I love this sauce! I do make a few changes though. I brown the ground beef in a separate pan, use a can of italian diced tomatoes and a couple of diced ripe roma tomatoes with garlic powder, onion powder, oregano and italian seasoning and saute them in a little bit of olive oil until the raw tomatoes are cooked, then add the meat and tomatoe sauce and simmer (I like chunky sauce, so I don't blend it). I add the sugar near the end as I'm taste-testing, sometimes I add more, sometimes I add less. I skip the basil and bell peppers.

Reviewed On: Sep. 27, 2009

My husband LOVES garlic mashed potatoes! The steak house that we worked at had good garlic mashed potatoes, but we like these even better! I use garlic powder instead of real garlic, add a little onion powder, use russet potatoes and cheddar cheese rather than the more expensive romano. I just kind of eyeball how much to use for 2 people, I usually use 3 potatoes and get a lot! I really recommend this recipe to go with steak, we usually grill some bacon wrapped filets to go with these.

Reviewed On: Sep. 27, 2009

I use this oven method of making corn on the cob every time I make it! I do change up the seasonings a little, I use salt, a little sprinkle of black pepper, and sometimes garlic or onion powder. When putting on the butter, I don't measure how much I'm using, but I use the spoon to spread it from end to end. This corn comes out a little firm, so I'll sometimes leave it 5 minutes more to get the kernels softer. (This may be related to my oven's temperature being off.) I also turn the corn every 10 minutes.

Reviewed On: Sep. 27, 2009