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Best Cream Of Broccoli Soup

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2012

Loved it.

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Loved it. I made smaller individual tortillas, building each on a salad plate, then baking for less time (20 minutes covered). Put the hot salad plates on non-hot dinner plates to serve so no one gets burned. The last 10-15 minutes without cover is important to brown the cheese. I will make this again and it's easy to make your own tweaks.

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Spicy Mexican Torte

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2011

Loved it. I made smaller individual tortillas, building each on a salad plate, then baking for less time (20 minutes covered). Put the hot salad plates on non-hot dinner plates to serve so no one gets burned. The last 10-15 minutes without cover is important to brown the cheese. I will make this again and it's easy to make your own tweaks.

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Hearty Halibut Chowder

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2010

I like this because it doesn't taste fishy. Hubs liked it, too. Had to compromise because of what I had on hand and incorporated previous reveiws. My only changes were: added three slices torn up pancetta (didn't have bacon) no potatoes! - added al dente pasta added Tilapia No creme on hand - thickened with 3 tsp cornstarch and 2 Tbls water Delicious. Will make again with all on hand. Thx for giving me confidence with a fish recipe.....not fishy at all......yummy. I'm going to have another bowl now.

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Italian Restaurant-Style Salad Dressing II

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2010

I didn't have all herbs on hand so used what I did have...added some dried Italian herb spice mixture....halved the salt as per other suggestions. This is an excellent base for Italian dressing. Delicious. This makes the BEST Italian dressing I've ever tasted. Thx for the recipe......so easy, very tasty. I will never have to buy packaged mix again. Totally loved it. Was so happy to find it here. A rare find.

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Golden Sweet Cornbread

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2010

Excellent. I used 1/2 the sugar and it was still sweet enough. The batter was easy to make, directions easy. I baked it in my grandmother's iron cornbread form (looks like corn forms). Took it out at 18 minutes and let set untill cooled, about 1 hour. The cooler it got, the easiet it was to take out. You could make this and let it sit all day. Loved this. Tastes just like an old-time recipe. Thx

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Angie's Perfect Dinner Rolls

Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2009

OMGoodness! I just pulled them out of the oven. Forgot to add the butter on top, but slathered some on when I pulled them apart. Wow. I cut the recipe in half. I used an oiled pyrex 9 x 12 glass baking dish. I put the ingredients in my bread machine on dough cycle and when it was done, pulled it out, dumped it into an oiled bowl, punched it down, covered it and let it rise for an hour. Then I pulled pieces off the dough (about an inch or so a piece) rolled them up (not perfectly), and put them in the pyrex just touching. I got about 24 rolls out of it, and they all fit in the dish. I let it rise for another hour, then put it into the 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. The tops were brown, the bread was soft and scrumtious. When I pulled it out of the oven, all had grown together like several brown topped soft pillows in the dish. These were much more delicious than anything I ever could have bought. This recipe is the best. Soft, warm, tasty buns. I will make these always when I need or want dinner rolls. They are much better than "rolls". I bet I could make a batch or two and freeze them. Tell your aunt THANKS!!! I am indebted. Best rolls I've ever made or tasted. Thank you, Cristy.

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Mushroom Sauce Baked Pork Chops

Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2009

Wow. Was this good! I had to make a couple of substitions, due to what I had on hand, ie a box of turkey gravy for the mushroom soup...I added in some shitakes. Taking advice of other reviewers, after rubbing the meat with salt and pepper, I dredged it in flour mixed with Italian seasoning, garlic powder and paprika before I browned it. I added a couple of garlic cloves after the onions were almost browned. I also threw in some celery I wanted to use up before it went bad. I let it simmer a bit to make it thicker. This was soooooo tasty! Served it over rice, Excellent! Oh, I also boiled and simmered the potato slices for five minutes before putting them in the casserole dish. I like my potatoes cooked through. You could probably nuke them for two minutes and get the same effect. Truly yummy comfort food.

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Hot Chili Cheese Dip

Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2008

Excellent, easy, and tasty. The flavors blend after it has heated awhile, but it tasted good after a minute....and I ate a bunch of it right then.

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Missy's Candied Walnut Gorgonzola Salad

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2008

The hardest part is doing the walnuts in the sugar, and that's easy, actually. Take your time with it, don't burn it. It only takes 5 mins or so. USE WHITE SUGAR. I used brown...it doesn't melt good enough...I had to throw in some white and then it melted better. I've made this recipe twice. The first time I used blue cheese because that's what I had on hand. Tasted good. Both times it was all eaten and commented upon...how delicious it was. The second time, a man wanted the recipe to take home to his wife. This is a tasty and great recipe. Thx. Even my husband eats it, and he is a man who doesn't like vegetables in his salad! LOL! I still laugh at that when he said that! No vegetables in his salad! LOL! This salad is a weiner (that's how I say winner). A company salad....people love it....and you know how hard it is to get people to eat their greens...at least most of the folks I know. :-)

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Scalloped Potatoes and Onions

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2008

I'm looking forward to tasting this. I just put it in the oven. The sauce was delicious. If you r an experienced cook, start the sauce first. I added cheddar cheese and cooked chopped bacon to the layers. I know it will be scrumptious. Can't wait! Thx for the great recipe.

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Asparagus Tomato Salad

Reviewed: May 29, 2008

This was delicious. I'm making it again tomorrow. The flavors blended so well. The mushrooms absorbed the flavors. Blanching the asparagus made it perfect. Easy to put together and very scrumtious. This would be an excellent company dish. Yummy! Thanks for the recipe.

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Pork Chop and Cabbage Casserole

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2008

Delicious. I had to make a few changes, only because of what I had on hand. Changes - I used sliced red potatoes and bone-in pork chops. Other than that, I stayed pretty much true to the recipe. I put all the cabbage on the bottom, topped with the potatoes, poured the simmered soup, water, and onions over and then topped with the browned pork chops. I added salt only on the top of the chops. It didn't need anymore. Delicious. I got my husband to eat some veggies by putting in the cabbage. It didn't taste like cabbage at all, really. The cabbage just blended in with the potatoes and had no bad cabbage bite at all. A mellow cabbage, soft, hardly noticed at all by my vegetable-phobic husband. This was so good. I ate two bowls of the pots and cabbage. The juice is excellent. I added some rice on hubs presentation plate....soaked up those savory juices, so exellent and tasty. Yum yum! Thanks.

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Prime Rib and Potatoes

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2007

mmMM. i SMeared it with olive oil and some spices that I like, the 325 tempurature with the pounds perforted I had a 4.75 lb roast//// 4 hrs.....will letyou know]]] I made this recipe last week with a 3 lb and less time.... husbdd said the best he ever tasted........and he travels everywhere.

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Banana Bread - Quick Bread for Machines

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2005

This was great. I added nuts, vanilla, and cinnamon like other raters suggested and used 3 bananas. I smashed the bananas and eggs in a bowl before added them. I wasn't sure this would work with my machine - it's pretty old, but I put it on a 3-hour bake cycle, and it was just fine. I kept peeking in; it looked raw until into the last hour. I was worried it would be a bust, but it turned out perfect. I dreaded pulling out the bowl and beaters and all the mess, and because of this easy bread machine recipe, I didn't have to. I'll be making banana bread more often now. Thank you. Easy!

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Sugar Snap Peas

Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2005

Easy and tasty. If you use fresh snap peas, trim off the ends and pull strings like another rater mentioned. I put all the ingredients in a bowl and tossed them before putting them in the oven. I put some some garlic powder in used regular onions since I didn't have any shallots. Delicious.

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Green Bean Soup

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2004

I loved this. I had a couple of other veggies in the fridge to use up, and just threw them in with the beans. I changed it some by adding extra bacon, onion, and garlic. I cooked the bacon and onion together, then added in the flour. Poured some bean soup juice into the bacon onion flour mixture, then put it all in together. I used the sour cream as a dollop before I served. These flavors together were just what I was looking for....and believe me, they work together so well. I appreciate so much your grandma's recipe.....even tho I changed it a little, it was truly delicious! Even my husband said so. Thank you. This was exactly what I was looking for when I searched for a green bean soup...and I had all the ingredients on hand. Totally delicious. Thank you. :-)

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