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Refried Beans Without the Refry

Reviewed: May 16, 2012

I roasted my jalapenos, to remove the skin. Nice to see another poster used chicken broth instead of plain water (as I did). Didn't use nearly the salt called for, as we usually put so much other stuff in our burritos/enchiladas/what-have-you that the salt actually gets made up for. Yum. : )

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Butterfinger Cookies

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2010

I also used creamy pb in this instead of chunky, and took about a cup of honey-roasted peanuts and chopped them up and tossed them in. Also used self-rising flour, thus omitting the need to add baking soda. Left the salt out, too, as the peanuts and peanut butter contained quite enough. These are fantastic. : )

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Thirty Minute Yellow Cake

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

Hopefully, the photo I took of the cupcakes I made from this gets accepted so that you can all see the lovely results. The only changes I made to the recipe were a stick of unsalted butter (instead of shortening), 1/4 tsp salt, evaporated milk (instead of reg. milk) and 1 tsp of baking soda (as I used all-purpose flour instead of self-rising). I baked these for just 20 min; they are glistening and moist and have a gorgeous color. Not sure what everyone else has been doing wrong, but perhaps they should stay away from baking.

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Four Egg Yellow Cake

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2008

I found this recipe after I had accidentally overcooked one of those Pillsbury boxed cakes (that's what happens when walk away from your timer..lol). I changed the shortening to butter, as have some of the other reviewers, but hadn't read any of the reviews prior to making this. All I can say is, I'm glad the store boxed cake got ruined, cuz this one is much fluffier and lighter and sweeter.

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Peach Pie

Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2008

Like the one reviewer said 'embarassingly easy'...lol I, too changed the sugar to half white/brown and put in some nutmeg (1/4 tsp) and saigon cinnamon (1/2 tsp). Instead of the lattice design (boring), I used some cookie cutters in the theme of spring (butterflies and flowers) to cut designs out of the crust itself and then reposition the cut-outs on other areas of the pie. Don't forget to eggwash (one egg plus a few tablespoons of milk, beaten together well and then brushed lightly on crust) for a lovely, shiny result! :0)

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Army SOS Creamed Ground Beef

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2006

My husband says this tastes JUST like the SOS they made at military school, but a bit better....and he thanked me for a trip down memory lane (he was fond of that school).

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Homemade Guacamole

Reviewed: May 16, 2006

This is your standard, no-fail guacamole right here. Nothing pretentious or stuffy, like a lot of the guacamole 'recipes' you run into on the internet. Basic ingredients, full-flavor results.

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