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Website: The Food Network
Very good and easy vegetarian stuffed mushroom.
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These little morsels of chicken disappeared quickly. They are delicious, slightly sweet and slightly spicy.
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Who doesn't like chicken satay. This is a simple version that is very tasty.
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Brown sugar,maple syrup and butter, it could only be good. Simple to make and delicious.
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A very flavorful preparation for frozen artichokes. I have made it several times and it is always a crowd pleaser.
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Quick, easy and tasty preparation for red snapper or any kind of white fish fillet.
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This is a simple appetizer to make, but forming the 30 to 40 balls of spinach takes time and patience. The only ingredient that I didn't like was the margarine,but when this recipe aired on TV they said it didn't work well with butter. The recipe is still worth making.
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Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family
By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2002
This is a great recipe for chicken wings. It is a very easy and delicious recipe. The sauce is buttery and spicy, and they are broiled instead of fried. I used blue cheese for the dip.
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Website: Cooking Light
This is a simple recipe, but there is alot of chopping. Use a good quality tomato juice and the soup will be delicious.
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Website: Martha Stewart
This is a yeast cake so it needs time to rise. They are worth the time it takes to make them. Traditionally they are made on Good Friday, but they are delicious anytime.
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Website: Martha Stewart
Very simple and easy recipe for madeleines. You can use different flavors of honey to give this recipe some variation.
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The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook
By King Arthur Flour
Countryman Press - 2003
I looked at many recipes before I found this one. My family likes stollen with an almond paste filling, this one is excellent. I have made this recipe twice and it came out better than any store bought stollen. It takes quite a bit of time to make, but it yields three loaves that you can freeze or give away.
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I made this for a Super Bowl Party. It is a two crust pizza pie with a filling of your choice. I used a spinach,ricotta and parmesan filling. Delicious.
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This is my go to recipe for chocolate chip cookies. I have tried many recipes,but this one yields a cookie my family loves, soft and chewy.
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Pure Chocolate: Divine Desserts and Sweets from the Creator of Fran's Chocolates
By Fran Bigelow, Helene Siegel
Broadway - 2004
This is a delicious torte that I made for a friend's birthday. Since it contains no flour it was perfect because he is on a gluten-free diet. It has a great flavor combination of chocolate, orange and almonds. The Chocolate Butter Glaze is beautiful topping.
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Ciao Italia
By Mary Ann Esposito
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1991
This soup is also known as Italian Wedding Soup. My mother used to make this for me when I was little but she added pastina and so do I.
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I use the crespelle batter to make manicotti. The filling consists of ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Sometimes I add spinach. It makes a manicotti that is more tender than the traditional.
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I made these cupcakes for my daughter's wedding shower. The cupcake mixture contains sour cream to make them moist and delicious. There is also a cream cheese frosting that goes beautifully with them.
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It's an apple tatin with cake instead of pastry. Apples with caramel atop a layer of moist cake. Really good.
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This recipe is courtesy of a Jesuit priest. The is delicious and easy to make. It has raisins and the wonderful flavor of caraway seeds.
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These burgers are stuffed with roasted red peppers and mozzarella. Healthy and delicious.
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Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home
By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2004
This tart is delicious. It can be served as a appetizer or a light lunch. The filling is smooth and creamy with the tang of goat cheese, and the crust is crisp and buttery.
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Website: The Food Network
Very easy to make, and an impressive ending to your next dinner party.
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This dough is made with over a cup of honey,and it has a filling of chocolate, cream and almonds. It's a very sticky dough, so it must be rolled between two pieces of wax paper. But it's worth the effort, the cookies are great.
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Website: The Food Network
This is one of my favorites, the chicken is moist and tender and the sauce is smooth and silky. I don't like peas so I substituted green beans and corn. I make extra and freeze them, then I can have them anytime.
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Website: Orangette
Really, really good, so much better than store-bought. Easy to make and great to give as a gift. Very additive.
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Website: Martha Stewart
These biscotti, with the combination of chocolate and pistachio are delicious. They are softer than a traditional biscotti.
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Website: Cooks Illustrated
The recipe has been tweaked a bit, from the original no-knead recipe. The dough is not as wet as the original, needs some kneading and it replaces some of the water with a mild-flavored lager. It is an easy recipe that produces a great bread.
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Website: Cooks Illustrated
This pie dough is different in technique and that half the water is replaced by vodka. The dough is wetter and easier to roll out.The vodka vaporizes in the oven and using less water makes the dough more tender. Great recipe, I use it for all my pies and tarts.
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Website: Cooks Illustrated
These cookies are delicious.They have a very full chocolate flavor. Two different forms of chocolate are used, cocoa powder and semi-sweet chocolate. The recipe calls for espresso powder to boost the chocolate flavor even more.
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Dessert Circus: Extraordinary Desserts You Can Make At Home (Pbs Series)
By Jacques Torres
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1998
You wouldn't think that cornflakes could be so great, but when they are covered with chocolate they are fantastic.
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Website: Cooks Illustrated
This chicken is moist and delicious. It is a very easy recipe, brown chicken in a pot and then pop it in the oven. Very good on a cold winter's night.
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Website: Cooks Illustrated
This pizza is good for an appetizer or a light lunch. The dough can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to 24 hours. It is a very wet dough that needs to be poured into the pan and spread into the corners with your fingers. It is a plain pizza with a sprinkling of kosher salt and rosemary. Easy to make and delicious.
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Website: King Arthur Flour
These little molten chocolate cakes are cute and delicious. Easy to make, but I had some trouble getting them out of the pan. The chocolate pieces that you put in the middle, stuck to the bottom of the pan. Next time I will try a nonstick pan.
This recipe makes 32 mini cakes, but they freeze beautifully. Reheat for a few seconds in the microwave.
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Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day
By Peter Reinhart
Ten Speed Press - 2009
I had to make this bread after all the great reviews on this website and others. Well, they were right, this bread is easy as it is delicious. My family loved the bread, and I plan to make the baguettes often. When I cut into the bread and saw the large holes, I was very excited. But when I tasted the bread, I was sold on this recipe.
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Website: Cooks Illustrated
This chicken recipe has all of the good attributes of fried chicken without the bad. It is crispy, crunchy on the outside and moist and delicious on the inside. The secret to this recipe is that the crust is made with melba toast crumbs. It requires a little bit of work upfront, but it is all worth it once you taste the chicken.
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Rose's Heavenly Cakes
By Rose Levy Beranbaum
Wiley - 2009
This is a small cake (6 inches) perfect for a few people. It is a deep dark fudgy chocolate cake, with vanilla buttercream frosting. It has a good balance of ingredients that combine to give you the most delicious bite of chocolate cake. The frosting isn't too sweet, but complements the cake beautifully. I added a little bit of raspberry preserves to the buttercream for the filling in the cake. Everyone wanted seconds.
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This is Rose's signature cake ( and mine) made larger and more flavorful. This version adds sour cream to the recipe, that gives it a wonderful mouthfeel. It has a rich buttery flavor, perfumed with lemon and an added crunch of poppy seeds. I have made the original recipe (Cake Bible) many, many times over the years, and I'm sure this version will become a family favorite.
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The Hay Day Country Market Cookbook
By Kim Rizk
Workman Publishing Company - 1998
Everyone loves B.L.T.'s, so what a great idea to put those flavors in a pasta salad. Try varying the pasta shapes. This salad is light and flavorful.
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How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques
By Steven Raichlen
Workman Publishing Company - 2001
This recipe is more about technique, than ingredients. I used a lemon-lime soda can instead of the beer. The chicken was delicious, very moist and tender.
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Website: The Food Network
The filling is easy to make, but preparing the pepperoncini and pipping the mixture into each one is tedious. They are worth the trouble, but only if you have the time and patience.
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The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
By Ina Garten, Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1999
A gourmet version of "pigs in a blanket". You can use any kind of thin fresh sausage and store bought puff pastry and it would be delicious.
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Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home
By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2004
Very easy and delicious. Don't be afraid of the quantity of garlic, ii becomes very sweet after cooking it.
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Ciao Italia
By Mary Ann Esposito
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1991
These sweet little bread bears are delicious. They take a little bit of time because they need to rise,but they are worth it.
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The Bread Bible
By Rose Levy Beranbaum
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2003
Mix up the batter and put in the pan. Delicious! One problem is that you need a special pan but they are not that expensive and another is you need fresh cooked corn. I used cooked frozen corn and it was fine.
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Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook
By Zoe Coulson
Hearst Books - 1980
Good for a party or to bring to a potluck dinner. Easy to prepare and can made the day before. The pie can be served warm or at room temperature. It is delicious too.
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The Pie and Pastry Bible
By Rose Levy Beranbaum
Scribner - 1998
Great recipe to make when the peaches are sweet and juicy in the farmers market. A little more work to collect and reduce the juices but worth it. Delicious
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Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun
By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2001
I love to make poached pears in the fall for dessert, so this recipe with the dried fruit caught my eye. It was very good but because Bosc pears can be hard, make sure they are ripe or cook them a little longer.
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The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
By Ina Garten, Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1999
I made this recipe with asian salmon, a very nice dinner combination. It seems like alot of ingredients but it goes together quickly in the food processor. Add the sauce at the last minute because it makes the pasta turn mushy. the flavors are really good.
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Very easy and very tasty. One drawback, it takes 1 1/2 hours to cook in the oven, but it makes alot and lasts for weeks.
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