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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Are you tempted by 5-star recipes?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I admit it. I am addicted to daily email updates from some of my favorite food websites. I don’t usually actually make most of the recipes, but I do file them away somewhere in the back of my brain with all that other non-essential information.
Recently I got an update from Cooking Light with the heading “Five-Star Slow Cooker Recipes.” I am always looking for tried and true crockpot recipes. Using a crockpot can be so convenient on busy days, but I have to say, a lot of times the food comes out pretty icky and overcooked. So, I definitely want something highly recommended before investing the money and time. I tried a recipe for Char Siu Pork Roast which was tasty but ultimately, not five- star. It used a trimmed Boston Butt, but still didn’t address the fact that the sauce included all the fat rendered during cooking, especially strange since it was part of a Cooking Light update (although the recipe was linked into myrecipe.com, another favorite site. On the plus side, the marinade was definitely one I would use for ribs or other pork dishes.
Does having a rating influence your decision to make a recipe? What does it take for you to try something?
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