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Kielbasa Bean Soup

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2012

I modified this based on what I had on hand, but this recipe is a great starting place so I'm reviewing anyway. I am not usually a fan of chickpeas, but I really liked them in this recipe. I used low fat turkey kielbasa so that this recipe is low fat, high protein, and really filling. I used 2 cans of beans, no zucchini or green peppers, and tomato paste instead of diced tomatoes. The leftovers are great and the smokey flavor was more pronounced. My 3 little kids ate it, too. I'm making more today! Just check the sausage and it's gluten free also.

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Peanut Butter Cornflake Crunch Bars

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2012

We make these regularly around our house. They are pretty sweet so they go in the kids lunches as their treat. I used gluten free organic honeyed corn flakes and sometime sub agave syrup or honey for the corn syrup. Easy, fast, and more protein than a rice crispy treat.

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Lentil Soup

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2012

I made this according to the directions. No one in our family wanted to eat it. The vinegar taste seemed overpowering while everything else seemed bland.

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Creamy Caramel Flan

Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2011

This was a beautiful dessert - very impressive looking! It came out of the pan easily and I made it the day before serving, which was convenient. For us, it took longer to cook than the directions stated. I should have followed the other reviewers suggestions and cut the cream cheese in 1/2. 8 oz cream cheese was a bit too much cream cheese flavor and heaviness.

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Rempel Family Meatloaf

Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2011

My family ate this without complaint, but there are better recipes out there. I thought the taste and texture of the onion soup mix was too pronounced. OK for a fast weeknight meatloaf.

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Braised Balsamic Chicken

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2011

My family wasn't very excited about this. Everyone ate it, but no one requested 2nds.

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London Broil II

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2011

This was a pretty tasty marinade. I reduced the salt and it was still a bit too salty for our family. We did not find that the meat was tender enough, but maybe we'll try a different cut of meat.

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Roasted Garlic Cauliflower

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2011

Didn't blow us away - not bad

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Spoiled Baby Back Ribs

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2011

I followed the direction exactly except I used Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce instead of the sauce recipe here. They turned out perfectly!!! It was one of my first attempts making ribs and everyone was thrilled.

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Spicy Potato Soup II

Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2010

This was pretty good, but nothing to write home about. I may make again just to change things up.

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Peanut Butter Vegetable Chicken Soup

Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2010

Good, but not my favorite - hubby liked it a lot and has already requested again. I think I might like it more if I used cauliflower and potatoes for the veggies.

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Orange Glazed Carrots

Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2010

I used apple juice b/c that's what I had and they were the best carrots ever.

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Spiced Pot Roast

Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2010

Finally, a "pot roast" recipe my husband loves. In fact, all of us, including my 3 young children loved it. Sadly, no leftovers. I didn't have any chutney so I subbed sweet & sour sauce. Did not use any flour (gluten free!) and did not brown the meat - just threw everything in the crock pot on low until tender - about 5 hours. Served with rice. Try it!

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Shepherd's Pie VI

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2010

I doubled the meat as others suggested. Increased the ketchup & added worchestire sauce. All 5 of us really enjoyed it - into the rotation it goes!

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Tuna Salad with Cranberries

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2010

This is a really nice twist on tuna salad. Our family must eat gluten free (no wheat) so we ate it with "scoops" corn chips and the salt & sweet combo was really nice.

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Delicious Ham and Potato Soup

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2010

Yum! Not really thick, but really really delicious. Hubby had forths and a double batch was gone in less than 24 hours. Update: To make gluten free, sub cornstarch for flour - use half the amount mixed w/cool water till smooth then add to butter & milk. Made this soup with potato, broccoli, cauliflower, carrt, onion, no ham - delicious!

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Sunshine Muffins

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2009

Simple and good - all the kids liked these. Not as crumbly as corn muffin - not as messy. I used a "confetti" cupcake mix for some fun color - I've also had success adding frozen blueberries (bake a few minutes longer). I used paper cups and they were a little tricky to take out without the muffin breaking up, but the kids didn't mind. I think foil cupcake liners would probably work best. I have made these several times without muffin liners and they come out fine when sprayed with lots of cooking spray.

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Spicy Beef Curry Stew for the Slow Cooker

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2009

I thought this was OK. I increased all the seasonings and it was still not tasty enough for me. My husband liked it and we ate without complaints, but nothing to write home about. I would definately use better quality meat than "stew meat."

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Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2009

Wonderful! I subbed 1/2 wheat flour, used 1/2 the salt, and made 1/2 the batch with raisins. I might decrease the salt a bit more next time. Everyone loved these!

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Fluffy Pancakes

Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2009

This is a fantastic pancake recipe. I think it will be our usual recipe from now on. Update: My daughter was diagnosed with Celiac Disease - we are now a gluten free familiy. This recipe is still great - I sub the flour for GFMeister gluten free flour and the kids LOVE them. They freeze well so I usually make a triple batch. I used the same recipe in my waffle iron.

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