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My, this is good. I had to restrain myself not to eat huge helpings straight from the pot while the shrimp curry to go with it cooked. I used ghee and happily had coconut water available. (Amazingly, some of the coconut water, called "pure," was full of additives, as was a lot of the coconut milk. I had to search to find really pure coconut water and coconut milk that was minimally 'impure.') I did use precisely the amounts of seasoning in the recipe and it was just right. I only had jasmine rice which I used despite it's being inauthentic. I know I will be making this again.
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When it's very cold and only self-indulgent comfort will do, along comes Elise with this sop to one's conscience-- a (relatively) healthy version of good old macaroni and cheese. I found it necessary to amp up the seasoning a bit and I was fairly generous with the broccoli, but this was delicious. And, happily, the leftovers heated up beautifully the next day and were, perhaps, even better the second time around. And this goes very quickly--I steamed my broccoli over the boiling pasta water while I put together the cheese sauce. A few minutes under the broiler and it's (almost) guilt-free self-indulgence time.
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So good! My only change was to skip adding the heavy cream to the pot of soup (I wanted to freeze some and thought it would better to reheat later without the cream). Instead, I added a dash of cream to each bowl. Very satisfying soup.
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Excellent! Comes together in moments, with just basic pantry ingredients. The result is a very moist, very luscious bread that is nearly cake but not overly sweet. Great shelf life too--just as good and moist the second day (can't address what it's like after that...)
My only change--canola oil instead of butter.
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A very good, very simple quick bread. The proportions of fruit to nuts to cake are just right. I substitute canola oil for the melted butter but otherwise follow the recipe. I do sprinkle some sanding sugar on the top of the bread just as it goes in the oven for the "sparkly" effect. When fresh cranberries aren't available, frozen ones work just as well.
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A lovely and easy cake. I wanted to make it gluten free so used a combination of masa harina and corn meal instead of flour. Otherwise, I followed instructions and baked it in a square pan so I would have easier-to-serve portions. Very pretty and really delicious.
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A nice soup, with the little hit of cream really making a huge change in the mouthfeel and flavor of the soup.
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A delicious and, as promised, easy curry. A four because the seasoning is really just a little too mild. I more than doubled the amount of curry powder and increased the salt and pepper. I also added, as suggested by Elise, a chopped red bell pepper and a few chopped ribs of celery. The red pepper in particular added enormously to the visual appeal. Serving this with Elise's Coconut Rice makes for a lovely meal.
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Great bread for St. Patrick's Day and beyond! This recipe is so easy and simple I kept checking to see if I missed a step. The last instruction -- to brush the top with soft butter -- is vital. It turns a rather dull-looking brown loaf into a thing of beauty. I'm tempted to add currents next time, but probably should leave excellent alone.
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Couldn't be easier!
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This is really good soup--and easy! I trimmed and cut up the chicken and then let it sit for a bit in the spice mix while I heated oil in the pan. Then while the chicken sauteed, I prepped the rest of the ingredients. All in all, the soup was ready in about an hour. For little effort (and little clean-up required), I got a very rich tasting and satisfying soup. The lemon gives it real freshness and the spicing provides a mild Indian subtext. The blurb for the soup recommends it as an antidote to winter. I can attest to the fact that it's great on a hot and muggy summer night.
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This is my standard recipe for lemon poppy muffins. The recipe makes about 9 Texas-sized muffins. I follow it exactly except (there's always an except) that I often sub sour cream for the yogurt. Either way, they are great muffins.
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I made this in response to a request for pumpkin biscotti. They were good, but not special. I followed the recipe precisely, but now know what changes I'll make next time. They need some texture improvement and a touch more sweetness, as well as a little more visual appeal. So I'm thinking adding pecans and a drizzle of melted white chocolate over the finished cookies. Also I want to ramp up the spice a bit.
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Made this as part of our Christmas dinner (Roast Beef, Wine/auJus reduction, haricots and these potatoes). The caramelized onions are the magical ingredient here. Though there's no butter or cream (and only a very small amount of stock) the final dish tastes so rich and buttery. It only takes a bit of oil and relatively modest amounts of cheese but it is so satisfying. I think in the future I would increase the amount of onion but otherwise I think this recipe is great as is.
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A delicious crispy cookie which was a cinch to make. The tip about rolling out the dough between two sheets of parchment and then briefly freezing the rolled out dough (parchment and all) is brilliant. I cut out my hearts and my hearts within the hearts with not one break or crack.
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