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Creamy Parsnip With Ginger Soup

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2009

My irish boyfriend could not believe that I had turned a vegetable he hates into such a delicious soup! I omitted the allspice and used heavy cream instead of milk. I also used only 2 cups of stock because we like our soup very thick. The dried fruit make a great addition!

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Turkey Waldorf Pita

Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2009

Delicious! My only change is the dressing. I use 5 tablespoons of plain yogurt, 3 tablespoons of mayo, one f sugar and some pepper.

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Chicken Cordon Bleu II

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2009

One word: AWESOME! I doubled the cream, as suggested, as it was a great success.

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Sweet Potato Pie I

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2009

Very good and easy to make.

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Cream of Sweet Potato Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

I give it four stars because I was not crazy about it but my boyfriend loved it. If you don't LOVE the taste of sweet potatoes don't make this soup.

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Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing

Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

It's very good. I would just cut on the sugar and oil to decrease the calories.

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Curried Butternut Squash and Pear Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009

Followed to recipe in everything but added only 2 cups and 1/2 broth. I like it thicker!

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Figs and Toasted Almonds Brie

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2009

AWESOME! Classy and delicious. I baked the brie for 10 minutes but that was too much and it melted (though the gooey cheese was scrumptious too), so I recommend checking it while it's in the oven. What am I going to do when the figs are out of season.Did anybody try using figs preserve or jam.

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Pizza with Pepper, Onion and Feta

Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2009

I was also nervous before making this, but the result was very good. I followed the suggestions of the other reviewers and roasted the veggies in advance and put some sundried tomato pesto on the dough. I increased the feta to 1 cup and 1/2 (200 grams) and it makes it richer.

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Bavarian Apple Torte

Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2009

I give it 4 stars because maybe I botched it a bit by baking it in a bigger pan. It was very thin and sticky. Next time I'll try a smaller container.

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Rich and Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2009

Absolutely delicious. I did not have enough tomato juice so I substituted one cup of it with tomato paste (which also made it thicker). What really makes it great is the butter and cream, so although I was a bit uncertain whether to add all that fat or not I followed the recipe and it was well worth it! I served with grilled cheese sandwiches on a chilly Autumn night.... and that's what I call confort food!

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Butternut and Apple Harvest Soup

Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009

a bit too bland

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Pear and Prosciutto Pizza

Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2009

I will definitely make this again. My only suggestion is to cut the pears in thin slices, probably skipping the pre-baking of them. Those chunks were definitely too big.

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Fresh Pea Soup

Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2009

This was delicious! I used 4 cups of frozen peas and chicken stock instead of water. I let the liquid boil off almost to the point that there was none left, then I processed it. Came out thick and velvety!

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Spicy Indian Chicken and Mango Curry

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

Very good though quite bland. The amount of coconut milk and mango puree overpowers the curry. I was afraid of putting too much curry, as I hate spicy food, but this was too bland even for my taste. Next time I will try adding more spices to the chicken, or to the puree. But I will definitely make this again! Great with naan bread made according to the recipe on this website.

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Naan

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

thumbs up! I just made a batch of fantastic naan bread! One suggestion: I used a dry skillet instead of the grill and the cooking time decreases dramatically! I burned the first piece of bread and then I only left it for max 1 minute! I could not believe it could cook so quickly but I've just tried a bit and it's PERFECT! Yummy! Thanks for a great recipe!

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Moussaka

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

Good recipe. I followed the recipe exactly and I did not have great quality ingredients at hand but it still came out very nice. I will make it again following the reviewers' suggestions.

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Yogurt Watercress Quichelettes

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

The recipe did not say at which temperature so I baked it at 356F. I baked it for 25 minutes because i did not have small forms, so I used one that is about 5 inches. The filling is very good but I recommend reducing the cayenne pepper because like this it is very spicy! maybe 1/2 teaspoon, 1/4 would be enough. The dough is very moist and hard to roll. Maybe it would be better to use a pie shell recipe. I give it 4 stars because it tastes very good and looks pretty, but it needs adjustments

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