Friday, December 30, 2011

SPICED POTATO SALAD P.89

I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD LIKE THIS RECIPE ,BUT I WAS PLEASANTLY SUPRISED .I DID!I LIKE SPICY SO THIS WAS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY !!!I LIKED ALL THE FLAVORS TOO.I WILL BE MAKING THIS AGAIN SOON .I GIVE THIS A 9

                                              HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                              270 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, December 29, 2011

COCONUT CURRY RED LENTIL SOUP P.106

I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY CALL IT RED BECAUSE ITS NOT !!!!!!!!!!!
BUT IT WAS STILL GOOD
10+

HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
271 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

TARA'S CHOCOLATE CAKE P.250 TORONTO TARA'S CHOCOLATE FROSTING P.261

MY CAKE TURNED OUT A LITTLE DRY .MAYBE I OVER MIXED .I ONLY USED 1/2 THE SUGAR IT CALLED FOR .I FIGURED THE ICING WOULD MAKE UP FOR IT.I GIVE THE CAKE A 8 AND THE ICING A 9

                                          HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                          272 RECIPES TO GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

BBQ POPCORN P.67

WELL THE FIST BITE I THOUGHT KINDA REMINDS ME OF BBQ POTATO CHIPS [THE FLAVOR]BUT BY THE THIRD BITE I REALLY DIDN'T CARE FOR NO MORE .MY HUSBAND ONLY TOOK ONE BITE AND SAID YUCK!!!!HAHA I GIVE THIS RECIPE THUMBS DOWN

                                    HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                  274 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, December 26, 2011

WOLFIE'S SOUTHWESTERN CORN CASSEROLE P.169

THIS WAS DELICIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!I WILL DEFINITELY BE MAKING THIS AGAIN .EVERYONE AT HOME LOVED IT .I GIVE THIS A 10

                                                   HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                                   275 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                             

Sunday, December 25, 2011

BANANA PECAN PANCAKES P.39

THESE WASN'T AS FLUFFY AS I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE ,BUT HAD A REALLY GOOD FLAVOR.I STILL DON'T LIKE  NUTS IN MY PANCAKES FOR SOME ODD REASON,BUT I ADDED THEM ANY WAY I GIVE THESE A 9

                                  HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                   276 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

VESTANTO'S CHOCO-CURRANT CRANBERRY SQUARES P.64

                                I LOVED THESE .I WILL MAKING THESE AGAIN SOON 10+

                          HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                          277 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

CHUNKY VEGETABLE CHOWDER P.120

THIS WAS KINDA BLAND I THOUGHT , SO AFTER I TOOK THIS PICTURE I ADDED SOME SOYMILK AND MADE SOME THICKEN TO MAKE IT A CREAMY VEGETABLE SOUP THEN ADDED SOME VEGGIE CHEESE TO IT .MUCH BETTER . I GIVE THIS RECIPE A7 AND A10 AFTER MY CHANGES.

                       HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
                      278 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

CRANBERRY ALMOND PECAN GRANOLA P.48

THIS WAS REALLY GOOD .I USED FRESH CRANBERRIES AGAIN BECAUSE I STILL HAD SOME IN THE FREEZER .I USED STEVIA TO SWEETEN THE GRANOLA INSTEAD OF SUGAR  ,AND IT TURNED OUT FINE. I ALSO DIDN'T USE NO OIL AND IT WAS JUST AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER BECAUSE THE JUICE MOISTENED IT .I GIVE THIS RECIPE A 9

HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!
279 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, December 19, 2011

HAYLEY'S LEMON CRANBERRY MUFFINS P.274

I HAD FRESH CRANBERRIES SO I USED THEM INSTEAD OF DRIED.THIS WAS A SUPER MOIST MUFFIN, I CUT THE SUGAR IN HALF AND IT WAS STILL SWEET ENOUGH;.I GIVE THIS RECIPE A10.

                                         HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                         280 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, December 18, 2011

YOUR CHOICE OF PASTA AND RED LENTIL SAUCE P.182

THIS RECIPE WAS PRETTY GOOD I ADDED MORE TOMATOES TO MAKE IT MORE RED .I GIVE THIS RECIPE A 9

                               HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                               281 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, December 17, 2011

TOMATO WALNUT CRUSTED FRIED"CHICKEN" P.172

I TRYED TO SHAPE MINE LIKE CHICKEN STRIPS ,BUT I FORGOT THEY SWELL UP WHEN YOU COOK GLUTEN .BUT AS FAR AS THE GLUTEN RECIPES SO FAR THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE .IT HAD A GOOD TEXTURE AND A WONDERFUL FLAVOR. THE MARINATE WAS THE SECRET I GUESS.I GIVE THIS ONE A 10.
HAPPY COOKIN EVERY ONE!!!!!!!!!!!
282 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SANTA'S FAVORITE CHRISTMAS BREAD P.241

I THINK I COOKED MINE TO LONG .THE RECIPE SAID A HOUR BUT THAT WAS TO LONG THE TOP GOT TO BROWN AND IT WAS A LITTLE DRY .NEXT TIME I WILL CHECK IN IN 45 MINUTES.BUT IT HAD AREALLY GOOD FLAVOR!!!

HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!
283 RECIPES TO GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Mashed potatoes wth kalamata olives p.192




OKAY I AM GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN ,I DON'T LIKE OLIVES .TRYED IT ,BUT I PREFER JUST GOOD OLD MASH POTATOES BY THEIR LONESOME SELVES!!!!!!!! I GIVE THIS RECIPE A 7

                                                      HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!
                                                      284 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

PEACEFROGS ARTICHOKE HEART PASTA P. 133

THIS WAS VERY GOOD.I USED THIN SPAGETTI FOR MY PASTA .I ADDED SOME MUSHROOMS TO THIS RECIPR TOO.I GIVE THIS ONE A9

HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
285 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

ON THE RUN BREAKFAST P.53

THIS WAS VERY TASTY .I DECIDED TO PUT IT IN MY RED NECK WINE GLASS  HAHA
SINCE I DON'T DRINK WINE .I GIVE THIS RECIPE A 10

HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
286 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, December 12, 2011

YAM PECAN BAKE P.189

WELL, I DIDNT  KNOW GREENS AND SWEET POTATO WOULD GO SO WELL TOGEATHER ,BUT SUPRISE... SUPRISE  IT WAS VERY TASTY AND HEALTHY .MY HUSBAND LOVED IT !!ANOTHER SUPRISE ..SUPRISE !!!!!!!!!I GIVE THIS ONE A10

                                      HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                       287 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

veggie pot pie p.153 and merciful miso gravy p.182


THIS WAS VERY YUMMY AND EASY .I AM BEGINNING TO REALLY LIKE MAKING POT PIES.I THINK THIS WILL BE A REGULAR .I GIVE THIS A 9 +

THE GRAVY WAS SO..SO...I HAVE NEVER REALLY LIKED THE TASTE OF MISO IN ANY THING I HAVE FIXED .I GIVE THIS A 7

                                HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                288 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, December 10, 2011

RENE'S TOMATO SOUP SPICE CAKE P.246 AND RENE'S VANILLA FROSTING P.260

I AM LIKE KELLY I THOUGHT IT TASTED JUST LIKE CARROT CAKE AND I DID ADD RAISINS TOO.THE ICING WAS A LITTLE TO SWEET FOR MY TASTE.AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT EVERY TIME I ATE A SMALL PORTION OF THIS CAKE I HAD HEART BURN !![NOT FUN!!!] MY SUGAR IN THE ICING DIDN'T DISSOLVE VERY WELL EITHER .I GIVE THE CAKE A 10 BUT THE FROSTING A 7 !!

                                    HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                    291 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, December 9, 2011

PUMPKIN TOFU CHEESE CAKE P.244


THIS WAS A  GOOD TASTING  CAKE ,BUT I AGREE WITH KELLY THE CRUST GOT OILY !!I WOULD CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE CRUST NEXT TIME !!I HAD THIS FOR THANKSGIVING .IT WENT OVER WELL !!!I GIVE THIS A 8
HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE!!!!
292 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

NANA'S PESTO PINWHEELS ROLLS

THESE WERE PRETTY GOOD .I THOUGHT I HAD PUFFED PASTRY IN MY FREEZER BUT I DIDN'T SO I MADE UP MY OWN DOUGH AND ROLLED IT OUT .I AM LIKE JOEL ,WHEN I ROLLED IT UP ,THE PESTO  WANTED TO ALL COME OUT THE EDGE [MUST BE A SECERT TO THIS]KELLY ?ANY IDEA'S?ANY WAY I HAD TO BAKE THESE FOR 25 MINUTES ,JUST LIKE JOEL [I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I MADE MY OWN DOUGH ,BUT I GUESS THAT WASN'T IT ] FINALLY THEY STARTED TO GET A LITTLE BROWN.
 WE DIPPED OURS IN SOME OLIVE OIL WITH SPICES ADDED  SOOOOO.....GOOOOOD!!!!
I GIVE THIS RECIPE A 8 .
                              
                                               HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                                 293 RECIPES TO GO

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

CRANBERRY PUMKIN COOKIES P.219

MY COOKIES TURNED OUT A LITTTLE DRY .MAYBE I OVER COOKED THEM? I GIVE THESE A 8

                                            HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                            294 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

GINGERBREAD CUTOUT COOKIES P. 217

I DECIDED I WOULD DO A COWBOY GINGERBREAD MAN !!!!  THE RECIPE WAS PRETTY SIMPLE .THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER MADE GINGER BREAD COOKIES[I HATE TO ADMIT IT ] I THINK NOW I WILL BE MAKING MORE.I THINK NEXT TIME I WILL ADD A LITTLE MORE CINNAMON.I GIVE THIS A 9.I DECORATED MY MAN WITH VEGAN CHOCOLATE CHIPS.

HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
295 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, December 5, 2011

DECEMBER 5 FRENCH DRESSING P.92

I MADE MINE WITH OLIVE OIL AND APPLE CIDER VINEGAR .IT WAS PRETTY GOOD NOT AS CREAMY AS  REAL FRENCH DRESSING .I GIVE THIS A 8
                                          HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                           298 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, December 2, 2011

DECEMBER 2                      WOLFFIES COW PIES        P.205
WELL THESE HAVE THE RIGHT TITLE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE EXCEPT SMALLER.NOT A VERY PLEASING TITLE FOR A DESSERT . BUT I DID MANAGE TO TRY ONE AND THEY WERE VERY SWEET AND RICH . ..THEY TASTED JUST LIKE THE CHUNKY SQUARE CANDY BARS   ..ONE WAS ENOUGH FOR MY TASTE BUDS  .[MAYBE BECAUSE IT IS THE RECIPE NAME I CAN'T SEEM TO GET OUT OF MY HEAD ] HAHAHA
NOT REALLY THEY WERE JUST TOO GOOD !!!!TRYING TO CUT BACK .I HAVE A NEW YEARS DRESS I WANT TO GET IN  HAHA.  I GIVE THIS RECIPE A 10 BUT I WOULD RENAME IT CHUNKY BARS OR LIKE SARAH DOES  CHUCKY BARS [GET IT ]HAHA


                                                  HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                                  297 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

DECEMBER 1     COLD COCONUT CURRIED NOODLE SALAD      P.80


THIS WAS PRETTY GOOD .I STILL CAN'T GET OVER HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN COCONUT MILK!!!!!  I WILL EATING ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THIS AFTER I OVER INDULGED ON THE COCONUT CARROT SOUP !!!!!I GIVE THIS ONE A 8

                                 HAPPY COOKIN EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                  298 RECIPES TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!