Quinoa and Black Beans

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2013

Wow this was soooo good!! The whole family loved it, even the kids. My husband wanted more, but it was all ready gone. I will be making this again real soon. The only thing I did different was I used only 1 can of beans, and it was the perfect amount.

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Blueberry

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Sage Pork Chops

Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2013

These needed a lot more spices than was in the recipe. I had to brown in batches as even my biggest skillet was too small. No problem. I was able to work them in together during the simmer. Unfortunatley, I didn't have any beef boullion so used chicken instead. It was okay, just not really special. I did add about a TBS of cold butter in the sauce after removing chops from skillet to make a bit of sauce to go over the chops. I know that upped the calories, but wasn't much split 6 ways and added a lot of flavor spooned over the chops and the roasted potatoes I fixed with them. I would like to try making them again increasing the sage and salt and pepper and using the beef boullion.

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Peaches

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Soft Homemade Pretzels

Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2013

Yummy!! The kids loved to help me on these. They were fun to make, and tasted great.

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Blueberry

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Gramma Brown's Corn Chowder

Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2013

This was very good, easy to make. We all enjoyed it.

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Blueberry

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Quick Chicken Piccata

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2013

Very good, though was out of wine so used chicken broth. I did miss lemon slices though so will cook some next time as I like to eat them, especially after sauting in butter. My husband loved them too. Very easy to make. I did make 1 change, I subbed the cayenne pepper with basil for some people in the family can't deal with the cayenne. It was still great though.

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Peaches

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Garlic and Herb Pull Apart Bread

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2013

These were pretty good, though I think I didn't put enough garlic in it as we really love garlic though I put 2 in at the last that were plain as I have 1 person who has a slight garlic allergy. I didn't have canned biscuits so made a double batch of AR recipe of Easy Biscuits. I added about 2 tsp of granulated garlic to the flour. (The garlic allergy is very slight.) Next time I need to add more flour to that recipe or use the canned biscuits as they took a really long time to get done. But my husband thought they were worth the wait.

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Peaches

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Easy Biscuits

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2013

These were easy to make though I didn't have self rising flour so pulled up AR's substitution chart and put in about 1 TBLS baking powder and aout a tsp of salt. Made 2 batches as was making AR recipe of Garlic and Herb Pull Apart Bread and didn't have any canned biscuits. These were a little too soft for it, but it tasted great! Instead of rolling it out, I made little balls to roll in the butter mixture and put straight into the bundt pan. I also added about 2 tsp of garlic powder to the flour when I added the baking powder and salt and it gave it a great savory taste. I did have to bake it for a really long time to get it done though. Next time, I'll just make regular biscuits!

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Peaches

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Cinnamon Rolls III

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2013

A hit! I've been forbidden from buying packaged cinnamon rolls ever again.

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Kendal

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Living In: Lawrence, Kansas, USA

San Francisco Pork Chops

Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2013

Yummy!! These were so good. My husband loved them. I will be making these again soon.

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Blueberry

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Sinigang na Baka

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2013

Tasted just like my Filipino mother in law's! I loved it! I didn't add the broccoli, green beans or tomatoes. I also did not saute in oil. I just added the onions, garlic & Knorr Tamarind Soup packet to the water. Brought that to a boil then added the beef & bok choy. Delicous. But it does make a TON so I'll be eating this for days. Unless I freeze some of it.

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Angela

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Italian Creme Layer Cake

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2013

This recipe makes a light and fantastic cake! The egg whites and the buttermilk make the difference from other recipes. I make a cream cheese buttercream frosting for it that also has heavy whipping cream that puts it over the top!

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Tbaxte

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Stuffed Green Peppers

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2013

I used a green and a red pepper, I steam mine, much quicker and easier and I prefer the pepper to be a little crisper! Very good!

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Perri Pender

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Springfield, Missouri, USA

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Shrimp Provencal

Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2013

I altered it slightly to our taste. I used garlic & onion tomatoes & petite tomatoes, a whole can of tomato paste & a can of tomato sauce. Didn't have fennel so instead I used italian seasoning. Make sure to use plenty of garlic & don't leave out the white wine. The white wine made a huge difference when I finally added it (almost forgot!). I also added fresh spinach during the last 5 minutes. Served it over thin spaghetti. This is so versatile & modifiable!

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Angela

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Beefy Vegetable Soup

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2013

This was ok, not a wow. I may try another recipe next time. I want to find a really good vegetable soup recipe.

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Blueberry

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Asian Style Country Ribs

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2013

These were so good, we really enjoyed them. I loved how they were so easy to make.

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Blueberry

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Cinnamon Coffee Cake II

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2013

Delicious & moist! I only had one box of jello (sugar free cheesecake) & that worked fine. I used 1/2 unsweetened applesauce & 1/2 oil. The batter was thick so it was a bit tricky layering the top half over the brown sugar mixture. I let the batter drop from my spatula then carefully connected the drops until the entire top was covered. Also, I used a 9x13 pan & only baked for 20 minutes after turning the heat down; so a total of 40 minutes.

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Angela

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Chocolate Bar Hot Chocolate

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2013

WOO I am excited to try this! We have a HUGE snow storm heading my way and I forgot to buy the kids hot chocolate while i was at the store. I am so happy I found this! Thank you!!

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Mandalynne

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Hearty Hamburger Soup

Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2013

I used all ingredients exactly as written and only changed the cooking method to slow cooker. Excellent, hearty soup, but could use a bit of zip -- next time I'll add a bit of chopped jalapeno and maybe just a tad of salt. I might also try adding a can of drained black beans. As for cooking, brown your hamburger with the onion and garlic before putting in your slow cooker, then add all the other ingredients. Cook on high for 2 hours and then low for 6 more hours. Perfect!

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Gr8typist

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Shrimp Kisses

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2013

I wish I would have read the reviews before tackling these but I did not. I thought real hard about partially cooking the bacon prior to wrapping around the shrimp and I wish I would have. My shrimp got overcooked while waiting for the bacon to get as dark as we like it. I too had problem with the cheese oozing out but in all honesty I couldn't really taste it in the end (even used pepper jack). Although I think recipe needs some tweaking, I will still make it again.

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Soup Loving Nicole

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Living In: West Fork, Arkansas, USA

Angie's Dad's Best Cabbage Coleslaw

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2013

Made this as written except I scaled way back on the sugar due to personal preference. Loved the addition of mustard powder and this is by far tastier than the creamy types of slaw. Thanks for the great recipe!

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