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Corn and Roasted Red Pepper Chowder
This is some seriously tasty soup. However, there are some glitches in the recipe. First, the first ingredient is for 2 tbsp of olive oil, which I am assuming is for roasting the peppers, but is never...
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Grilled Chicken Salad with Tomatoes, Spinach and Dijon Vinaigrette
I served this as a main course as a beach picnic and it was a hit. I did make quite a few changes.First, I have grill fear because that is my husband's domain. If I were to show I could use it, he...
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Chicken Chili with Navy Beans
Val got me in the mood for soup after reading her review of the Corn and Roasted Red Pepper Chowder, so I made this chili recipe tonight. It was a hit -- very, very flavorful. It was a tad on the spicy...
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Zesty Tomato Sauce
I wanted to try the zesty tomato sauce b/c when the tomatoes and eggplants come in I want to know if it is worth using this recipe or something else. I like this recipe and I will use it for the...
View ArticleFoster's Market Brownies
I thought I would try the brownies. Like many of the recipes in this cookbook the brownie recipe is huge. I halved it. I am not sure what I did wrong. I am pretty sure my calculations were correct....
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Rosemary Focaccia Bread
Making bread makes Ellie so happy (her's is the little folded one on the right). This recipe also interested me because I have lots and lots of rosemary in my front and back yard. I am always looking...
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New York-Style Crumb Cake
The New York-Style Crumb Cake sounded almost like the coffee cake I used to order at Millie's Kitchen, a quirky diner in Lafayette, CA, only open for breakfast. I have fond memories of gobbling up...
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I was given some blueberries and decided to use them in the blueberry muffin recipe. The instructions have you chop about half of the berries and the rest go in whole. That was an interesting process....
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Buttermilk Cake with Fresh Strawberries and Cream
I have made this cake many, many times, and I love it. The finished cake always looks spectacular, and it tastes delicious. Be warned, however, that it does not look spectacular when you transport it...
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Baked Potato Casserole Topped with Crispy Onion Rings
This is one yummy casserole. It's pretty easy to make and also can be prepared ahead of time, which is what I did. You just pop it in the oven and it's ready in 30 minutes. A lot of times, I have time...
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Classic Oatmeal Cookies
These cookies are okay, but nothing to rave about. I thought they were a bit anemic. I should have doubled the cinnamon and nutmeg. Even my son said, "Mom, these aren't your best oatmeal cookies." Oh...
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Blueberriest Muffins
I made these muffins this morning. They were quick and easy, but the jury is out on whether they will replace our old standby recipe. After reading Krispi's review, I decided to reduce the lemon juice...
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Sauteed Chicken Breasts w/ Artichokes, Lemons & Capers and Risotto Cakes w/...
(How's that for a long title?)Loved, loved, loved the chicken breasts. Easy, beautiful, and oh so good.The Risotto Cakes were fun to make -- a little time-consuming, but not so much that I wouldn't...
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Herb-Grilled Salmon with Fresh Tomato-Orange Chutney
(This review was jointly written by Krispi and her daughter Sarah Joy, who is visiting with her family from Costa Rica.)We bought some amazing fresh sockeye salmon this week in town. For this recipe we...
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Chocolate Espresso Layer Cake with Mocha Latte Frosting
I made this cake for my mom's birthday. She loves coffee, so it seemed like a good opportunity to give it a try. There were lots of steps and bowls required for the recipe, but I think it just seemed...
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Devil's Food Cake with Satin Chocolate Frosting
Even with following the instructions for not using an electric mixer, this cake came together easily and quickly. I think, though, next time I'll risk using the mixer on "stir" to see if it really...
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I'm cheating - Moosewood's Cauliflower-Cheese Soup
Okay, I know this is cheating going back in time to our last cookbook, but I had dog-eared several soup recipes from our previous pick, the New Moosewood Cookbook, and this recipe is one of them. Now...
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Classic Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Bleck. This coffee cake was tough and tasteless. I'm wondering if there's a problem with reducing some of these recipes for the home kitchen, because someone else had a problem with the brownies. I...
View ArticleBeen cooking a lot from Foster's
I have to say that I have cooked biscuits, crepes, pancakes, chili and a couple of soups from Foster's and they have all been tasty. I just wanted to shout out a quick "Thank you" to Suzanne for...
View ArticleVegetable Panini with Feta
I tried the Vegetable Panini with Feta on page 168 of the 5 Ingredient, 15 Minute Cookbook. The Caesar salad mix was a great boon and included the Caesar salad dressing, so I didn't have to buy that...
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