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It was a big hit at our house. I will definitely be making this recipe over and over again!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-03-10","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Joscy"},"reviewBody":"I'm all for easy, and this dish definitely fits. Ever sooooo good. Thank you for sharing.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-04-04","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"sener"},"reviewBody":"This was great! My husbands absolute favorite. 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