Fantastic and tasty recipe! I used a can of diced tomatoes flavored with basil, garlic and oregano. It added great flavor to the dish. After reading the reviews, I decided to add garlic and parsley flakes as well...those were the only changes I made with the exception of using an entire can of sweet peas. There was plenty of sauce for a pound of pasta and it was very moist...definitely a keeper and good for you recipe. Thanks for sharing.

Reviewed On: May 16, 2009

What a yummy soup! I prepared it as written but I only had "taco" flavored cheddar that also included jack cheese. I also added a few slices of swiss cheese as well. The "taco" flavored cheese added a bit more spiciness and the swiss rounded out the flavors. I used my immersion blender to puree but next time I think I will leave a bit of small diced potatoes in for texture. In all this is a great tasting and filling soup. Thanks for sharing!

Reviewed On: Mar. 30, 2009

These are good cookies as written but they reminded me more of a "shortbread". I made a second batch with the following changes: I used half Crisco/half unsweetened butter and 2 tsps of Almond Extract. I follow the directions in the recipe to the letter but for the second batch I used my KitchenAid. I used the paddle to cream the shortening and butter together and then switched to the dough hook. I put all the dry ingredients in at one time and "kneaded" the ingredients together until crumbly. I then added the extract and egg and "kneaded" again. The dough wasn't as crumbly as the original recipe and came together nicely but I only got 57 cookies out of each batch using a 1" cookie scoop. This is going to make a great addition to my daughter's International Food and Dance Festival :-)) Thanks for sharing the recipe!

Reviewed On: Mar. 16, 2009