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cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe "Berry Good" French Toast Bake

"This dish definitely needs to cook longer. Every time I have made it, it has been soggy on the bottom. I always add a bit more blueberries and about double the cream cheese."

Posted on 1/31/2010

cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe "Berry Good" French Toast Bake

"My husband and I liked this recipe. I used 4 oz. cream cheese instead of 3. Next time I make it I am going to try to do it in layers: a layer of the bread mixture, then berries, nuts, and cream cheese; then the rest of the bread and another layer of the berries, nuts, and cream cheese. I think it needs more berries than the recipe calls for, and more cream cheese couldn''t hurt, either. It''s nice that I can make it the night before and have breakfast ready quickly in the morning."

Posted on 1/31/2010

cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe Ham and Cheese Muffins

"I was surprised how good these turned out to be, considering that they're made from Bisquik. I added a little extra cheese. Mine weren't dry at all, and hardly needed any butter either. I'll definitely make these again."

Posted on 1/23/2009

cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe Buttermilk Cornbread

"When using a square pan the edges were too brown while the center was still undercooked. Taste and texture were fine (but it was a little crumbly). Maybe loosely covering it with foil near the end would allow the center to finish cooking without burning the edges."

Posted on 11/11/2008

cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe Cornmeal Chicken with Peach Salsa

"My chicken burned in less than five minutes. I'm trying to salvage it by finishing the cooking at a lower temperature, but I would suggest cooking it at medium heat to begin with. It might also help to flatten the breasts before coating them so that they don't take as long to cook through."

Posted on 7/29/2008

cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe Blueberry Oatmeal Bread

"This was very easy to make and very quick. I used whole wheat flour for half of the amount called for. It was good, but next time I'll use just regular flour to see how it is. My loaf took longer than 55 minutes to bake. It needed about 12 extra minutes for a toothpick to come out clean. We felt it was best eaten with butter spread onto each slice because it was a little dry."

Posted on 5/19/2008

cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe Minestrone Soup for a Crowd

"This is a pretty good recipe. It was easy to adapt. I didn't have all the ingredients, so I used some frozen mixed veggies and frozen spinach along with the celery and onion that were fresh. I also added a can of kidney beans and a cubed potato. I cut the recipe in half for my husband and I and it worked well. If you don't want it to be so tomato-y, replace some of the juice with chicken stock. I used vegetable juice instead of tomato, and we didn't think it was too acidic at all. I'd probably make it again."

Posted on 1/23/2008

cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe Slow Cooker Pumpkin-Apple Dessert

"This is a good dessert but I will change a few things the next time I make it. Otherwise I would have given it a higher rating. First of all, I used real eggs instead of egg product and it turned out fine. It took about 4 large eggs to make 3/4 cup. I should have followed the advice to use 2 cans of apple pie filling, so I'll do that next time. I also wonder if a can of whole berry cranberry sauce would be good in this? The cake was good, but a little bland--the spices didn't really stand out. I would add a bit more in the way of nutmeg, and maybe some cloves as well, just to give it some spiciness."

Posted on 11/19/2007

cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe Building Blocks Cakes

"I made this for my son''s first birthday. People complemented me for the cakes, but I didn''t think they turned out that great. I froze the cakes for an hour, but they still crumbled when I tried to frost them. They didn''t look quite as cute and uniform as in the picture. I would do it again, but use a more sturdy cake (I used white cake mix) like a carrot cake type, and I would not bake it in a glass pan because it makes the corners round. Fun-looking cakes, but not as easy as I thought it would be."

Posted on 10/8/2007

cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe Classic Sour Cream Coffee Cake

"This cake was great! My husband raved about it. I used fat-free sour cream and walnuts instead of pecans. My husband loves the glaze, but I thought there was too much of it. It was decently thick even with 2 T. of milk. Next time I would make it thinner and not use so much, or just use powdered sugar sprinkled on top. I really like the layers of brown sugar filling, but next time I will do a better job of dividing the filling evenly- -this time I ended up with way to much at the end. I will probably make this again."

Posted on 2/7/2007

cougarMom rated and reviewed the recipe Raspberry Cheesecake Bars

"These tasted okay but they weren''t very "cheesecakey." I would have prefered making actual cheesecake and cutting it into bars. The crust is pretty thick, but tastes good. The cheesecake part of the bars was sort of mushy instead of relatively firm like cheesecake ought to be. They''re not bad, but I probably wouldn''t make them again. If I did, I''d make a different cheesecake batter to pour onto the crust. When I made them I lined the pan with foil first so I could lift the bars out more easily. It worked great and kept my pan perfectly clean."

Posted on 1/2/2007

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