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    The Ultimate Strawberry Shortcake
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    The perfect summer dessert. Not your ordinary strawberry shortcake!

    The Ultimate Strawberry Shortcake

    Recipe #24672

    The Ultimate Strawberry Shortcake

    By MizzNezz on April 8, 2002

    Recipe #24672

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    "The perfect summer dessert. Not your ordinary strawberry shortcake!"

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    Ingredients: cream cheese, fresh strawberries...

    205 Reviews

    Prep Time:20 mins

    Total Time: 20 mins

    24k Carrots
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    Carrots coated with a yummy butter, brown sugar and ginger sauce. I grew up eating these in Texas but the added the added ginger they could fit into many...

    24k Carrots

    Recipe #152441

    24k Carrots

    By Mama's Kitchen (Hope) on January 19, 2006

    Recipe #152441

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    "Carrots coated with a yummy butter, brown sugar and ginger sauce. I grew up eating these in Texas but the added the added ginger they could fit into many categories for ZWT. Easy, quick and yummy!-- GREAT way to get kids to enjoy this veggie! If you like a lot of sauce double the sauce ingredients. I posted this less 'saucy' to keep the fat and calories..."

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    Ingredients: margarine, ground ginger...

    173 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 15 mins

    Simple Caribbean Jerk Chicken
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    I like jerk chicken but often don't have all the exotic ingredients. This simplifies the mix by using dry italian dressing. Yummy on the Grill!

    Simple Caribbean Jerk Chicken

    Recipe #33170

    Simple Caribbean Jerk Chicken

    By princess buttercup on July 4, 2002

    Recipe #33170

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    "I like jerk chicken but often don't have all the exotic ingredients. This simplifies the mix by using dry italian dressing. Yummy on the Grill!"

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    Ingredients: cinnamon, oil, soy sauce...

    171 Reviews

    Prep Time:1 hrs 5 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins

    Classic Black Beans and Rice
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    This is a typical dish served in Cuba or Puerto Rico, each country has their own method of preparation. You can flavor this dish with meat, but I left...

    Classic Black Beans and Rice

    Recipe #46221

    Classic Black Beans and Rice

    By Dawn on November 16, 2002

    Recipe #46221

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    "This is a typical dish served in Cuba or Puerto Rico, each country has their own method of preparation. You can flavor this dish with meat, but I left it out as I serve it as a side dish with my meats. It is an easy and healthy short cut and takes about 30 minutes to cook."

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    Ingredients: cider vinegar, sazon goya...

    87 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 45 mins

    Creamy Fruit Salad
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    Fruit and pudding salad

    Creamy Fruit Salad

    Recipe #21320

    Creamy Fruit Salad

    By Gingerbear on March 3, 2002

    Recipe #21320

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    "Fruit and pudding salad"

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    Ingredients: sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix, grapes...

    81 Reviews

    Prep Time:35 mins

    Total Time: 35 mins

    Easy Spicy Shrimp Pasta - Low Fat
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    Romantic little recipe for two that wont leave you too full to flirt!

    Yummy garlic and wine sauce coat the shrimp and pasta. A salad and some...

    Easy Spicy Shrimp Pasta - Low Fat

    Recipe #144728

    Easy Spicy Shrimp Pasta - Low Fat

    By Mama's Kitchen (Hope) on November 13, 2005

    Recipe #144728

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    "Romantic little recipe for two that wont leave you too full to flirt! Yummy garlic and wine sauce coat the shrimp and pasta. A salad and some crusty fresh bread would be very nice with this and a nice chablis or chardonnay wouldn't hurt either! I came up with this after totally revamping a recipe found on healthycookingrecipes.com. "PLEASE..."

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    Ingredients: dried basil, shrimp...

    54 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 15 mins

    Kicked up Baked Sweet Potatoes
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    They serve these at a local restaurant here in TX. This is NOT a casserole! These guys are dressed for dinner in their best jackets! The WHOLE potato,...

    Kicked up Baked Sweet Potatoes

    Recipe #164107

    Kicked up Baked Sweet Potatoes

    By Mama's Kitchen (Hope) on April 12, 2006

    Recipe #164107

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    "They serve these at a local restaurant here in TX. This is NOT a casserole! These guys are dressed for dinner in their best jackets! The WHOLE potato, baked and split like a white baked potato. You just gotta try these to believe how simple and delish they really are! Enjoy!"

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    Ingredients: cinnamon, salt, sweet potatoes...

    43 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 15 mins

    Delish Sweet Potato "fries" Low Fat
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    This is a very simple and yummy way to get even the fussiest eater to enjoy the sweet potato.

    Delish Sweet Potato "fries" Low Fat

    Recipe #139883

    Delish Sweet Potato "fries" Low Fat

    By Mama's Kitchen (Hope) on October 3, 2005

    Recipe #139883

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    "This is a very simple and yummy way to get even the fussiest eater to enjoy the sweet potato."

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    Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, sweet potatoes...

    33 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 45 mins

    Ina Garten's Baked Sweet Potato Fries
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    These potatoes are not quite as crispy like fries but they're better for you because they're baked. The serving size says 4, but I eat all of...

    Ina Garten's Baked Sweet Potato Fries

    Recipe #333618

    Ina Garten's Baked Sweet Potato Fries

    By Sharon123 on October 28, 2008

    Recipe #333618

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    "These potatoes are not quite as crispy like fries but they're better for you because they're baked. The serving size says 4, but I eat all of them at one sitting! Adapted from Ina Garten's book,"Back to Basics"(Barefoot Contessa). Ina likes to cut them into fairly large wedges, but I like them smaller(like french fries) because I love the..."

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    Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, kosher salt...

    30 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 40 mins

    Barbecued Jerk Chicken
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    I recommend that you try to avoid letting the wind blow the aroma of this chicken on your grill into the neighbour's yard, unless you are prepared...

    Barbecued Jerk Chicken

    Recipe #29411

    Barbecued Jerk Chicken

    By Mille® on May 28, 2002

    Recipe #29411

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    "I recommend that you try to avoid letting the wind blow the aroma of this chicken on your grill into the neighbour's yard, unless you are prepared to cook a second batch."

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    Ingredients: dried thyme, jalapeno peppers...

    27 Reviews

    Prep Time:7 hrs

    Total Time: 7 hrs 20 mins

    Greek Hamburgers
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    This recipe is one that I have adopted. The review from SusieD stated the wine was a bit over powering so I substituted beef broth. This worked out nicely...

    Greek Hamburgers

    Recipe #11038

    Greek Hamburgers

    By lauralie41 on August 23, 2001

    Recipe #11038

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    "This recipe is one that I have adopted. The review from SusieD stated the wine was a bit over powering so I substituted beef broth. This worked out nicely also."

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    Ingredients: pepper, cumin, eggs...

    24 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 20 mins

    Mama's Cilantro Cream Sauce
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    This is the sauce from my Reggae Wraps recipe. After several people asked me to post it separately I gave in. This sauce is great on just about anything...

    Mama's Cilantro Cream Sauce

    Recipe #166779

    Mama's Cilantro Cream Sauce

    By Mama's Kitchen (Hope) on May 3, 2006

    Recipe #166779

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    "This is the sauce from my Reggae Wraps recipe. After several people asked me to post it separately I gave in. This sauce is great on just about anything but shoe leather! WONDERFUL on ASIAN cuisine, INDIAN dishes, just about anything that is grilled or spicy! Try this on tacos, burritos, grilled meats, seafood or veggies. Hope you enjoy it."

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    Ingredients: cilantro, green onions...

    24 Reviews

    Prep Time:2 mins

    Total Time: 2 mins

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    Garlic Vinaigrette

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    "I thought this dressing was very nice. I have just enjoyed it on a fresh vegetable salad, and am looking forward to using it often in the future. I did..." more 

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    Beaumont's Finest Peach Cobbler

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    "Peach cobbler is my favorite dessert and this one was very yummy! I did add a shake or two of nutmeg along with the cinnamon. Ate my cobbler while still..." more 

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    Zero-Points-Value Roasted Green Beans and Fresh Tomato

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    "I loved these green beans and will be making them again. Didnt have fresh basil so used dried and added a tad bit more garlic. Tossed the tomatoes with..." more 

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