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Roasted Butternut Squash and Garlic Lasagna

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2011

This is one of the best meals that I've made! it still tastes really good reheated for several days. I meant to freeze some for later and reheat before rating it - but I couldn't keep from eating this stuff! I made it as written, except that I used regular lasagne noodles which i cooked.

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Meatball Nirvana

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2010

These were really good - even before I added spaghetti and sauce. They also freeze well.

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Savory Crescent Chicken

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2010

These were not bad, but I found them to be rather bland. They were easy to make.

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Spring Lime Tea Cookies

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2010

I'm giving this five stars because it won me first place in a cookie exchange. I made it as specified, except I substituted powdered sugar for the granulated in the icing. Contrary to other reviews, I would actually reccomend making these a day ahead. When I first made these, they tasted very flour-y. I wouldn't have brought them to the exchange if it weren't very late at night when I finished making them, with no time to make something else. However, they were quite good the next day. Also, it took me a LOT longer than 20 minutes to make, mostly due to the time it took to zest the limes.

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Cranberry Cheesecake

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2009

Everybody loved this at at Christmas dinner. I baked it at the lower temperature suggested by another user, and it had no cracks anywhere. The texture was one of the creamiest that I've had.

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Sherry's German Turkey

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008

This turned out great- the meat nearly fell off the bone, and this is only my second turkey ever to make. I made it as written, except I accidentally forgot the celery. I had to make my own Soul Food seasoning (via the help of another member)using: 2 T ground pepper, 2 T garlic powder, 2 T onion powder, 2 T chili powder, 1 t dried parsley, 1 T paprika, 1 T salt, 1 t ground thyme, 1 pinch cayenne pepper, and 1 t celery seed. I took the suggestion of another review and thickened the juices with a bit of flour, some sour cream, and a generous amount of black pepper to make a really good gravy. My dad said this turkey was better than his mom's, and that's huge.

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Ham and Pineapple Pinwheels

Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2008

These went over well at the tropical-themed party I brought them to. I made them according to the recipe, except I added a dash of nutmeg and red pepper to the cream cheese mixture. I give only four stars because the pineapple made the roles a bit hard to work with, and the finished product didn't hold a round shape very well.

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Jalapeno Popper Spread

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2008

Good, but not exceptional. After reading reviews, I used 4 oz of jalepenos and switched cheddar for parmesan cheese. I think it would be better with less mayo... it was a little overpowering. It was really easy to make.

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Creamy Lemon Cake

Reviewed: May 5, 2007

Good, but not great. The lemon tasted artificial, and I really couldn't tell much difference between this recipe and simply making a plain lemon cake from a mix. It was very easy to make. The best part was the frosting. I doubt I'll make the cake again, but I may play with the frosting recipe on other cakes.

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Baked Corn Casserole

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2006

This recipe is wonderful, and is so easy to make! It has become a family favorite at Chrismas, and a great dish to take to potlucks. It still tastes great reheated the next day. One piece of advice- don't use fat free cream cheese, the texture didn't turn out right when I used it. Also, I noticed that the people who were complaining about the dish being too runny were also the ones who omitted the french-fried onions. These absorb a lot of liquid, so if you don't like onions, you will need to subsitute something in their place.

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Spiced Cranberry Glazed Ham

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2005

This recipe was so easy, and tasted wonderful! I followed the advice of the previous poster about adding extra spices, except that I used prepared mustard. I mixed up all the ingredients for the sauce and poured it on all at once over a ham steak and baked it. It made my whole apartment smell like a holiday.

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