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Had a house FULL of children for the weekend. Being that most of them are teens, they are responsible for making their own breakfast. This particular morning, they wanted pancakes...and I was out of boxed pancake mix. So, I whipped up (doubled) a batch of these to make. I don't drink milk, but had a can of condensed milk. I watered some of that down and added the vinegar. The only variation from the recipe was that I took the suggestion of others and added some vanilla extract. WOW! These were an EXTREME hit. I simply love this site. So far, I have NEVER been disappointed with any of the recipes I have tried. I read the reviews and suggestions and eventially make them my own. ? ?

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Fried Onion Rings

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2011

Not only was this one of the easiest recipes on this site, but it was a HIT with my 8-y/o nephew, as well as his 17-y/o brother. I used unflavored mineral water in place of the beer. Used equal parts of water/four and added a pinch of sea salt. I will be making this again to fry not only onions, but broccoli and cauliflower (and maybe will try pickles) as well. Thank you for this EASY recipe!!!?

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Monkey Bread

Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2010

I made this with my 15 year old nephew last weekend. It was E-A-S-Y, preparation was fast and the end result was really, really good. I used some frozen restaurant-style biscuits. I would not use them again. They were much too "soft" and fluffy. Grands would be a little more dense...the texture I would most prefer. The only thing I did differently is mix the left over butter with the syrup before we poured it over our creation. I was simply wonderful.

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Monkey Bread

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2010

This was the quickest, easiest, most delicious breakfast pastry ever. My 15 y/o nephew helped me by cutting and dipping in the butter. OMGoodness!! Simply wonderful and simply simple. WILL make again soon!

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Sangria! Sangria!

Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2009

I had never made Sangria before...but always wanted to. I stumbled upon this recipe in the Summer of 2008. I make it with my sister (it's our new backyard BBQ ritual) and we vary it each time. Our guest feel that our Summer gatherings are just not complete without this EXCELLENT beverage.

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Grandma Johnson's Scones

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2008

I had never, in my life baked scones. However, my husband and I recently took a liking to going out for Afternoon Tea on Sundays. I found this recipe, read the many RAVE reviews and decided to try it. The recipe is EXTREMELY SIMPLE and has gone over so well with my friends and family that I have to make the dough, freeze it and distribute it out to the various households. We absolutely LOVE this recipe. I always use two eggs, rather than one. It "fluffs-up" the scones just a tad. If you have not tried these, you really should.

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