbonara

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2010

This is a good basic recipe which I tweaked a bit. Instead of using bacon, I used pancetta (Italian bacon). I also added some finely diced onions to the frying pan when I was frying up the pancetta. Then, after the pancetta was nice and crispy, I added a few tablespoons of red wine to deglaze the pan. It added a nice deeper flavor. I also added a cup of frozen peas. Other than that, I followed the recipe. It's a good base recipe. I also recommend using fresh grated parmesan, not Kraft shake cheese. Regiano is the most flavorful, but any parm will do.

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Rach's Broccoli Casserole

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2010

Loved this recipe. My changes...I used fresh broccoli which I blanched first. I also added diced ham and a can of diced, cooked potatoes. I also didn't have any Ritz crackers and I used some sauteed panko bread crumbs on top. It came out great! I was really surprised just how good this recipe came out!

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THE Pasta Salad

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

I did some major tweaking on this recipe. I have to say it was a good recipe to tweak though. Instead of frozen peas, I used diced red peppers and vidala onions diced very small. I did not use cheese either. I kept everything else. To the sauce, I added dill, parsley, salt and pepper and a little garlic and onion powder. I also added about an extra tsp. of dijon mustard. I love recipes I can modify to my likes and this was a good basis of a recipe.

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Orange-Glazed Cornish Hens

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2007

Very tasty way to cook hens!

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Chicken Veronica

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2007

This dish was ok. A little too rich for me. My son (who is almost 17) wasn't terribly impressed with it, he said, "it's ok" I served it over a multigrain pasta, and I think I would have prefered a regular angel hair, but that was my error. I think I would replace the cooking sherry I used with a better sherry, also.

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Lemon Barbeque Meatloaf

Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2007

excellent flavor, one of the best meatloaf meals I have made

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Roasted Garlic Cauliflower

Reviewed: May 16, 2007

This was a tasty way to serve up a vegetable that can be quite bland. Even a cauliflower hater will enjoy this recipe!!!

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Chicken with Lemon-Caper Sauce

Reviewed: May 12, 2007

This was a great recipe. I have tried more difficult chicken picatta recipes before, and this easier version really impressed my guy and his roommate. I would definitely make this recipe again, even on a weeknight after work!

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Potato Ham Bake

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2006

I liked this recipe, my teenage son did also. I tweaked it a little though, and used Campbell's cheddar soup instead of the soup suggested. I also sliced the potatoes very thinly, as the casserole takes a very long time to cook with raw potatoes. It's a very substantial meal if you have some leftover ham or a hamsteak lying around.

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