Melissa Recipe Reviews (Pg. 1) - Allrecipes.com (18942647)

Corn and Black Bean Salad

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2011

This was so easy and delicious! I did use only 1/4 tsp. salt (trying to cut back on salt) and canned corn with no sodium added. I also added half a chopped red pepper I had in the fridge. I had one bowl over a bed of romaine lettece. Economical and healthy!

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Slow Cooker Apple Crisp

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2010

I added one cup of oats to the topping, and cooked on high for two hours. I thought the top was crisp, and I didn't need to turn the top sideways. I should have cooked it a little longer, sothe apples would have been softer in the middle, but no one in the house could wait!

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Blueberry Lemon Bread

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2010

Yummy> I didn't have a fresh lemon so I used lemon concentrate instead if the lemon peel. I only used 3/4 sugar and added a lemon glze on top (lemon juice and powdered sugar.) I used one egg and two egg whites. I melted about three tablespoons of butter, and then added low fat sour cream to make up the 1/3 cup butter called for. Also used half whole wheat and half white flour. My kids and husband really liked it.

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Frosted Banana Bars

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2010

Very good recipe as is, but here are some ways to make it as yummy but healthier. For the 1/2 cup butter, use 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup applesauce. Cut the 1 1/2 cups sugar to 1 - 1 1/4 cups. For the two cups flour, use 1 cup whole wheat flour and 1 cup white flour. 1 cup mashed bananas didn't seem enough, so I used two cups mashed bananas. Everyone raved about how good it was! (also, you can sprinkle on some chopped walnuts or pecans on the finished product!)

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Barbarella's German Pancakes

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2010

Very good. I thought they tasted a bit on the "eggy" side, but still found deliciouos. I think of these as crepes. They were great with a sprinkling of powdered sugar and jam, and would be equally good filled with some kind of creamy chicken dish for dinner. Also, I put some chocolate chips in the middle of one, rolled it up while still hot so the chocolate melted, and then sprinkled on some powdered sugar and served with raspberry jam. Yummy!

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Delicious Ham and Potato Soup

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2009

The kids loved it. My husband made it - easy and delicious.

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Pretzel Turtles

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2009

Easy & delicious! I used Rolos, and did not put pecans on all the pretzels.

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Easy Shake and Bake Chicken

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2009

My family really liked this. I added some cayenne red pepper and garlic powder to the flour mixture kick it up a notch. I had whole bone-in chicken breasts which I used.

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Slow Cooker Carnitas

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

I doubled the spices (except the salt). Very easy to make and tasty.

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Hot and Sour Chicken Soup

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

I had cooked chicken on hand, so I just used that. I used homemade chicken stock, and probably used almost double the amount of broth. Easy to ,ake and very good.

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Spooky Witches Fingers

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

These were the bomb for appearance - they look just like the picture. I thought the dough wasn't sweet enough so I mixed in about 1/2 a cup of granulated sugar and 10 drops of green food coloring to give the fingers a greenish tint. I baked for about 12 minutes. Then I added a little bit of strawberry jam (lift offf the almond and then put the jam on then replace the almond) on both the top and bottom of the finger. Squeezed a little of red food coloring on top of that. I took them to a party and everyone loved them. Thank you for the recipe.

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Shepherd's Pie VI

Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2009

I added sour cream to the potatoes, and some mushrooms, diced red pepper and green onion to the meat mixture. I love and my family all liked it, too.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

Excellent & easy!!

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Pear Pie III

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

I doubled the pears, and added a sprinkling of brown sugar and cinnamon on top. Everyone thought the pie was goos, just lacking in flavor. My husband suggested soaking the pears in brandy before baking??

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Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

five stars because it's healthy and my son and husband liked it. I thought it needed a little more flavor. I would double the sauce!

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Red Lentil Curry

Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2009

I think it needed a little more flavor. A good starting point.

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Easy Fruit Cobbler

Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2009

This was certainly a very easy to make and tasty cobbler. I modified and used 1/2 cup white flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, only 1/2 cup sugar, and used 1 tblsp. lesss than 1/4 cup of butter. I used about 1 1/2 cup peaches and 1 cup blueberries. Then I sprinkled about a cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal on top (before baking) for a fiber boost. My kids scraped the plate clean, but my husband said although it was good it tasted healthy and wasn't as good as a regular made cobbler. It's good the next morning for breakfast leftover.

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Pesto Cream Sauce

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2009

I am only rating this because I can't keep track of what I make and try and don't make. In all fairness to the recipe, I didn't have the shrimp, tomatoes, or mushrooms. So that would have probably made the recipe better.

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Penne Pasta with Spinach and Bacon

Reviewed: May 12, 2009

All of my family really liked this pasta dish - including my seven and 14 year old. I used whole grain pasta. I also baked the bacon and didn't use any bacon fat to cut some of the fat out of the recipe. I just used olive oil as called for, and it was fine. When I served the pasta, I put out some goat cheese, gorganzola and parmesan cheese. Everyone put a small spoonful of one or more cheeses on their pasta bowl. It was delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff I

Reviewed: May 3, 2009

I really enjoyed this recipe - easy to make. My husband and I really liked it a lot (the kids thought it was o.k.- they don't care for round steak for some reason).

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