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Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2010

Very good flavor. Substituted light margarine for the butter and 1/2 the sugar with splenda and it worked great. Easy to make.

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Beaker's Vegetable Barley Soup

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2010

Very good, but overpowering veggie taste. Next time I will make with beef base instead of vegetable. Switched beans to navy and it worked great.

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Cheery Cherry Bread

Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2009

Simple to make and looks pretty despite the odd combination of ingredients. Very moist and tasted good, but I am in no hurry to make it again.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Cake

Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2009

really good and simple. No need for whipped cream or cherries.

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Amazingly Easy Irish Soda Bread

Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2008

good soda bread - the outside is really crusty & crumbly. I made this twice - 1st time according to recipe and it was too dry and not sweet enough. I did use a convection oven, so this could be part of the reason why it was so dry. 2nd time I added double the amount of sugar & an extra 1/2 cup of buttermilk and it worked out great! Oh - raisins and/or currents are definitely a must! I added about 3/4 c raisins. Overall - keeper, easy recipe.

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Banana Crepes

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2007

delicious! If you can find premade crepes this recipe is very easy and quick to make! The banana is good, but I think next time I will try broiling the bananas with a bit of honey or sugar first before putting in the crepe.

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Bacon and Tomato Cups

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2007

very good! Defintely use less biscuit - puffed way too much and made the appetizer a bit dry.

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Asiago Dip with Crostini

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2007

Very good and easy to make. I simply chopped sundried tomatoes to make "sprinkles." A bit greasy after sitting for a while. I added more asiago than the recipe called for! You can never have enough cheese. Will make again.

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Banana Bread VIII

Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2006

Very good banana bread - moist, flavorful, easy to make! I added 1 tsp vanilla extract & 1/2 tsp cinnamon as suggested by many others. Took exactly an hour in my oven. I substituted Olivio margarine instead of shortening (packed with omega 3s & trans fat free!). Was a bit worried about not adding eggs, but the recipe worked! The best use of almost rotten bananas ever!

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Estrellita Salad

Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2006

Pretty good! I made this for a BBQ & everyone enjoyed it. I personally gave it 4 stars because it was good, but not awesome (+ I'm picky : ) I was expecting some great flavor combination & really it tastes like it sounds - veggies & cheese in catalina dressing with corn chips on top. Might try the black beans suggested - I think that might work better than the olives. Also for fun this could be a really different salsa served with large corn chips for scooping instead of the fritos!

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Amaretto Cake

Reviewed: May 15, 2006

Tasty! Just like rum cake (except it's amaretto). I adjusted the glaze. I didn't want a soggy, wet cake (which I sometimes get with really liquidy glazes). So I added another 2c. powered sugar & 1/4 tsp almond extract to the glaze to make a cinnamon bun glaze consistency. I then poured it on the top of the cake & let it run down the sides. Didn't cover it for a couple hours to let the glaze harden slightly. The cake was nice & moist with a sweet frosting. The only negative thing about the recipe - the amaretto made the glaze taste like perfume. It tasted better on the cake, but next time I will experiment with making a glaze with milk & powdered sugar & adding just a couple T of amaretto or maybe just some almond extract.

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Summer Potato Salad

Reviewed: May 15, 2006

Very good! This is not your average potato salad - it has a nice clean, lemony taste. Will be great for summer BBQs. I used fresh lemon juice & next time will decrease to 1/4c. Just a bit too lemony. I will also decrease the amount of parsely (I used dried since I forgot to buy fresh) 3T was way too much! Almost gave the potato salad a greenish, grey look - almost like I let my potatoes go grey (which I didn't). I added extra celery & green onion - I like a crunchy potato salad. Overall, a keeper recipe!

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Candied Chicken Breasts

Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2006

Very tasty! I agreed with other reviewers - the chicken only needed to be baked for about 45 minutes, the breading on the chicken was soggy (I'll take the foil off next time the last 15 minutes. I added some garlic powder to the breadcrumb mixture & I used pineapple juice from the pineapple rings in the sauce instead of water. This dish was similar to BBQ sauce and sweet & sour sauce, so it definitely is different! Will make again.

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Slow Cooker Barbeque

Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2006

Not quite sure what happened with this recipe, but we didn't like this at all. The meat wasn't tender enough after 8 hours & the BBQ sauce tasted bland & almost burnt (I used Sweet Baby Rays - one of my favorites!). If I make this again, I'll cook the roast in beef broth w/onion & spices all day, shred the beef and then add BBQ sauce at the very end.

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Chicken Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken)

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2006

Fabulous! I doubled the sauce- we love lots of sauce to eat with the basamati rice. Used light butter & chicken breasts & it worked great! Pretty close to Indian restaurants, but I agree Tandoori chicken makes it better. Might try grilling my chicken next time. No need to buy ginger garlic paste, just add approx. 1/4 tsp ground ginger to crushed fresh garlic.

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Spanakopita II

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2006

Pretty good! Compiled other reviewers advice & added about 3 cloves of crushed garlic & about 1 T lemon juice. Didn't have enough feta cheese, so I added some grated parmesan - it worked just fine. I didn't have the patience to make triangles, so I made little Greek cabbage rolls! All in all, a good appetizer recipe!

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Daria's Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2006

Good recipe, but I felt it needed more flavor. I added more worcestershire, garlic & a whole onion. Accidentally used fat free mushroom soup & it worked great! Towards the end of cooking I added two capfuls of gravy master for color & flavor as well as cornstarch to thicken. Way too soupy! I served it over garlic butter egg noodles. Delicious!

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Chocolate Velvet Mousse

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2006

Very good mousse! I thought it definitely tastes light - it has a little bit of an aftertaste, but the strawberries help cover it up. All in all, a good recipe.

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Sausage Egg Casserole

Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2006

Excellent breakfast casserole! Used a whole 1 pound tube of sausage. Was afraid that the cottage cheese would give it a weird texture & appearance, but it baked right in to the casserole! Not a huge fan of the mushrooms, next time will make with spinach & some red bell pepper. Yum!

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Anniversary Chicken I

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2006

Excellent! I've had smothered chicken many times at restaurants & loved it. I knew there had to be something more than cheese, bacon & green onions. I thought it was BBQ sauce, but the secret is the teriyaki & ranch combination! I marinated the chicken in teriyaki sauce & chopped garlic for an hour before cooking. Not sure if this made a huge difference, but the chicken turned out moist and super flavorful! Definitely a keeper recipe.

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