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Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style

Reviewed: May 11, 2012

I didn't have overnight to marinate it so what I did differently was I added olive oil to the spice mixture and then I rubbed the chicken all over, including the cavity and then I made a large pocket under the skin in the front and the back of the bird and rubbed the spice under the skin. I also inserted the spice into the meat in several places with a syringe. Then I took the drippings from the chicken, put them in a pan on the stove and reduced it down to make a pan sauce. I added a little more onion and garlic powder, and cayenne pepper and paprika, and also a bit of rosemary and oregano. It was still missing something so I decided to add a little bit of duck sauce. That made the sauce!

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Creamy Rice Pudding

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2012

While the pudding tastes good, once you get it done the right way, I don't think that these directions are correct as written. First, it never says whether you're supposed to cover the pot or not in step two. When uncovered and cooked on medium heat, it never got thick enough. When I tried it covered, the bottom of my pot burned even with very frequent stirring. In the end, I found that I had to simmer it with the cover on in order to get it not burn and to be thick enough.

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Boiled Custard II

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2012

While this tasted good, it never coated the back of a spoon matter how long I cooked it. I ended having to add corn starch to get it to at least coat the back of a spoon.

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Authentic Enchiladas Verdes

Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2011

This is was to die for. It was so good, easy, and inexpensive. The first night, I made it exactly as directed but the second night, I dipped the tortillas in the salsa before frying and they still had the flavor but the added bonus of a crunch and more of a toasty flavor.

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Braised Lamb Shanks

Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2011

I made this as directed with the only change being that I halved the vinegar and also the lemon but I wasn't too thrilled with the results. It came out much too sweet, oily, and lemony. Also, as written, the instructions for the lemon are confusing. It reads that there should be 2 lemons quartered and if I'm supposed to place a lemon quarter on each side, it doesn't make much sense unless the pan is 8 sided?? I *think* it should have read 2 lemons halved.

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Bourbon Whiskey BBQ Sauce

Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2011

Oh... My God. This was soooooooo good. Best BBQ sauce I've EVER tasted. I had to change a couple of things, mostly based on what I didn't have around the house. I didn't have liquid smoke so I used a chipotle seasoning mix instead. It adds such a great depth of flavor. You get the smoky but also spice. I also added paprika to bring some more smokey flavor. I don't like my BBQed beef too sweet so I cut down on the amount of brown sugar. Most ketchups are sweet enough to make up for it anyways. I think the best thing I did was stir in some spicy deli mustard. It gives it a kick that makes the sauce EVEN better.

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Simple Scones

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2011

I followed the recipe as in, except I substituted chocolate chips for raisins. I had to bake the scones for at least 10 more minutes than the recipe called for and they're still almost wet in the middle. The scones are pretty bland, as is. They really could have used some vanilla extract. Maybe even a little more sugar, but I prefer things to be on the more sweet side.

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Pollo Bianco

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2011

This was pretty good. The taste was very mellow. Almost bland, in my opinion but I prefer spicier dishes, I guess. I did everything the same except I added paprika and garlic.

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Vicki's Hush Puppies

Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2011

This is a really good base recipe for hush puppies. You can add anything you like. I like mine plain so I followed the recipe. The amount of sweetness was to my liking but I like things sweet, my mom said they were too sweet for her tastes. I don't have self rising flour and cornmeal so I used all purpose flour and regular cornmeal and added 1 1/2 tsp baking powder before blending together everything. I used a small ice cream scoop to drop balls into a deep fryer and I got nice, round, uniform shapes.

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Garden Tomato and Basil Soup Recipe - Frito Lay Recipes

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2011

This wasn't very good. It came out not very flavorful and the consistency was more like tomato sauce than tomato soup.

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Strawberry Chantilly

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2010

I got a lot of compliments on this recipe. The recipe is confusing as written because it doesn't indicate whether you're supposed to use the white sugar or the brown sugar at particular points in the recipe. So when I made it, I used white sugar both times and 2/3 a cup both times. I used thawed frozen strawberries and added some of the leftover juice to the strawberry mixture and I suppose this is why my strawberry mixture didn't expand as much as other people's seemed to. I had to add some cream of tartar to help stabilize and give my strawberry mixture some volume. I also used almonds instead of walnuts because I'm not a walnut fan and almonds seemed to go better with it. Next time I make this, I would double the crumb mixture to make a more substantial crust in the bottom of the pan. The crumbs sprinkled over top were nice and crispy despite the lack of baking them.

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Arugula Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2010

This was too sweet of a salad for me so I can't rate this based on my personal tastes because I'm so picky when it comes to salads but my mom who likes almost any salad said that it lacked pizazz or flavor.

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Crispy and Sticky Chicken Thighs with Squashed New Potatoes and Tomatoes

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2010

Chicken wasn't quite crispy or sticky but was delicious none the less! I made no changes to the recipe at all except that I used older potatoes.

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Campbell's® Green Bean Casserole

Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2010

I've had this a few times and I'm not a big fan. It was way too salty and had kind of an acrid taste that I didn't care for. Also, the flavor of the green beans is kind of eclipsed by all the soup and milk.

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Best Brownies

Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2010

These were really good, very nice texture, halfway between fudge and cake. I think they would have been better without the frosting to tell the truth. Perhaps could have used a little less sugar but that's my personal tastes. Changed: I put some mini marshmallows in the brownie batter. I had to add some milk to the frosting because even with melted butter and melted honey, the frosting was too dry and crumbly.

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Strawberry Torte

Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2010

This was oh so good. I got rave reviews. However, I only made minor changes to the recipe. 1st change is that I only used 1/2 cup of sugar. 2nd change is that I didn't get a lot of strawberry juice so I followed another user's review and cooked down the frozen strawberries and pureed them with sugar. When doing this, I learned that 1 tablespoon of cornstarch is not enough. My strawberry topping was very runny and ran all over the cake. I also couldn't get a very thick layer since that was the case. Next time I make this, I will either use more cornstarch, or perhaps some pectin, or even gelatin to make it nice and thick. I found getting the ladyfingers to stay upright very difficult so I laid the bottom with ladyfingers, and put a dab of the cream cheese mixture in a small bowl and dipped the bottoms of the ladyfingers in the mixture to act like an adhesive. That worked extremely well.

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Flounder Florentine

Reviewed: May 18, 2010

I really liked this. I made a few changes though. First, instead of plain spinach, I used creamed spinach because that was all I had. In addition to the other ingredients, I also added lemon grass and lemon juice, garlic, and chopped green onions to the sauce. It gave it a nice flavor. In addition to sprinkling the fillets with paprika, I also sprinkled with dried spices (oregano, dill, and parsley) and cayenne pepper powder.

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Almond-Crusted Tilapia

Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2010

This was so fast and easy to make. The few differences that I made were I seasoned both the egg and the flour with the lemon pepper and garlic powder (didn't have garlic pepper) and I ground some lemon zest into the butter in the pan. Also, I didn't use fresh Parmesan because I didn't have it. I used the shaker kind and it wouldn't melt but oh well, it was still really good.

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Crepes

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2010

Simple and perfect crepe recipe. I spread softened cream cheese over half the crepe, folded it over and then drizzled over the top with wild blueberry sauce and honey.

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Grilled Chicken Adobo

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2009

This was incredibly easy and delicious. The only problem that I saw with the recipe is that it doesn't indicate what kind of vinegar to use so I used white vinegar. It worked well. Balsamic vinegar may have been over powering, but I'm not sure, it could have gone nicely with the flavors. I also used low sodium soy sauce. A little bit of the sauce goes a long way! Go easy on it or your rice and chicken will be over powered. I forgot to mention that to one diner, they used a lot of the sauce, and they said it was too salty.

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