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White Beans & Cabbage reviewed by kfranzetta

From: Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen (reviewed 31st December 2011)

This is a simple, inexpensive recipe. I used savoy cabbage instead of plain green cabbage. I also served it with broth, as suggested in the headnotes,...
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Chilli Pasta reviewed by The Ducks Guts

From: Pasta (reviewed 30th December 2011)

I chickened out, and only used 1/2 teaspoon of sambal oelek, instead of the 1 tsp crushed dried chillies, so the bite was very mild. It has been a long...
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Cinnamon Brown Butter Breakfast Puffs reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Smitten Kitchen (reviewed 30th December 2011)

Sweet nutmeg flavor, very tender, and delicious. The brown butter (for dipping) gives an excellent flavor - to use less butter, I brushed it on tops rather...
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Colleen's Chickpea Burgers with Tahini Sauce reviewed by Leeka

From: Fatfree Vegan Kitchen (reviewed 30th December 2011)

These patties have great flavour with a bit of kick from the cayenne. I used 1/2 cup of cilantro in place of 1/4 fresh parsley. The mixture was quite...
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Chocolate Pudding Cake reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Retro Desserts: Totally Hip, Updated Classic Desserts from the '40s, '50s, '60s, and '70s (reviewed 30th December 2011)

My family loves pudding cakes. This recipe differs from many others in that it includes walnuts - a genius move! However, our final product had only...
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Chicken & Ham Jambalaya reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que: An American Roadhouse (reviewed 30th December 2011)

Very delicious, good depth of flavor - vote came to 4 1/2 (2 fours, 2 fives). Just spicy enough to make a spice wimp nervous, but so good that they just...
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Grannie's Cracklin' Cornbread reviewed by southerncooker

From: Southern Living 1,001 Ways to Cook Southern: The Ultimate Treasury of Southern Classics (reviewed 30th December 2011)

I decided to make this with some of my left over cracklins' I'd gotten for another recipe recently. Hubby said he loved cracklin' cornbread growing up....
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Toast with Avocado, fried eggs and soy sauce reviewed by southerncooker

From: Ching's Everyday Easy Chinese: More Than 100 Quick & Healthy Chinese Recipes (reviewed 29th December 2011)

I had an avocado I needed to use up as well as some rye bread so thought this would make a great breakfast for me this morning. It was quick and easy but...
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Sauced Potato Casserole reviewed by kaye16

From: Tassajara Cooking : A vegetarian cooking book (reviewed 29th December 2011)

To get done in the time specified, the potatoes need to be cut very thin. Your food processor or a mandoline is perfect for this. The recipes shows that...
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Gnocchi with Tomato Orange Cream and Walnuts / Gnocchi met tomaten-sinaasappelroom en walnoten reviewed by friederike

From: Foodie (reviewed 29th December 2011)

Interesting sauce; the combination of tomato, cream and orange juice confusingly produced a very delicious but faintly mango-flavoured sauce (DB disagrees,...
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Macaroni and Gouda Cheese Casserole reviewed by southerncooker

From: Tupelo Honey Cafe: Spirited Recipes from Asheville's New South Kitchen (reviewed 29th December 2011)

We love trying different mac and cheese recipes. This one was delicious. We loved the gouda cheese in this one. The parm, cracker, panko bottom and top...
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Carne De Puerco En Chile Colorado (Pork in Red Chile) reviewed by The Ducks Guts

From: The Essential Cuisines of Mexico: Revised and updated throughout, with more than 30 new recipes. (reviewed 29th December 2011)

The other half thought this was wonderful, and worth doing again. Made it with beef, as I don't eat pork, and used a spoonful of homemade sambal oelek...
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Creamy Turnip and Parsnip Soup reviewed by aj12754

From: Emerils.com (reviewed 29th December 2011)

Over the holidays my husband insisted that I make Emeril's turnip soup (from the Farm to Fork cookbook) for my in-laws. Unfortunately, the cookbook was...
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Financier-Style Vanilla Bean Pound Cakes reviewed by Zosia

From: Rose's Heavenly Cakes (reviewed 28th December 2011)

Sweet, intensely vanilla in flavour with a tight, moist crumb and golden crust, this really is what all vanilla pound cakes aspire to be. You can see...
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Hanoi Chicken and Vermicelli Noodle Soup (Bun Thang Ha Noi) reviewed by The Ducks Guts

From: The Songs of Sapa: Stories and Recipes from Vietnam (reviewed 28th December 2011)

Wonderful and easy to make. The stock was made in the pressure cooker, and was just the Christmas turkey with a few other roast chicken bones from the...
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Peanut Brittle reviewed by skdouglass

From: How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (reviewed 28th December 2011)

A straight-forward,no-frills peanut brittle. I made 2 batches - one after the other - and both turned out beautifully. The time estimate of 20 minutes...
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Broccoli-Cheese Soup reviewed by skdouglass

From: The Cook's Illustrated Cookbook: 2,000 Recipes from 20 Years of America's Most Trusted Cooking Magazine (reviewed 28th December 2011)

Keeper. Those as ate, praised. Easy to do and uses primarily pantry staples. My changes: Used half again as much broccoli since it collapses down into...
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Potato Bread reviewed by Zosia

From: Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe (reviewed 27th December 2011)

Unlike any other potato bread I've had and absolutely delicious! This rosemary-scented loaf is a hybrid of other types of breads: it tastes a little like...
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Sweet Potato cakes reviewed by Zosia

From: Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London's Ottolenghi (reviewed 27th December 2011)

A fantastic reinvention of a sweet potato! Crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, with a tangy sauce that cuts the sweetness of the potato, it had...
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Turkey Broth reviewed by hipcook

From: Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook (reviewed 27th December 2011)

My stock pot may never be used for making stock again, between this recipe and the ones in the Fagor pressure cooker manual. Why spend all that time and...
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Creamy Celeriac Soup with Ravioli / Romige selderijsoep met ravioli reviewed by friederike

From: Foodie (reviewed 27th December 2011)

Hmm. Not really what I had expected - not creamy in the sense of cream but rather starchy as if we had used potatoes. Might have been the celeriac, though....
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Beef Stock reviewed by hipcook

From: Fagor Pressure Cookers (reviewed 27th December 2011)

Another winner for the pressure cooker! Admittedly, I was on a "cleanout the freezer" binge and used nearly double the meat called for. It turned out a...
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Chargrilled Cauliflower with Tomato, Dill and Capers reviewed by friederike

From: Ottolenghi: The Cookbook (reviewed 27th December 2011)

I hadn't expected to like this combination as much, especially dill and capers seemed weird but worked very well. Goes well with (and is similar to) Chargrilled...
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Lemon Meringue Tartlets reviewed by friederike

From: Ottolenghi: The Cookbook (reviewed 27th December 2011)

What's not to love about lemon meringue? And Ottolenghi's recipe is trustworthy as always.
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Roast Loin of Pork with a Cider Sauce reviewed by friederike

From: Flavour First (reviewed 27th December 2011)

It's really hard to judge this one as I believe it might have come down to the fact that we just had the wrong cut of meat! Ours was dry after only one...
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Big Gigantoid Crunchy Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Cookies reviewed by havfaith

From: Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock (reviewed 27th December 2011)

I used a 50/50 mix of white and whole wheat flours and used 1/4 c scoop to measure the dough (the recipe calls for 1/3 cup!) and these things turned out...
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Blueberry Cobbler reviewed by havfaith

From: The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets (reviewed 27th December 2011)

I subbed 1/3 c whole wheat flour in the dough and used a mix of blueberries and raspberries. Red, White and Blue cobbler - perfect for a 4th of July cookout.
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Chocolate Cake reviewed by havfaith

From: The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets (reviewed 27th December 2011)

This has become my goto recipe for chocolate cake, bundt cake or cupcakes - always turns out moist and fluffy. I've made chocolate lava cupcakes with this...
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Rachel’s Very Beginner’s Cream Biscuits reviewed by southerncooker

From: Leite's Culinaria (reviewed 27th December 2011)


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The World of Rice Salads reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food (reviewed 27th December 2011)

A good dish to take to a pot luck! We prepared this for a Hanukkah party. I cooked brown short-grain rice in my pressure cooker, and then followed the...
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Chocolate Yule Log reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: All Recipes (reviewed 27th December 2011)

Great flavor - mocha chocolate - moist and tender, but very rich. My 16 yr old son prepared this for our family Christmas dinner, in part as an assignment...
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Classic Champagne Cocktail reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Martha Stewart (reviewed 27th December 2011)

In the mood for something special? This cocktail classic is fun! Three drops of bitters are placed on a sugar cube, the sugar cube placed in a champagne...
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Lentils and Potatoes with Curry reviewed by Jayme

From: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food (reviewed 27th December 2011)

You'd never guess there are only four ingredients in here. Super yummy. The secret is the coconut milk. Nothing can taste bad if it has coconut milk in...
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Orange-Anise Biscotti reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: The America's Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook: A New, Healthier Way to Cook Everything from America's Most Trusted Test Kitchen (reviewed 27th December 2011)

Great texture and amazing flavor. This cookbook gives a basic biscotti recipe (almond biscotti), and then suggests two variations (chocolate-hazelnut...
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Oatmeal or Other Creamy Breakfast Cereal reviewed by Jayme

From: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food (reviewed 27th December 2011)

Gives the basic recipe for hot breakfast porridge, then a list of ten different ways to spruce it up. I made blueberry nutmeg buckwheat porridge!
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Everyday Denver Omelets reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: The America's Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook: A New, Healthier Way to Cook Everything from America's Most Trusted Test Kitchen (reviewed 27th December 2011)

Lovely rich flavor from the ham and red bell potatoes, yet light from the mostly-egg-white-eggs. You are instructed to cook the eggs and then put just...
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Spinach Soup with Basil and Dill reviewed by Jayme

From: Color Me Vegan: Maximize Your Nutrient Intake and Optimize Your Health by Eating Antioxidant-Rich, Fiber-Packed, Color-Intense Meals That Taste Great (reviewed 27th December 2011)

I didn't have any dill for this, so I replaced it with a little tarragon. It was a delicious, very green, blended soup. It's a shame about the dill though,...
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Cajun Red Beans and Rice reviewed by Jayme

From: Color Me Vegan: Maximize Your Nutrient Intake and Optimize Your Health by Eating Antioxidant-Rich, Fiber-Packed, Color-Intense Meals That Taste Great (reviewed 27th December 2011)

Delicious and versatile dish. You can never go wrong with beans and rice.
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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies reviewed by Jayme

From: Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar: 100 Dairy-Free Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Treats (reviewed 27th December 2011)

These give you a crisp cookie. They were good, and they turned out like they were supposed to, but I always feel like I failed when my cookies don't turn...
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Hot and Sour Cabbage Soup reviewed by Leeka

From: Vegan Yum Yum (reviewed 27th December 2011)

I've had a cold for a few weeks that I can't seem to shake and though this soup might help clear out my sinuses. I loved the tangy-sourness of the broth....
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Cheezy Mac reviewed by Jayme

From: Vegan Diner: Classic Comfort Food for the Body and Soul (reviewed 27th December 2011)

Good, but a little bland. I still prefer the Fat Free Vegan Kitchen Mac'n'Cheeze, which is similar, but has more flavourful ingredients.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes reviewed by Jayme

From: The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets (reviewed 27th December 2011)

These were a huge hit with my friend the peanut butter lover. When mixing, I noticed the batter was coming out a little too thick so I threw maybe a quarter...
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Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake reviewed by southerncooker

From: Leite's Culinaria (reviewed 27th December 2011)

This only lasted two days here. Everyone who tried it fell in love. My daughter even had me make her this one for her birthday cake this year. I was afraid...
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Gateau Engadine reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: The Pie and Pastry Bible (reviewed 27th December 2011)

The description of this tart is irresistible, and came out perfectly. This pushed me past my comfort level with cooking caramel and adding cream and then...
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Sweet Cookie Tart Crust reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: The Pie and Pastry Bible (reviewed 27th December 2011)

I used this for the Engadine tart that is described as being like a large shortbread cookie stuffed with caramel and walnuts. I weighed the dough to exactly...
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Escargot Puffs reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: The Pie and Pastry Bible (reviewed 27th December 2011)

The taste of the garlic in the crisp cream puff shell totally satisfied. We so loved the escargot in tiny brioche buns at Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival...
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Savory Cream Puffs – White Truffle Oil Variation reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: The Pie and Pastry Bible (reviewed 27th December 2011)

These were fun to whip up in the food processor. They have truffle oil, garlic and herbs. One recipe is just enough for one recipe of escargot, and they...
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Chocolate Pasta reviewed by kaye16

From: Antonio Carluccio Cooks Pasta (TV Cooks) (reviewed 26th December 2011)

Well, it sounded like a good idea. The recipe says it serves 4. Those would be mighty hefty servings. I cut the recipe in half and we had much more we...
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Eggnog Pear Pie reviewed by kaye16

From: Vegetarian Times (reviewed 26th December 2011)

Very tasty. Just the kind of dessert we like, not terribly sweet, fruit and custard. Easy to make. Nice presentation. I forgot to turn the oven down when...
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Elegant Breakfast Strata reviewed by JustLaura

From: Colorado Collage (Celebrating Twenty Five Years of Culinary Artistry) (reviewed 26th December 2011)

Very good. Made for Christmas brunch and it smelled wonderful. I put it together the night before and baked while we were opening gifts - it was perfect...
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Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad reviewed by sturlington

From: The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution (reviewed 26th December 2011)

This is a very simple salad, just crisp-tender green beans, cherry tomatoes and a quick vinaigrette. The colors made it look Christmasy on my holiday table.
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Crudite Platter reviewed by sturlington

From: Sara Foster's Casual Cooking: More Fresh Simple Recipes from Foster's Market (reviewed 26th December 2011)

A handy guide to putting together a crudite platter that rises above the ordinary. I liked blanching some of the vegetables first, particularly broccoli...
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Bread and Herb Seasoning reviewed by The Ducks Guts

From: Cookery the Australian Way (reviewed 26th December 2011)

Simple but good, mostly due to the use of fresh parsley and lemon thyme. The recipe only specifies thyme, but I was getting tired and didn't want to defrost...
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Emeril's Christmas Morning Breakfast Bake reviewed by southerncooker

From: Everyday Food (reviewed 26th December 2011)

Son and hubby didn't care for this one. Daughter and I liked the parts that got really crispy. I make a different casserole each year as part of our Christmas...
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Hawaiian fresh fruit salad reviewed by southerncooker

From: Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood: Stories and Recipes to Share with Family and Friends (reviewed 26th December 2011)

This was a really good fruit salad. I enjoyed the dressing of fresh ginger, lime juice and honey. It would have been much prettier if I'd had more colorful...
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Cinnamon Buns reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food (reviewed 25th December 2011)

Cinnamon rolls were requested for Christmas by 13 daughter. Because we had a party the night before, we didn't get started until morning. Nevertheless,...
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roasted carrot soup reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: food52 (reviewed 25th December 2011)

A simple carrot soup with great flavor depth. The key to this recipe is the carrot preparation - you roast sliced carrots under your broiler until they...
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Smoked Ham with Pomegranate Molasses, Black Pepper and Mustard Glaze reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: food52 (reviewed 25th December 2011)

This is the first ham I have ever made. I purchased a maple-cured ham from a small local farm, and prepared it following this recipe. This recipe might...
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Shallot Tarte Tatin / Tarte Tatin met sjalotten reviewed by friederike

From: AllerHande (reviewed 25th December 2011)

It was very delicious, but to be honest, it was so sweet it could just as well have been a dessert. Next time I probably would have used a little less...
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Baked Apples with Prunes and Walnuts reviewed by friederike

From: Flavour First (reviewed 25th December 2011)

Very delicious! DB thought that they could have cooked a little longer, especially for the filling, though I actually enjoyed their firm texture and slightly...
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Cheese Straws reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: The Pie and Pastry Bible (reviewed 25th December 2011)

I chose the option of parmesan cheese (over Asiago) and used a good one for maximum cheese flavor. You want to use a good quality paprika as you use so...
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Cinnamon Bun Icing reviewed by BethNH

From: Food.com (reviewed 25th December 2011)

Although I would prefer a cream cheese icing on my cinnamon rolls, my boys prefer the gooey icing you get in the tubs with Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls. This...
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Lemon Poached Pears with Lemon Cream reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Leite's Culinaria (reviewed 25th December 2011)

Pears - poached in white wine, rum, lemon juice, vanilla, and cloves. Served with lemon curd mixed with whipped cream! I used the suggested bosc pears,...
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Jalapeno Bites reviewed by southerncooker

From: Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood: Stories and Recipes to Share with Family and Friends (reviewed 25th December 2011)

Fairly simple to stir together and roll into balls then into bread crumbs. Not many ingredients -- Parmesan, Cream Cheese, Jalapeños and egg. We thought...
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Hickory House Stuffed Pickles reviewed by southerncooker

From: Rick & Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures: Chef-Dad, Teenage Daughter, Recipes, and Stories (reviewed 25th December 2011)

A quick, easy but tasty appetizer to make. We used the optional roasted red peppers instead of pimentos to make the cheese stuffing. It's a quick and simple...
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Grandma's Tex-Mex Dip reviewed by southerncooker

From: Southern Plate: Classic Comfort Food That Makes Everyone Feel Like Family (reviewed 25th December 2011)

We liked this one. Love that you can fix and put in fridge until ready to serve. It's a family tradition to make appetizers for supper on Christmas Eve...
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Roasted Tomato Grits with Country Ham and Cracklings reviewed by southerncooker

From: Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen (reviewed 25th December 2011)

Son and I really enjoyed this one. Hubby didn't much care for it and I was surprised since he usually loves cheese grits and he likes cracklings and country...
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Cinnamon Rolls reviewed by BethNH

From: The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, Heavy-Duty Revised Edition (reviewed 24th December 2011)

Homemade cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning! This is the first time I've attempted cinnamon rolls. I made the rolls the day before and placed in the...
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Banana Coffee Cake Muffins reviewed by kaye16

From: Cinagro Farm, Family Favorites from the Farm and beyond... (reviewed 24th December 2011)

First recipe made from this book. So-so muffins; weak instructions. Recipe calls for 1-1/2 TABLEspoons baking powder, which seems like an awful lot. A...
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Classic Lemon Curd reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: The Pie and Pastry Bible (reviewed 24th December 2011)

I have prepared this twice, and both times, it transported me to lemon heaven. I considered trying the lemon curd recipe in Dorrie Greenspan's "around...
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Fried Green Tomatoes with Buttermilk Green Goddess Dressing reviewed by southerncooker

From: Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen (reviewed 24th December 2011)

These green tomatoes were really tasty. I fried a few extra than those needed for my daughter and my sandwiches (Green Tomato BLT) and was surprised by...
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Fried Green Tomato BLT reviewed by southerncooker

From: Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen (reviewed 24th December 2011)

My daughter and I really enjoyed these. I used a green tomato from the supermarket but I know they would be even better with green ones from the garden...
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Pizza Dough reviewed by BethNH

From: How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (reviewed 23rd December 2011)

I made this dough with my KitchenAide and despite Bittman's warnings, it has no problem handling the dough. The dough came together quite nicely. I let...
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Classic Sugar Cookies reviewed by sturlington

From: The Foster's Market Cookbook: Favorite Recipes for Morning, Noon, and Night (reviewed 23rd December 2011)

This was a terrific cookie dough for cutout shapes, perfect for Christmas cookies. I liked the touch of lemon very much. The icing wasn't as successful,...
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"French" Fried Potatoes reviewed by sturlington

From: Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006 (reviewed 23rd December 2011)

If you are patient, your oven fries will get nicely crisped and golden brown. However, don't stir too soon, or the potatoes will stick to the pan. The...
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Sauteed Boneless Chicken Breasts reviewed by sturlington

From: Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006 (reviewed 23rd December 2011)

A basic way to prepare chicken breasts, good alone or as the basis for many recipes. The flour adds a bit of a crust, although the chicken is also good...
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Chicken Noodle Soup reviewed by sturlington

From: The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution (reviewed 23rd December 2011)

If you already have cooked chicken, chicken stock and cooked pasta, this soup is a snap to throw together, perfect for a quick lunch. If you don't have...
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Currant Scones reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: The Pie and Pastry Bible (reviewed 23rd December 2011)

Delicious, tall, many layered flaky scones. You could easily pay a lot of money for a scone like this at a coffee shop. As part of a soup-based dinner,...
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Baked Eggs with Herbs and Vegetables (Kuku Sabzi) reviewed by The Ducks Guts

From: Taste of the Middle East (Creative Cooking Library) (reviewed 23rd December 2011)

The other half liked it, but I found it a little bland, and even a bit odd. Think crunchy lettuce baked custard. The saffron didn't come through at all,...
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Balsamic Roasted Carrots reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Epicurious (reviewed 23rd December 2011)

This was OK, definitely quite edible, but not as good as I had expected. The best pieces had become browned during the roasting, and then had balsamic...
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Curried Cauliflower Soup reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: Slow Cooker Revolution (reviewed 23rd December 2011)

The intense curry flavor brought a little heat, the ginger added to the flavor without being able to tell it had been added. This is a thin simple soup...
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Curried Creamed Eggs reviewed by kaye16

From: The Best 125 Meatless Pasta Dishes (reviewed 22nd December 2011)

A good idea for a recipe. Some problems as printed, and I made one major-ish change. - The recipe says it yields 8 main-course servings. It must be only...
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Aloo Mutton Shakkarwala (Caramelized Lamb and Potato Curry) reviewed by The Ducks Guts

From: Stylish Indian in Minutes: Over 140 Inspirational Recipes (reviewed 22nd December 2011)

Worked well, despite my initial doubts about the sugar and yoghurt. You cannot taste the sugar, and the meat did sort of brown in the yogurt. I didn't...
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Panna Cotta with Sweet and Sour Caramel Apple / Panna cotta met zoet-zure karamelappel reviewed by friederike

From: Foodie (reviewed 21st December 2011)

Aieeyaaa! This could have been such a nice dessert, but unfortunately, it wasn't. The sauce was the major issue. If you fry the apples in butter on high...
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holiday snack mix reviewed by Little bonbon

From: David Lebovitz (reviewed 21st December 2011)

Spaghetti all'Amatricciana reviewed by aj12754

From: Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking (reviewed 21st December 2011)

Sometimes the only thing that really warms you up -- body and soul -- on a raw and rainy early winter day is a bowl of pasta and a "big red" wine. If...
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Gingerbread Cookies reviewed by BethNH

From: The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion: The Essential Cookie Cookbook (reviewed 21st December 2011)

There is little more quintessentially Christmas than Gingerbread cookies. This particular recipe starts with melted butter to which the sugar and molasses...
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Grilled fresh sardines with fennel and preserved lemon reviewed by soupereasy

From: Epicurious (reviewed 21st December 2011)

This was another AJ, soupereasy project. Neither of us had cooked fresh sardines before, so it was a learning experiance as well. The use of fresh fennel,...
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Herbed Fillet of Beef with Tomato Madeira Confit reviewed by aj12754

From: Gourmet (reviewed 21st December 2011)

A very well-written recipe, almost entirely do ahead, that produces a very good end result. Because the timing is so precise, it's very easy to do the...
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Easy Sole Meuniere reviewed by aj12754

From: Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients (reviewed 21st December 2011)

I agree with other reviewers -- I thought the recipe could do with both less butter and less lemon. On the positive side, the flavors are simple and delicious...
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Shepherd's Pie reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: The Pie and Pastry Bible (reviewed 21st December 2011)

Superb flavor stew! I couldn't find lamb shanks, and substituted a boned leg of lamb. It developed a great flavor - and adding prunes gave it zings of...
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Holiday Sugar Cookies reviewed by Zosia

From: Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe (reviewed 20th December 2011)

Sugar cookie cutouts are not my favourite cookie, but in my family, the baking of them heralds the official start of the Christmas cookie baking marathon....
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Tangy Beef and Herb Koresh reviewed by The Ducks Guts

From: Taste of the Middle East (Creative Cooking Library) (reviewed 20th December 2011)

This was good, and reasonably simple to make. In the first half of the cooking (which I did in the pressure cooker) I was concerned about the strong cinnamon...
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Lentil Salad with Chicken / Lauwwarme linzensalade met kip reviewed by friederike

From: Foodie (reviewed 19th December 2011)

This week's lunch for DB. He actually quite enjoyed it! I took a shortcut with the lentils as dried red lentils weren't available - canned brown lentils...
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Halibut with Beurre Blanc and Oyster Mushrooms / Heilbot met beurre blanc en oesterzwammen reviewed by friederike

From: Foodie (reviewed 19th December 2011)

Really nice! But then again, what's not to like with cream, shallots, herbs and white wine? The flavours harmonised well, though DB thought that the fish...
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl reviewed by havfaith

From: The Vegan Scoop: 150 Recipes for Dairy-Free Ice Cream that Tastes Better Than the "Real" Thing (reviewed 19th December 2011)

One word - amazing! I will never again have to spend $4-5 on a pint of vegan ice cream. This was my first attempt, vegan or otherwise, at ice cream and...
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Five-spice hard-boiled eggs in sweet soy stew reviewed by wester

From: Real Vegetarian Thai (reviewed 19th December 2011)

This was good and easy to make. Fragrant but not hot at all. However, the serving size was completely off. The recipe as given feeds 3 (with rice and...
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Hoisin chicken with celery salad reviewed by redjanet

From: BBC Good Food (reviewed 19th December 2011)

This was adapted from Bill Granger's new "Everyday Asian," book and was simply delicious. I was looking for a way to use up some hoisin sauce and this...
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Lower-Fat Banana Bread reviewed by Leeka

From: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (reviewed 19th December 2011)

Very good. Not quite as moist as my regular recipe from The Joy of Vegan Baking but there were no complaints from the family. I like that it was not...
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Salmon with Cranberry Mustard Sauce reviewed by aj12754

From: Epicurious (reviewed 19th December 2011)

I kind of love it when I find a recipe that allows me to make use of the last of this or that -- and this one allowed me to use up the last of a sweetened...
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