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Spinach, Sausage and Cheese Bake

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2004

Very different and very tasty. I used two packages of creamed spinach rather than just plain spinach (and left out the eggs and cheese) for the bottom layer and then put the sausage on top. I left off the mozerralla and topped it with buttered breadcrumbs and parmesean cheese to add a crispy topping.

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Bob's Awesome Lasagna

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2004

I guess this is okay if you like lunchroom lasagna, or if you have kids who don't like any sort of authentic Italian seasoning at all. Otherwise, this is bland bland bland. The large curd cottage cheese is lumpy; you really need to use ricotta instead or at least a half and half mixture of ricotta and small curd cottage cheese. And I'd substitute ground Italian sausage or even pepperoni (just layered in instead -- not precooked) instead of the ground beef. There are much better lasagna recipes out there that are just as easy as this one.

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Crispy Fish Fillets

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2004

I really wanted to like this. It sounded so good and when it was cooked, it looked delicious -- crispy/crunchy and golden brown. But it lacked seasoning and was bland. The fillets need to be seasoned before they are cooked. The potato flakes smelled horrible as they cooked and the overall taste of the crust was vaguely chemical. We didn't hate this, but we didn't much like it either. Obviously a lot of people like this recipe, so you might give it a try, but the next time I fry fish, I'll stick to my egg/milk wash and seasoned crackermeal method.

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Awesome Honey Pecan Pork Chops

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2004

Very good! Try adding a little bit of chicken broth to keep it from hardening so quickly.

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Gyroll

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2003

I've had this recipe in my recipe box and when I saw some ground lamb at my local grocery store I had to try it. Actually, I just made the meat mixture, which is perfectly seasoned, and made gyros out of it with pita bread, lettuce, tomato, thinly sliced cucumber and tzatzki (cucumber sauce -- recipe available on this site, except I used sour cream instead of yogurt because I didn't have any plain yogurt). I love feta but I left it out because I didn't have any and with the meat being so nicely seasoned and the tzatzki, it wasn't even missed, though I am looking forward to trying this "gyro" with the feta. I served these gyros with baked potato wedges seasoned with greek seasoning. Everyone in the family liked this, even my two teenagers. They like gyros and thought this has a similar flavor to the ones they get at the mall. It was different and unusual and a nice change from our usual line-up.

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Shrimp and Andouille Sausage with Mustard Sauce

Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2003

This was fantastic! The flavors were complementary and yet completely unexpected. It tastes even better the next day after the flavors have had time to develop. I did substitute roasted potatoes (quartered new potatoes with some olive oil and salt and pepper and roasted them in the oven until tender and mixed them into the recipe to cook with the other ingredients for about 5 minutes before serving) for the angel hair pasta. I just didn't think the pasta would be a good match for something as hearty as this sauce. I thought it needed something more "rustic." I've made this several times, even for company.

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Old Bay® Shrimp Salad

Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2003

This recipe was far too salty and the Old Bay flavorings just oblitarated the taste of the shrimp. I was looking for something that tasted a little more delicate and upscale than this. Maybe scaling WAY back on the Old Bay and adding some fresh herbs would do it -- maybe dill or thyme. I'd advise that you add the Old Bay a little bit at a time and taste along the way. Let it sit in the fridge to let the flavors come together and then add more before serving if you like. You can always add seasoning, but you can't take it away.

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Hot Jezebel

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2003

Delicious, inexpensive and easy as pie. Unlike others here, I didn't really have any problem getting anyone to eat it, perhaps because I live in the South. I've seen this recipe in many forms (some sweet/hot/tangy concoction poured over cream cheese) using various perserves or jalopeno jelly or sweet red pepper and onion relish (like Harry and David's) or even just Pick-a-Peppa sauce. They're all good.

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Glazed Corned Beef

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2003

Last year on St. Pats I made boiled corned beef and this version. The flavor of this recipe was superior to the traditional boiled corned beef, but the baked corned beef was FAR too tough. In prep for this year's St. Pats feast, I tried boiling the corned beef according to the package directions, then draining it, patting it dry, adding the glaze, and baking it for approx 30 minutes (I turned the broiler on for the last couple of minutes to carmelize the top -- watch it carefully though!!) My family agreed it was the best corned beef they had ever tasted. This will be our St. Pats corned beef recipe from now on.

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Sauerkraut Casserole

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2003

I was certain I'd like this recipe, since I (and my family) love sauerkraut. It sounded somewhat like the Kielbasa, sauerkraut and apples I make so I thought I'd give it a shot. But this was just sort-of gross -- greasy and oddly both too sweet and too tart at the same time. I've always found the secret to cooking with sauerkraut is draining and rinsing it before cooking, but I didn't do that this time because the recipe didn't call for it. Maybe it would have turned out better if I had. Maybe not. It probably still would have been far too sweet. The next day I doused it with chicken stock and made soup out of it and we were able to finish it off. I won't be making this again.

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Shrimp Red Thai Curry

Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2002

My husband and I love Thai food. This was wonderful, but pretty spicy, so be warned. You can use any curry paste (it comes in red, yellow, green, panang and other varietis); they are available at a Thai market. I served this with lime wedges, jasmine rice and fresh chopped cilatro. You can also add pineapple chunks and green onion to the rice. If you add chicken broth, chopped green onions, juice of half a lime, and a can of corn (drained) this makes a great soup, also served over jasmine rice with fresh cilantro. You can use shrimp or chicken very thinly sliced.

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Irish Soda Bread

Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2002

Fast, easy, delicious. What more could you want? I made four loaves of this bread in less than an hour last St. Paddy's day, and have made it several times since. If you have any leftovers it makes great French toast or bread pudding. I did leave out the raisins because we don't care for them, and it was definitely sweet enough without them (you can pull back the sugar to 1/3 cup). I also made some loaves without the caraway. I love caraway but many people don't.

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Baked Dijon Salmon

Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2002

PLEASE ignore the review below that called this the "worst" recipe. It isn't the least bit bland, but if you like more spice you can easily add a bit of cayenne or red pepper to taste. My family and I have been enjoying this recipe for years. I do use cornbread crumbs instead of breadcrumbs when I have them on hand -- just freeze a piece of cornbread if you have any left over, or use those new cornbread crackers I've seen in the grocery store. Serve with a sweet corn and black bean salad, fresh buttered green beans and chocolate pudding cake with vanilla ice cream and you have a stellar meal.

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Tater Tot Bake

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2002

Use your common sense here. This is a pretty straightforward recipe. If you like tater tots, ground beef, onions, cheese and mushroom soup you'll love this recipe, if you don't, give it a miss. My husband and I, both raised on the casseroles and convenience foods of the 60's and 70's, scarfed it down -- hot, cheesy, oniony, beefy with the vaguely weird frozen potato taste mixed in for nostalgia. My own pre-teen children, raised on things like pesto, fresh mushrooms and homemade balsamic vinegar dressing (as opposed to the flourescent "French" of my youth) were completely unimpressed.

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Easy Cheesy Chicken I

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2002

This was definitely quick (in the initial preperation) and easy. I like the idea of dumping everything into the slow cooker and then coming home to a cooked meal. But the flavor of this is only so-so. It tastes very much like "canned soup sauce." It's also very salty, so try to find the low-sodium soups if you can. My family ate it willingly, but didn't rave about it or even say that they liked it. I probably won't be making this again anytime soon.

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Caramel Apple Pork Chops

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2002

Different and delicious! My husband loves sweet w/ meats so he adored this. My kids loved it too. Like many of the others here, I also doubled the sauce and cooked the pork longer than the recipe indicates. I threw in some Vidalia onions with the apples and they added a bit of a kick. I also salted and peppered the meat before browning and that helped with the flavor of the pork -- otherwise it might have been bland. All in all, a winner! We'll be having these again soon.

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BLT Dip

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2001

This recipe got RAVES when I took it to a gathering. I changed the recipe a little bit. I substituted 1/2 cup of Ojai "light" mayonnaise (a specialty spicy citrus mayo) and 1/2 cup of the Hellmans Reduced Fat mayo (Hellmans is the best mayo out there and the only reduced fat mayo worth eating) to equal the full cup of mayo. I also used reduced fat sour cream, lower sodium bacon (as another reviewer here suggested) and two chopped green onions and I served it on a bed of shredded lettuce. Fabulous! I'll be making this again and again.

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