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Country Fried Squash

Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2011

Despite my failed attempts to make this healthier, it turned out really good! I originally tried to bake it but that didn't work at all (after 20 minutes the bottoms were still not getting crispy/golden), so I ended up frying them anyway, and they still turned out great! I did follow a couple of reviewers' suggestions. I cut the milk in half, added hot sauce to the egg mixture (which didn't even add a hint of spiciness so I won't bother next time), and added extra salt/garlic powder/onion powder. We had to still add some more salt after frying but they were REALLY GOOD. I'm not usually a huge veggie person but I think I liked these better than fries! Might try them with bread crumbs next time and try baking them that way, but these are definitely worth a try.

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Tasty Fried Eggplant Balls

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2011

I am rating this purely on taste, because I didn't quite follow the directions. I tried making patties out of them, and instead of breading and frying, I baked them. They were way too soggy for that to work and they fell totally apart. However, they tasted really good! Next time I will try adding the flour to the mix before trying to bake them. I'd still rather have them in patties and baked rather than fried, and they did taste really good.

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Authentic Thai Cashew Chicken

Reviewed: May 30, 2011

This was pretty good. I pretty much followed the recipe plus the additions that elizabeth101 mentioned. Also I cooked the chicken separately and used vegetable broth since my husband is a vegetarian. I just cooked everything else, then left a little sauce in the skillet and cooked the chicken in that, and added it on top of my portion. I think it would have been a little bland without the changes.

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Southwestern Pasta Salad

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2011

This was really good! I followed the recipe mostly, but didn't have red pepper so used twice as much green, and also added some green onions. Not sure how much lime juice I used because I just squeezed the juice of the 3/4 lime I had directly into the bowl. Didn't use any oil at all because I mixed everything else together and it seemed fine without it, so I'm not sure why some people have thought it was dry. Anyway, very tasty, made it as a main dish because my hubby is a vegetarian and we enjoyed it! Although I wish I had seen the reviews that said they added cheese, that would have been a good addition!

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Chocolate Waffles I

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2010

I followed LISSALU's suggestions and these turned out great! I used peanut butter chips in mine. I also left out the egg and added a bit more milk (egg allergy) and they still turned out nicely. I served them with cinnamon honey butter syrup (twice as much honey as butter, zap it in the microwave to melt the butter, however much cinnamon you want to add).

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Waffles I

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2010

These waffles were pretty good, but I think they could be a little sweeter. I cut the recipe in half but accidentally forgot to half the sugar, and I still thought they coul use a little extra. Anyway, overall I thought they turned out well. I left out the eggs because I'm allergic, and it didn't affect the recipe much, so that was nice.

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Leek Potato Mushroom Cheddar Soup

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2010

This soup was delicious! Had to sub jack and mozzerella cheeses for cheddar because it turned out my cheddar had gone bad, but it was still good. I think it would be even better with the cheddar though! Other than that I mostly followed the recipe. I will definitely make it again!

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White Chili II

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2010

This is really good! I almost never make anything from this website as per the original instructions (I normally tweak it based on the reviews) but I made this exactly as it said in the instructions and it turned out great! I don't like things super spicy, but I do like some hotness to it, and 4 seedless jalapenos were just right. If you like things really hot, you'll want to add something extra though. I like to serve white chili over fritos (that's how it was served to me the first time I ever had it, and I liked it so much that I have always done it that way!) and I also added some cheese on top (a slice of pepperjack and some shredded cheddar).

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Focaccia Bread

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2010

WOW this bread was awesome. It was really easy and turned out great. I followed the recipe exactly as stated.

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Nutty Pumpkin Muffins

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2010

These muffins are really tasty! They turned out perfect. I'm allergic to eggs and had to substitute an egg replacer, and they still turned out really well. This recipe should have made more than 12 muffins, but I was too lazy to do 2 batches so I just filled all the muffin cups to the top. It still only took 23 minutes to bake though.

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Boiled Bagels

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2010

These were really easy to make, and tasty! They're a little different than store-bought bagels, but very good! One reviewer said not to bake them as long, so I baked them for about 25 minutes, but I think the full 30 minutes would have been better.

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Baked Brie with Caramelized Onions

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2009

All I can say is YUM!

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Jumbo Fluffy Walnut Apple Muffins

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2009

These were delicious! I'm not even a huge fan of apple, but they were great! I'm allergic to eggs and had to use an egg substitute, but they still turned out perfectly.

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Thai Vegetable Noodles

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2009

This turned out great! I'll definitely make it again.

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Peanut Butter Chip Cookies III

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2009

These cookies actually came out tasting ok. But not because of the recipe. I'm not sure what other people did that turned out so well, but when I mixed this all together, it wasn't just dry, the mixture was almost the consistency of straight flour. I checked the ingredients 3 times and I'm sure I didn't leave anything out. I would start with 1 cup flour and go up from there. I more than doubled the peanut butter, added almost a full stick of butter extra, and then gave up on that and just started adding milk till the consistency was that of cookie dough. They turned out great in the end but I think that was just luck.

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Vegan Pancakes

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

These were really good! I added chocolate chips to mine. They stuck to the pan really badly though. I had to douse the pan in cooking spray every time I added more pancakes or flipped them. I've never had to add more spray when I flip before! But, as long as you use enough cooking spray these should turn out great!

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Strawberry Vinaigrette

Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

This is pretty good! I have no idea if the proportions are right. I only had 4 strawberries so I basically just blended those up in the food processor and then added everything else until the proportions looked right. I tend to use a LOT less oil in my dressings than recipes call for so I probably didn't quite get the same proportion on that one. Anyway, I used the dressing for a lettuce/apple/walnut/brie/red onion salad and it was very good! Oh I also added some cilantro to the dressing because I had some on hand that I needed to get rid of, and that was a tasty addition.

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Three Cheese Garlic Scalloped Potatoes

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

Mmmmmmmmm this was good! I made the recipe pretty much as stated (I didn't measure anything because I wasn't sure how many potatoes to use) and I didn't have the right cheeses. But, this turned out great! I think it could have cooked just a tad longer, but I was too hungry to let it! Anyway, I recommend making this recipe exactly as stated, it's delicious!

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Peanut Surprise Cookies

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

These are really good, although I suggest making them with peanut butter cups instead! I'm not really a big caramel fan. I used the same base for the cookies though and it's very tasty.

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