Katie Ventura

S'mores Crumb Bars
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

These are SO easy to make, and are a huge hit. They can be rich, but are tasty. I normally do Hershey bars instead of chocolate chips but both work.

Old-Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

This was super tasty. It did take an hour at the stove stirring, and it never boiled but it did thicken. I replaced half of the half&half with with coconut milk also. Would have given it 5 stars if it didn't take so long standing at the stove stirring the filling.

Pie Crust IV
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

So easy to make and use. I haven't tried it as a double recipe but using it as a crust for a custard pie it is good. Last time I used it, it did poof, so I suggest pricking it with a fork if you are doing a pre-baked crust.

Fried Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

Soggy, bland, greasy. No real flavor. We might try again, but I was not impressed. Like others have said, it is easier to just buy some from the store.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Restaurant-Style Buffalo Chicken Wings
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

In the words of my fiancee "these are soooo good!". First time making chicken wings, and these were super easy. The hardest part was cutting apart the chicken wings because the ones I bought weren't cut up, but I got my fiancee to do those. We made 36 wings, and just doubled the recipe. I am making these again next weekend and will add more hot sauce to make one mild (this version) and one hot. Also used a Fry Daddy fryer, and only had to cook for 5 minutes. But then I put the wings in a pan in the oven on warm while the next batch was cooking.

Caramel Popcorn
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

Super tasty. I didn't evenly distribute the caramel over the popcorn, so we had super caramel and light caramel, but it worked.

Libby's® Pumpkin Cheesecake
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

WONDERFUL! I made this for Thanksgiving 2010, and everyone raved how good it was. I wish I had remembered to take a picture before it was gone, but will next time. Can't think of anything to change, and loved that the top didn't crack like most of the cheesecakes I have made before have. *Update* Made this again for late Dec. 2010. Used the limited edition Gingerbread Graham Crackers for the crust, made it even more tasty. If you can find them I suggest trying those since it compliments the pumpkin spices well.

French Bread Rolls to Die For
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

This bread is WONDERFUL. Really easy to make by hand, and tastes great. I made it into a loaf, but want to try rolls at some point as well.

Advertisement
Belle's Hamburger Buns
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

Worked very well with our pre-made hamburger patties. I will use some garlic powder next time to give it a bit more flavor. Also, after I let the milk mixture cool, I added the yeast to it and let it sit about 10 minutes until foamy as others stated. Worked well.

BBQ Pork for Sandwiches
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

Good tasting, but the pork we bought was hard to pull apart. I think I will try it with different cut next time, and more BBQ sauce.

Best Bread Machine Bread
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

Dough was very dry while mixing, and then when it finished it had dropped down in the pan. Will not try it again.

Amish Friendship Bread I
Rating: Unrated
Katie Ventura's rating

Very upset with this bread. After spending the past 10 days getting ready to make it, I was confused by the recipe (the starter says to pull out 3 cups of mix and use the rest, but the directions say to only use 1 cup of mix), it only filled 1 pan, and the sides/top burnt (I mean BURNT to black) and the inside was still runny. Will not use this again. I hope to try the starter with one of the other recipes on here.

Advertisement