Nicmic921 Recipe Reviews (Pg. 1) - Allrecipes.com (19891792)

Easy Garlic Escargots

Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2012

Delicious. I didn't have any mushrooms, so I made the recipe without. Next time I will buy the mushrooms to stuff the escargot in. I upped the garlic to 3-4 cloves instead of just 1. I also decreased the butter. Next time I think i will add some olive oil during baking. I love to dunk the bread in the sauce.. but it was quite thick. So if I can just get a little more runny consistancy (maybe decrease the flour & add a little evoo) it will be perfect for bread dipping at the end. Yummo.

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Italian Potato Salad

Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2012

Great recipe. I didn't measure-- just eyeballed the ingridients but I can tell you right off the bat that there was too much vinegar in the original recipe. I decreased that and also added 2 extra cloves of garlic. Also used red potatoes and kept skin on. Delicious. Great alternative for mayo.

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Basil Pork Chops

Reviewed: May 15, 2012

Really great taste! One of the best pork chop recipes i've made. Used thick boneless chops which are normally dry! I browned them in a pan and then let them cook for another 10 mins in the oven at 375. After taking the pork out of the pan, i threw in some onions and they carmelized wonderfuly in the pan juices! Definitely recommend that. Also used olive oil in pan & rub instead of vegetable oil.

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Greek Lentil Soup (Fakes)

Reviewed: May 14, 2012

Great lentil soup. It's very similar to how I always made lentil soup, which is what I found appealing. The key is the vinegar at the end. I thought it was a little weird at first but it actually tasted really good. Also, I'm italian so I put grated romano or pamasean cheese on everything... that really enhances the lentils even more. Enjoy.

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Black Bean Hummus

Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2012

Love the black bean hummus! Great even without some of the ingredients listed on here. What I did: 1 Can black beans, 2 cloves garlic, cumin & paprkika (about a teaspoon each), salt and pepper to taste, and enough olive oil that it would blend smooth. Tahini is too expensive, so i omitted, and i forgot about the lemon and remembered after I already put it away-- but it was still great. Instead of the olives (i didn't have greek) I used about 2 teaspoons of olive juice from a jar of green olives I had in the fridge. This is going to be my new go-to snack.

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Rich and Simple French Onion Soup

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2011

This was absolutely delish!!!! I followed the recipe, except I decreased the amount of butter. I probably put a 1/4 cup instead of 1/2. I didn't have sherry so I used red wine that I had leftover. Per someone elses review, I added 2 dashes of worsheshire sauce. I bought Gueyre (sp?) cheese (expensive- so I will prob just use provelone/swiss next time) but absolutely delish!!! I toasted the bread in cubes too before placing the cheese on top. SO GOOD! Just as good as actual french onion soup I had in Paris. Will be making this again!

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Black Bean Brownies

Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2011

This recipe is great. I made a few revision based on other reviews: 1) I used 1/2 cup applesauce instead of vegetable oil 2) I used extra cocoa powder mostly regular and then added some special dark 3) Omitted the coffee b/c I didn't have any instant around 4) Bake Time says 30 mins, but it takes me about 40-45 to cook all the way through 5) Put a teaspoon of baking powder Added: walnuts & special dark chocolate chips + chocolate protein powder Delish. The first time I made the recipe minus "add on's" and it was good too!

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