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This is wonderful. I had to make a slight change as I didn't have dry onion soup mix, so I used a package of dry Italian Salad Dressing mix. The recipe makes a lot of sauce, next time I will use more pasta.

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Creamy Bow Tie Pasta Salad with Prosciutto, Peas, Grapes, and Dried Cranberries

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

I liked the light, lemony flavor of this pasta salad very much. I used a combination of dried cranberries and cherries. I also used cubed ham instead of the proscuitto.

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Swan's Summer Soup

Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2009

I like this - a very nice summer soup. My only changes were to add a couple of large sea scallops to the soup. I marinated thin slices of the scallops in a bath of fresh lime juice and onions for a couple of hours. I then added the drained scallops to the soup. Yummy!

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Simply Elegant Steak and Rice

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2009

My husband loved this - it's nice and homey, so I wouldn't call it "elegant." Here are my suggestions - when browning the beef, take care not to crowd the beef. I did mine in two batches. Also, don't stir the beef around while browning - just let the beef strips sit in the hot oil until very brown on one side. Only then, flip to the other side. This adds a nice brown color (and flavor!) to the sauce. I used fresh garlic and no mushrooms as I didn't have any fresh on hand. I deglazed the pan with the sherry before adding the mushroom soup.

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Jet Swirl Pizza Appetizers

Reviewed: May 5, 2008

We all loved these. I used the ingredients I had on hand, so ours included browned crumbles of Italian Sausage and a bit of spaghetti sauce, along with the cheese. Covered the entire loaf with generous olive oil and topped with parmesan. So, so yummy!

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Stuffed Turkey Legs

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

I was looking for a different recipe for turkey legs (I've only smoked them in the past,) and I was pleasantly surprised to find this. The flavor was simply wonderful - it's much greater than the sum of its parts. I'll definitely try this again.

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Glo's Sausage Fried Rice

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

Although not a very traditional fried rice, this was very homey and delicious. My kids even liked it!

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Italian Sausage Soup with Tortellini

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

My whole family loved this recipe. I used chicken sausage instead of Italian as that was what I had on hand. I also added about 1/4 cup of heavy cream before serving. It added a bit of creaminess that was wonderful!

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Corned Beef and Cabbage II

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

Finally! A corned beef recipe that doesn't cause the beef to shred when you slice it. Even my picky kids loved it! Can't wait to make sandwiches with the leftovers.

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Carolina Pork Twirl

Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2007

This was really very good. The pork stayed very moist and tender. Next time, we will probably use a tomato-based bbq sauce instead of the yellow sauce.

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