RobynHG Recipe Reviews (Pg. 1) - Allrecipes.com (18414904)

Harvest Sweet Potato Soup

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2011

i was very impressed with this soup. it was kind of a pain to use the blender, but otherwise, this was easy to make, smelled good and is filling. i added a little extra salt and basil because the amounts seemed to small, but they're just probably fine as written too.

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Zucchini Saute

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2011

delicious and healthy. i substituted sliced black olives for the mushrooms, which i'm sure gave it a different taste than the original recipe, but it was still great. also didn't use salt and pepper, and i used halved grape tomatoes.

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Tuna Pasta Salad

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2011

this recipe says it's 6 servings. only if it's being served as a side dish ... i'd say this is 3 servings, tops. the only thing i did differently was adding red onion. i used lite italian dressing.

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Best Salmon Bake

Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2011

i found this to be a bit bland, but i'm not much of a salmon person. my husband does like salmon, and he said this is a great recipe. i scaled it to 2 servings and it said a pound of salmon -- this is probably more like 3 servings. next time i might sprinkle some onion powder with the salt and pepper. i put some lemon juice on it before baking.

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Veggie Quesadillas

Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2011

i made some changes -- omitted the mushrooms, forgot to spray the tortilla tops before baking, used whole wheat tortillas. i also didn't get salsa/sour cream for dipping, although that would have been great. i liked these but next time will probably not use whole wheat tortillas.

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Honey Mustard Dressing II

Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2011

i just eyeballed the measurements (and probably added double the honey) but it came out great!

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Croutons

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2010

these came out pretty good. i think next time i may add some pepper. i used canola oil spray instead of melted butter.

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Tortellini Soup

Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2010

giving this a 3 not for taste but because the recipe is wrong. the taste was actually just fine. but this says it makes 4 servings (no way ... MAYBE 6 but probably more like 8) and while it has garlic and parmesan in the ingredients, they are not in the directions. i used low-sodium broth and garlic powder instead of the minced (since i didn't know when to put it in). i served the parmesan on top at the end. it was yummy but the recipe itself needs clarification.

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Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2010

good recipe but needs more flavor. i added soy sauce to the rice at the end and mixed it in with the chicken/veggies. that helped. also, i made mine in a wok.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies III

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2010

these came out very cake-like. i did 3 things differently: used applesauce instead of oil, didn't dissolve the baking soda in milk (just added both separately) and used 1.5 cups chocolate chips instead of 2 cups. i think 2 cups would have been too many.

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Pumpkin Pancakes

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2010

this review is for just the pancakes (i didn't make the syrup): they were pretty good but next time i may add more pumpkin. the taste was subtle. i also sprinkled cinnamon sugar on top as they were cooking. and i didn't separate the eggs, just added them together.

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Hazelnut-Crusted Salmon

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2010

I wasn't as into this as my husband was, but I'm not a huge salmon fan to begin with. I followed the original recipe except: 2 tsp fresh tarragon was replaced with 2 tsp dried tarragon; orange zest was replaced with rehydrated orange peel from penzey's; and i forgot the salt/pepper. added the salt after it came out -- no need for pepper! it looked very pretty. next time i'll try almonds. might enjoy that better.

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Honey-Lime Grilled Chicken

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2010

made this on the foreman grill and it burned in spots before cooking all the way through, but that's more a product of the foreman than the recipe. otherwise, this had a very good flavor.

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Mom's Zucchini Bread

Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2010

i used half oil/half applesauce and used 1 cup white/1 cup brown sugar. also added chocolate chips. it was very yummy!

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Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2010

these are yummy. i used penzey's orange peel (which you rehydrate before using), didn't use the pecans and accidentally forgot 1/3 of the chocolate chips (don't ask). they still came out fantastic -- not sure all those chips are even necessary. great, easy recipe!

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Veggie Vegetarian Chili

Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2010

i drained and rinsed the beans and just added a little water to make up for it (about a quarter cup). also subbed celery for mushrooms.

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Capers and Halibut

Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2010

i used halibut chunks and half the butter. my husband liked this even though he isn't a caper fan. i also left out the pepper (by mistake) and salt (on purpose). still good though. i could see lemon pepper working here.

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Salmon with Pineapple Tomato Salsa

Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2010

the salsa was yummy, although my husband wasn't into the pineapple (the lime juice seemed to neutralize it a little too much for him). i actually think the salmon cooking time was a bit too long. otherwise, great recipe! the only change i made was using tomatoes on the vine instead of plum tomatoes.

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Avocado Stuffed Yams

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2010

this rating is for my modified version, NOT the original recipe! i based what i did on the other reviews: microwaved the yams and omitted the cheese, oil (to make it less fatty) and cilantro (didn't have any). it came out very good and the flavors worked together, but i could see the cheese adding another dimension -- will try that next time! don't think i missed anything by not using oil or cilantro, though.

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Baked Ziti II

Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2010

a good basic recipe. add spices if your sauce is plain-ish. i cut back on the mozzarella by 1/4 and could probably have cut back on the ricotta too. i used fat-free ricotta and it was great. next time i'll add garlic powder.

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