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Three-Bean Chili with Chive-Flecked Cornmeal Dumplings reviewed by kfranzetta

From: Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for Healthy and Hearty One-Pot Meals That Are Ready When You Are (reviewed 11th December 2011)

I also added a can of chickpeas as well as a chopped zucchini and a cup of corn kernals. I did not make the dumplings. This chili was hearty, but a little...
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Wild Rice Salad with Oranges and Roasted Beets reviewed by lajaxon

From: Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes (reviewed 11th December 2011)

The finished product here is nice and impressive. Combining oranges with beets makes for a very colorful presentation. That said, this is a pretty time...
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Lemony Roasted Potatoes reviewed by Emszy

From: Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (reviewed 12th December 2011)

Turkey Tetrazzini reviewed by hipcook

From: Simply Recipes (reviewed 12th December 2011)

Good recipe for the Thanksgiving leftover classic. I think it needs garlic. I don't know how they think this fits into a 3 quart casserole dish - it looked...
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Asiago-Almond Chicken reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: Culinary Expressions (reviewed 15th December 2011)

The crunchy almonds and strong cheese flavor made the topping interesting. Fresh ranch dressing for the marinade may have made this dish taste better....
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Roasted New Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs reviewed by hipcook

From: Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook (reviewed 17th December 2011)

An easy and pleasant approach to roasted potatoes. They do turn out creamy, not fluffy or crusty. The garlic and rosemary flavors mix for a very pleasant...
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Warm cauliflower salad reviewed by wester

From: The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking (reviewed 17th December 2011)

A good simple salad to be served anytime you could serve a green salad. Good in winter.
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Cuisinart Blue Cheese and Pecan Spread reviewed by sturlington

From: Simply Cooking (reviewed 17th December 2011)

Very easy (just three ingredients). I prefer walnuts to pecans.
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Judy's Warm Ham and Cheese Rolls reviewed by southerncooker

From: Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen (reviewed 18th December 2011)

I've made ham and cheese rolls for many years on the little mini rolls from companies like Pepperidge Farm using a similar spread that is used in this...
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Crisp Meringue Pie Shell or Topping (White, Cocoa and Bitter Chocolate-Speckled) reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: The Pie and Pastry Bible (reviewed 18th December 2011)

This meringue made up nicely. The piping into the pan went smoothly. I had only two holes that needed a little extra meringue. I had meringue leftover...
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Lemon Angel Chiffon Pie reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: The Pie and Pastry Bible (reviewed 18th December 2011)

I agree with LovesGenoise that this is a many step process. I also agree with Queezle Sister that I had almost nothing left when I strained my curd, but...
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Pasta Primavera reviewed by Leeka

From: The Peaceful Palate: Fine Vegetarian Cuisine (reviewed 18th December 2011)

I was slightly disappointed in the sauce. While it has a nice creamy texture, the flavour was definitely lacking something. I may make this again and...
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries reviewed by aj12754

From: Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients (reviewed 19th December 2011)

It's barely a recipe but -- as usual -- the Contessa is spot on with her flavor combos and this is a very nice, easy and pretty healthy side dish for a...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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All-American Beef Chili reviewed by skdouglass

From: The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, Heavy-Duty Revised Edition (reviewed 1st January 2012)

A solid entry in the race for a decent family-style chili. Most recent amendments (because I just can't leave anything alone): - a spoonful of Penzey's...
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Classic Caramel Sauce reviewed by Zosia

From: Baked Explorations: Classic American Desserts Reinvented (reviewed 1st January 2012)

Sweet, buttery and gooey, this probably is what most people expect caramel sauce to be; it's not my personal favourite as I prefer a more intense flavour...
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Vasilopita reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: New York Times - Recipes (reviewed 2nd January 2012)

A fun cake for a lucky new years! My contribution to a group cooking event - making a good luck New Years Day meal - was Vasilopita. This is a Greek...
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Macaroni and Cheese reviewed by skdouglass

From: Slow Cooker Revolution (reviewed 3rd January 2012)

Pro: - prep fits very nicely into my day-off routine. - pantry items as ingredients, nothing to defrost or saute or brown or chop. - kids snarf it up...
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Baked Tomatoes reviewed by friederike

From: Healing Foods (Dk Living) (reviewed 3rd January 2012)

It's hard to come to a fair judgement. There's nothing in this recipe you couldn't have thought of yourself, and the quality of the resulting dish certainly...
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Butter Crumb Coffee Cake reviewed by skdouglass

From: Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More: 200 Anytime Treats and Special Sweets for Morning to Midnight (reviewed 4th January 2012)

A not-too-sweet, uncomplicated, unyeasted coffeecake. A Sunday morning coffeecake. A koffee klatsch coffeecake. If you have a longish novel to hand, a...
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Brussels Sprouts Braised with Vinegar reviewed by aj12754

From: Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen (reviewed 5th January 2012)

This was fine although not sure I'd make it again unless I had smaller sprouts ... the ones I had were larger and slightly bitter which wasn't a great...
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Sinfully Rich Chocolate Crunch Bars reviewed by BethNH

From: The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion: The Essential Cookie Cookbook (reviewed 6th January 2012)

These are two stage bars. First an oatmeal, sugar, corn syrup base is baked. Then melted chocolate is poured over this cooled base and nuts are sprinkled...
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Pickled Beets reviewed by megaelim

From: Canning for a New Generation: Bold, Fresh Flavors for the Modern Pantry (reviewed 6th January 2012)

I picked this pickled beet recipe because it was purposefully less sweet than regular recipes, but I actually find that I would like it to be a little...
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Pumpkin Muffins with Candied Pepitas reviewed by Zosia

From: Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe (reviewed 7th January 2012)

These muffins are light, moist, mildly spicy with just a hint of orange and a subtle pumpkin flavour and, if made as per the recipe, (which I did the first...
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Chard and Saffron Omelettes reviewed by Zosia

From: Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London's Ottolenghi (reviewed 7th January 2012)

This is a thin, almost crepe-like, herb omelette filled with potatoes and chard cooked in saffron-infused water. This is also the first recipe from this...
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Pomegranate-Glazed Eggplant with Tempeh reviewed by kfranzetta

From: Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen (reviewed 7th January 2012)

This recipe was tasty, but very sweet. Next time, I would double the eggplant and cut the tempeh into 1/2-inch chunks instead of 1-inch chunks.. I added...
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Old-fashioned Buttermilk Cornbread reviewed by sturlington

From: Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook (reviewed 7th January 2012)

This is not a slow cooker recipe, but I had some buttermilk to use up, so I thought I'd try it. I thought it was a bit too cakey and sweet. Husband loved...
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Easiest Black Bean and Brown Rice Chili reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook (reviewed 8th January 2012)

Super easy. cans, spices, and rice - no chopping, no presoaking, but also nothing fresh ;-( I volunteered to bring soup to an event at the high school,...
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Seasoned Broccoli reviewed by SqueakyChu

From: Cooking Light Cookbook 1992 (reviewed 8th January 2012)

It was good recipe, but I have a better recipe for this that I found elsewhere last year. This one is lighter on the oil so it's great for my weight reduction...
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Chocolate Pound Cake reviewed by southerncooker

From: Southern Plate: Classic Comfort Food That Makes Everyone Feel Like Family (reviewed 9th January 2012)

Easy to put together but takes 1 hour and 20 minutes to bake, 10 minutes to cool in the pan and then awhile to finish cooling. We opted to put the Flaky...
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Grandma Pearl's Flaky Chocolate Icing reviewed by southerncooker

From: Southern Plate: Classic Comfort Food That Makes Everyone Feel Like Family (reviewed 9th January 2012)

This is a boiled icing which hardens quickly once it's poured on the cake. We made it to go on the Chocolate pound cake on page 100. It's very fudgy tasting...
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Lazy Day Braised Pot Roast reviewed by hipcook

From: Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook (reviewed 9th January 2012)

A very basic pot roast - chuck roast in brown gravy with potatoes and carrots. I tried to up the flavor with 2 cloves of garlic and substituting 1 cup...
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Tofu Balls reviewed by Leeka

From: Post Punk Kitchen (reviewed 9th January 2012)

I thought these were a little bland and at the same time had too much peanut butter flavour. They held together well but definitely need more seasoning....
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Moroccan Chicken with Chickpeas and Apricots reviewed by Milk_Maid

From: The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook (reviewed 10th January 2012)

I followed the alternate directions for Moroccan Chicken, since I was preparing for someone who doesn't care for olives. This involved substituting chopped,...
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Skillet Lasagna reviewed by Milk_Maid

From: The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook (reviewed 11th January 2012)

This was my first near-failure with this cookbook, though I should admit up front that I made a number of substitutions that likely affected my results....
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Grilled mackerel with sherry vinegar reviewed by wester

From: Real Cooking (reviewed 11th January 2012)

This was a worthwhile variation on the theme "mackerel with something acidic", but not spectacular.
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Sautéed Shallots and Haricot Verts reviewed by hipcook

From: Essential Pepin: More Than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food (reviewed 12th January 2012)

Another entry in my collection of "Pepin recipes which look more complicated than they are." This would be a great vegetable for when company comes over......
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Citrus Tilapia reviewed by aj12754

From: Epicurious (reviewed 12th January 2012)

Like a lot of people, I am always looking for quick weeknight meals and this one is a breeze (maybe 15 minutes) and quite tasty and healthy. The citrus...
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Moroccan Carrot Salad reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: The Greens Cookbook (reviewed 12th January 2012)

A beautiful salad - long strands of carrot are produced by your vegetable peeler. And it is dressed with a simple lemon juice, olive oil, sugar, salt...
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Narragansett Indian Pudding reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: The Providence and Rhode Island Cookbook: Big Recipes from the Smallest State (reviewed 13th January 2012)

Indian puddings have a funny sort of texture. I like them, but they might be an acquired taste. This recipe is made with cornmeal, sugar, milk, salt,...
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Stir-Fried Tofu, Snow Peas and Red Onions with Hot and Sour Sauce reviewed by Milk_Maid

From: The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook (reviewed 13th January 2012)

This recipe had many good elements that I will be incorporating into future stir-fries. The marinating and pre-frying of the tofu worked wonderfully well,...
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Pork Schnitzel with Apple Salad / Varkensschnitzel met appelsalade reviewed by friederike

From: Delicious (NL) (reviewed 13th January 2012)

It's hard to rate this one. Making schnitzels, though it might seem easy, is actually quite hard, especially because it's so difficult to get the meat...
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Curried Roasted Squash Soup reviewed by kaye16

From: The Roasted Vegetable (reviewed 14th January 2012)

Butternut squash is really not my favorite, but I inherited a sackful this summer, so I'm trying to use them up. Especially in a soup, I don't like the...
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Pumpkin with a Herb Crust / Pompoen met kruidenkorstje reviewed by friederike

From: AllerHande (reviewed 15th January 2012)

It was quick, easy, delicious, BUT... the cheese was burnt. And actually, it's not that it was delicious, but that it would have been so if the latter...
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Fish cooked with Chinese five-spice reviewed by wester

From: The Spice Routes: More Recipes from the World Food Cafe (reviewed 17th January 2012)

Nice, but needs tweaking. Less salt, more acid. Quadruple the spinach. Some sesame oil with the spinach?
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Almost Irish Stew reviewed by kfranzetta

From: Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for Healthy and Hearty One-Pot Meals That Are Ready When You Are (reviewed 17th January 2012)

This stewed turned out way better than I expected it would. I followed the recipe exactly, except when it came to the kale. I didn't bother cooking it...
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Duck-Fat Galette with Caraway & Sweet Onions reviewed by aj12754

From: Bon Appetit (reviewed 18th January 2012)

Easy, tasty, savory side made a little special and out of the ordinary by the use of caraway. I used all butter rather than the duck fat-butter combo...
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Persian Lamb Pilau / Perzische lambspilaf reviewed by friederike

From: Delicious (NL) (reviewed 18th January 2012)

It was quite okay. It was actually very good before I added the minced meat, I shouldn't have done that. I think the reason was that the meat was completely...
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Cauliflower Soup reviewed by kfranzetta

From: Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen (reviewed 19th January 2012)

I just made the soup. I did not make the mustard croutons. This soup was good, but the next time I make it, I will make a few adjustments. I felt that...
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Lemon Bundt Cake 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 20th January 2012)

Great flavor, but problematic recipe. 13-daughter prepared this cake for my birthday. It was a good choice - lots of lemon zest and a healthier, lightened...
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Dark Chocolate Sauce reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: The Book of Chocolate (reviewed 20th January 2012)

Chocolate chips, melted over a double boiler, are whisked with coffee and superfine sugar. The result was pretty thin, a bit lumpy, but the coffee gave...
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Cauliflower Puree reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Epicurious (reviewed 22nd January 2012)

Mine was mushy and not smooth - and I'm inclined to blame my old and non-powerful food processor. The instructions were easy to follow, and I liked how...
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Amazon Cake (Cocoa Cake) reviewed by Barbara

From: The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century (reviewed 22nd January 2012)

I wanted to make a vegan cake to bring in to work (one of my co-workers is vegan) and this looked like an easy, dairy and egg free cake to make. I used...
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Classic French Toast reviewed by sturlington

From: Fine Cooking (reviewed 22nd January 2012)

A good recipe with some tips for perfecting your French toast. I like the touches of added cinnamon and vanilla. Perhaps a bit too much sugar.
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Stuffed Cabbage reviewed by kfranzetta

From: The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking) (reviewed 23rd January 2012)

This recipe was good, but involved a strange combination of the ingredients. I boiled the cabbage to softened the leaves, as instructed by the recipe....
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Cashew Ginger Sauce reviewed by kfranzetta

From: The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking) (reviewed 23rd January 2012)

I made this sauce to serve with the stuffed cabbage on page 155. The sauce was good, but VERY rich.
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Slow-cooker Pork Loin with Cranberries reviewed by Milk_Maid

From: The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook (reviewed 23rd January 2012)

I had a serious issue with this recipe! Namely, my roast was only 2/3 cooked when the my meat thermometer read 145 degrees. Here's what happened: the recipe...
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My Family's Favorite Hot Chocolate ` reviewed by southerncooker

From: Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Cafe (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking) (reviewed 23rd January 2012)

Although this was good we like the way we usually make hot chocolate better. Instead of using cocoa powder, which is what I usually do, this recipe uses...
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Fried Round Steak reviewed by hipcook

From: Pioneer Woman Cooks (reviewed 24th January 2012)

A quick and easy recipe for pan-fried round steak - which is a nice find, because I've got quite a bit of it in the freezer. The recipe is simple - tenderize...
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Olive Cheese Bread reviewed by Iw8tablZ

From: The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl (reviewed 24th January 2012)

Wanted to love this but did not! Will try again, certainly. It somehow, with all the mayo and cheese, ended up sort of dry (rather than olive-y and decadent,...
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Roasted Vegetables with or without Fish or Meat reviewed by sturlington

From: Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes (reviewed 25th January 2012)

This is a basic formula for a basic meal: roasted vegetables with a meat, like chicken. There is not a lot to this recipe, though, and it's just not very...
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The Essential Chewy Sugar Cookie reviewed by BethNH

From: The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion: The Essential Cookie Cookbook (reviewed 27th January 2012)

I was looking for a cookie recipe that would only use ingredients that I had on hand. Although we generally prefer chocolate in our cookies, I thought...
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Everyday Macaroni and Cheese 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 January 2012)

Good cheese flavor, but not the perfect recipe. This is a stove-top Mac & Cheese, not baked. It was prepared by 13-daughter. We couldn't find the...
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Chocolate Marble Chiffon Cake reviewed by Zosia

From: Cake Keeper Cakes: 100 Simple Recipes for Extraordinary Bundt Cakes, Pound Cakes, Snacking Cakes and Other Good-To-The-Last-Crumb Treats (reviewed 28th January 2012)

Passe though it may be these days, my family loves marble cake so this lightened-up version appealed to me. I was initially very pleased...it looked good,...
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Hoisin Chicken Wings reviewed by BethNH

From: Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking (reviewed 3rd February 2012)

I really wanted these to be successful. There was lots of flavor added to the crockpot with these wings - hoisin sauce, lots of garlic, soy sauce, sesame...
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Whole Grains Without Measuring reviewed by sturlington

From: Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes (reviewed 3rd February 2012)

I really didn't care for this method, especially for making rice. The end result is very soupy, almost like porridge. My toddler liked it though.
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Bulgur Pilaf with Cabbage, Lebanese style reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food (reviewed 4th February 2012)

A simple, rustic, dish that made a light and satisfying meal. This dish takes relatively little hand-on time, and it had a nice flavor, especially with...
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Beef Ribs with Aquavit reviewed by Peckish Sister

From: Craig Claiborne's New New York Times Cookbook (reviewed 4th February 2012)

This turned out to be rather typical fatty short ribs on a bed of chopped vegetables. Substituted Vodka and added extra caraway for the Aquavit. These...
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Speedy sweet potato soup with coconut reviewed by redjanet

From: BBC Good Food (reviewed 5th February 2012)

Although this soup wasn't as, "full of flavour," as the recipe promised, it still had a pleasant, if slightly bland, taste. I used full fat coconut milk...
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Spicy Coconut and Pumpkin Curry reviewed by friederike

From: 101 Store-cupboard Suppers ("Good Food") (reviewed 5th February 2012)

Well, it was okay, not really very delicious. I guess pumpkin and coconut just don't make such an exciting mix. It also tasted slightly, uhm, dusty? floury?,...
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Vegetable Tagine with Chickpeas and Raisins reviewed by friederike

From: 101 Healthy Eats ("Good Food") (reviewed 5th February 2012)

Nice but not particularly mind-blowing. It needs a lot more spices than specified (try using the double amount), and I felt that the sauce was too much...
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Caramelized Fennel with Goat Cheese reviewed by Zosia

From: Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London's Ottolenghi (reviewed 5th February 2012)

Sweet fennel is made even sweeter with a fennel seed caramel and is garnished with dill, garlic and lemon zest and finished with tangy goat cheese. The...
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Chocolate Cranberry Crunchq reviewed by Cooksbakesbooks

From: Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts (Moosewood Collection) (reviewed 6th February 2012)

These are in the Cookies and Bars chapter, but they're really like a breakfast bar or a healthy cookie. They do have tons of butter in them and some chocolate,...
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Smoky Miso Tofu Sandwiches reviewed by Jayme

From: Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday (reviewed 7th February 2012)

A little disappointing. The marinade was very flavourful, but it turned out less than exciting when finished. But I put them in a sandwich with soy cheese...
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Tagliatelle and Peas reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: Essential Pepin: More Than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food (reviewed 7th February 2012)

This was fairly bland. To be fair, my 16 yr old son selected this to prepare because it was the easiest recipe he could find (that didn't come from jars...
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Celery Soup with Lovage and Rice reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: The Savory Way (reviewed 7th February 2012)

To be fair, I couldn't find Lovage. We were in the mood for a very light soup, and selected this recipe. It used a big pile of leeks, onions, and celery...
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Black Bean Soup reviewed by Jayme

From: Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday (reviewed 7th February 2012)

This is a good basic black bean soup recipe. If I made it again I would drain the beans. I thought I'd give it a shot without doing my usual drain and...
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Borlotti Bean Mole with Roast Winter Squash reviewed by kfranzetta

From: 101 Cookbooks (reviewed 7th February 2012)

I used dried Rancho Gordo borlotti beans and just cooked them in gently boiling water with a bay leaf for about 25 minutes before adding them in with the...
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Red Lentil Soup with Lemon reviewed by kfranzetta

From: 101 Cookbooks (reviewed 7th February 2012)

This is a very tasty, simple red lentil soup recipe. I made the recipe with no modifications and found that the flavor developed after I let it sit for...
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Roast Shoulder of Pork with Apples and Onions reviewed by Queezle_Sister

From: New James Beard (reviewed 8th February 2012)

This was a very decent pork roast. It was crusted with ground coriander and thyme, and by roasting on a rack much of the fat dripped to the bottom. The...
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