Laura Recipe Reviews (Pg. 1) - Allrecipes.com (18431104)

Fish Fillets with Stuffing

Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2012

I'm thinking that Donna mentioned "crunch" b/c of the carrots, and mine WERE crunchy still. I cooked it in the oven on the recommendation of others. Really liked having something "dressy" to do with pollock, and it wasn't complicated. I should say that I wanted it drier, so I left out the broth and the egg and used only lemon juice and butter (and the veggies) to moisten the filling. That seemed to work well. I'd make it again.

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Round Steak and Gravy II

Reviewed: Feb. 29, 2012

I started with really nice round steaks, about 1/2" thick. Although the gravy turned out plentiful, easy, and good, the steaks were ruined. Dry, even with gravy. Disappointing. I notice that others cooked it much longer, in a crockpot, and maaaaybe I'll try that when I have time; but I needed it done in a couple hours and was glad to find this recipe, but it just didn't work for the beef.

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Beer Braised Irish Stew and Colcannon

Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2011

The beef was fantastic this way. Cutting up the meat was the biggest chore, and all the work is on the front end. The only change I made from the recipe was to saute the cabbage in a bit of the bacon grease instead of microwaving it.

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Baked Salmon with Tropical Rice

Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2011

I made it as directed (with brown rice). The coriander was mild and the flavor nice, but we didn't really like the texture--too crunchy. But the bigger issue was the rice. If I did it again, we'd cut the mango up very small and mix it with more rice. Instead of the tastes blending, it was just like chunks of mango mixed with rice.

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Basic Cheese Polenta

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2010

Fine basic recipe, but too much parmesan for our tastes; perhaps because we used fresh-grated, the parmesan taste was too strong, and polenta didn't need the extra calories/fat. I'll cut the amount of cheese in half next time & see how that goes.

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Grilled Pork Chops with Fresh Nectarine Salsa

Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2010

I substituted peaches, but everything else was the same. It went over extremely well--very nice balance of flavors in the salsa, the chops were flavorful but not spicy...if you're nervous about trying it on your kids, go for it!

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Tomato Curry Chicken

Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2010

Very nice! Easy, but tasted like it came from a restaurant. Kind of an introduction-to-curry recipe. Was good with rice, and I recommend serving sauce separately for picky children and dieters.

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Creamed Chipped Beef On Toast

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2010

This is your basic, old fashioned recipe for SOS. And you know what? It's still easy, and it's still pretty well received. My non-meat-loving kids really like it, and it is sooooo fast to make.

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Caramel Apple Pork Chops

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

Really good. I tripled the sauce as other reviewers suggested, but that's not really needed, unless you know your family wants to eat a lot of apples. Please make sure the chops are almost fully cooked before removing them to the oven to warm.

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Easter Basket Cake

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

Cute idea, easier than others I've seen, and I really like the handle idea. That turned out well. But the ring on top completely fell apart when I tried to frost it. I followed directions, but I was just asking too much of that cake, to have its center cut out, placed on top of another layer, and then smear frosting all over it, including the inside hole. I don't know that I'd attempt this again--maybe a smaller hole, but that'd leave very little room for candy.

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Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

I thought this was good, but not sensational. But served it to several ladies who were THRILLED to have a different use for rhubarb, so I've passed the recipe around quite a bit.

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Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2009

Wow, Wow, Wow. You will not believe how good this smells cooking and the eating is even better. I will mention that someone was concerned about too much vinegar, but while the vinegar is a bit strong at first, it cooks out and gives it a really nice tang. Used Sweet Baby Ray's molasses sauce, and I am not a big pork eater but could not stay away from this.

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Tuna Noodle Casserole from Scratch

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2009

Only rated down from 5 stars because I think it's got more fat than it really needs. Pretty easy to lighten, and still tastes great.

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Sweet, Sticky and Spicy Chicken

Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2009

Very easy & quick, so great for weeknight suppers. Couldn't believe it, but my school-age children really loved it, and they are NOT adventurous eaters. I did lighten up on the spice, but it's easy to adjust something like that to taste.

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Basic Cream Cheese Frosting

Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2009

Great base recipe to vamp off of. In addition to the vanilla, I added a little orange extract, plus about a tsp. of cinnamon to put on spice cake. Just right with some extra appeal.

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Mocha Angel Food Torte

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

I felt like the frosting was just too much for angel food cake--too heavy, and it was hard to slice neatly. I'd almost rather just slice the cake, and serve with a dollop of pudding and some cool whip.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew I

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

Just great, makes a decent amount of gravy but not soupy. Easy to modify with more or fewer vegetables.

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Pumpkin Toffee Cream Pie

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

Looked really pretty with the toppings as instructed, and pretty easy to throw together. I did the modifications suggested to pump up the spice flavor, but it was still lacking something "special". The pumpkin flavor really dominated; I didn't taste the butterscotch.

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Quinoa and Black Beans

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2009

Well, my young boys didn't eat it (no surprise) but my husband and I and teen daughter thought it was terrific. No bitterness from the quinoa after a brief soak (10 minutes), very easy to make and to personalize with different spices or even add other vegetables. we'll certainly make it again.

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Caramel Fruit Dip

Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2009

Following other reviewers, I added more cream cheese and less liquid from the start, but found the honey flavor was dominant. So I added more cinnamon and caramel sauce, but then it was kind of bland, and I also thought the consistency was too fluffy, not sturdy enough. So then we added Peanut Butter! And that improved the flavor and texture. Next time we might just omit the caramel sauce altogether.

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