Biscuits with Blue Cheese Butter

Reviewed: May 25, 2013

Delicious and decadent! The whole family loved it, right down to the toddler. I need to have company over soon, just so I can make this again! It looks impressive, but was SO easy! I think I did have to cook it for closer to 20 minutes.

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KMWILSON98

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dixon, Illinois, USA

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Spiced Bacon Twists

Reviewed: May 25, 2013

I would be interested to know if zwolfe even tried it. It sounds good....so I'm going to try it. My rating could change.....after I try it.

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born2dans

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Living In: Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA

Strawberry Spinach Salad I

Reviewed: May 25, 2013

Salad is awesome but next day the dressing was all clumpy, I made dressing again though because it tastes really good

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Candice884

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chesapeake, Virginia, USA

Living In: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Jumbo Shrimp and Asparagus

Reviewed: May 25, 2013

Made this as described and served over fettuccine. I found it relatively easy to make and the results were very good. I think that the sauce to shrimp/asparagus is a little low. I will definitely make this again trying some of the modifications from other raters.

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Grubbmaster Johnny

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Jumbo Shrimp and Asparagus

Reviewed: May 25, 2013

Made this as described and served over fettuccine. I found it relatively easy to make and the results were very good. I think that the sauce to shrimp/asparagus is a little low. I will definitely make this again trying some of the modifications from other raters.

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Grubbmaster Johnny

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast

Reviewed: May 24, 2013

Excellent! I prefer to cut the beef into chunks about 3in cube. This way you can get the seasonings and flour on all sides. You can add a half-cup of burgundy wine for "bourginon" flavor.

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cemab4y

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Cabbage Rolls II

Reviewed: May 24, 2013

One tip: After the cabbage leaves are steamed, it makes it easier to roll them up, if you trim out the tough stem portion of the leaf.

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cemab4y

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Bourbon Whiskey BBQ Sauce

Reviewed: May 24, 2013

Freaking love this sauce!!! Bravo!

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Capt Whifflebat

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Hampton, Virginia, USA

Restaurant Style Mango Lassi

Reviewed: May 23, 2013

I have not seen mango in a can before. I decided to try the recipe with a fresh partially defrosted mango, but thought the ratio of the amount of liquid to fruit was kind of low. Unless, canned mangoes come in a lot of juice. I made a 1/2 a recipe, and as I suspected it needed more liquid. For the juice, I just added a small container of mandarin oranges that were in juice and some additional milk. It also badly needed some sweetener even though my mango seemed sweet. Maybe, the canned has sugar in it, not sure. I squeezed in some honey and blended for a few more seconds. It was very refreshing on a muggy day today and I am glad it worked, even though I really had to tweak it! TY

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Blender Woman

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Chili Mac, Mexican Style

Reviewed: May 22, 2013

Very time consuming and there could be short cuts but I wont be trying it again. My husband hated it and we love cooking authentic and Mexican style foods. I added cheese and corn to add more flavor and color but still fell short. Wasn't spicy enough added Cheyenne pepper for more heat.

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agravley87

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Wytheville, Virginia, USA

Confetti Bean Salad

Reviewed: May 21, 2013

Pretty good! I left out the corn and black beans and added green beans (going by hubs' recent requests for 3 bean salad) and used red wine vinegar instead of the balsamic (hubs is very picky about vinegar and I thought the balsamic would be too strong for him). I was a bit worried he'd think it wasn't sweet enough, but he thought it was fine and commented that the only difference with this salad versus another I'd recently made was the "tomatoes". I pointed out they were peppers and he still said it tasted the same. LOL! This makes a decent amount of salad, but not a huge amount and hubs seems to like it. I thought it was a decent salad too. Thanks for the recipe!

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pomplemousse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pendleton, Oregon, USA

Living In: Dumfries, Virginia, USA

President Andrew Jackson's Favorite Blackberry Jam Cake

Reviewed: May 21, 2013

This recipe results in a very dense, thick cake that reminds me of gingerbread, actually. I think it's a bit too sweet, so if I made it again I'd cut back on the sugar to 1 cup. I also didn't use as much jam as noted for the cake--I did use the amount indicated for the batter itself, but I only had a pint jar, which is 2 cups, so I used the last 1/2 cup for the filling and it was plenty. Hubs seems to like it, and I definitely think this is a cake that needs the cream cheese frosting to complement the flavor, but it definitely makes a lot, so be aware. Thanks for the recipe!

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pomplemousse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pendleton, Oregon, USA

Living In: Dumfries, Virginia, USA

Creamy Italian Dressing I

Reviewed: May 20, 2013

Cathy,I just made a batch of your Creamy Italian Dressing, I tasted the dressing without letting it sit to blend the flavors, and I already know I am going to love the dressing. I made a pasta salad slandering the dressing all over that bad boy. I love the taste right now, I can hardly wait for dinner because as this scrumptious dressing is absorbed into my pipe rigate pasta noodles, along with the sweet and hot peppers, and vidalia onion,man I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. Thanks for sharing a delicious recipe I am going to make this again.

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EHayden1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Creamy Garlic and Onion Spaghetti

Reviewed: May 20, 2013

Easy to make, excellent flavor!

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Jean

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Southern Cheese Dip

Reviewed: May 20, 2013

Very disappointed in this recipe. Ketchup clashed with velveeta. 2nd batch I used chili sauce w/a pinch of cayenne. MUCH better results.

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atasteofcreole

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Spinach Balls

Reviewed: May 20, 2013

Watch out - these little guys are lethal. My husband came home late from a flight and he ended up eating half the batch, just standing and chatting. I've started the second go-around now. I used fresh spinach on hand, boiled it down. I'd use some Pam spray on the pan, they sorta stuck. Dipped in homemade marinara sauce - yum!!!!

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smith4obx

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Purcellville, Virginia, USA

Living In: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Home-Style Vegetable Beef Soup

Reviewed: May 19, 2013

Wow - this is so delicious! We accidentally purchased spicy vegetable juice and it added a nice "kick." Will definitely make again!

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Jean

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

My Mom's Good Old Potato Salad

Reviewed: May 19, 2013

This is a good basic recipe. I agree with margiekale, potato salad must have some celery and a bit of mustard. Also, my nephew, who is a professional chef, gave me another suggestion: add a bit of dill weed. It does wonders for your potato salad!

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MSC1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Hampton, Virginia, USA

Pretzel Buns

Reviewed: May 19, 2013

These turned out perfect! I tweaked it just a bit and tossed everything in my bread machine. If I can get it to work in my bread machine then it's a great recipe. I only used 1 1/2 cups milk, used 3 cups bread flour and 3 cups AP flour, 6 Tbsp oil and 3 tsp yeast. The dough wasn't sticky at all. Came out very pliable and easy to work with. I divided it into 12 balls, slit an X into the tops dipped each into the hot water bath then let rise for about an hour. Then I brushed with the butter and sprinkled with Kosher salt. Only baked 20 minutes and they were just "crunchy" enough on the tops yet sooo soft inside. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!

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vatech90

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Fishersville, Virginia, USA

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

Reviewed: May 19, 2013

I have made this only with Original Red Hot Sauce and chicken in the slow cooker and everyone loved it! Great on top of a salad with ranch or blue cheese dressing too! Definitely a keeper!

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