This is absolutely my go-to base recipe for French Onion Soup. With a few changes, this was easily one of the better French Onion soups I've had (short of using homemade veal stock, of course). -I used all beef broth instead of using part chicken. This was the only completely essential change in my opinion. It's SO much richer in flavor with the beef broth. -I replaced half the balsamic with soy sauce; adds richness and prevents excess acidity. -I added some sugar as needed. The need will largely depend on your broth and onions. -And this one's for my mom. She LOVES that "better than bullion"/"demi-glace" type stuff and I know if she were making this recipe, she would absolutely add a tablespoon full of veal demi-glace. Definitely delicious, but too expensive for me to bother with!

Reviewed On: Aug. 13, 2008

I was really looking to make plain Rose ice cream, so I did replace the strawberries with additional cream/milk, but this recipe worked out great as a base for me and I'm sure it will be delicious with the strawberries. A few words of advice: -Your rosewater should absolutely NOT contain alcohol. As the name implies, rose and water should be the only ingredients. -Your rosewater also should NOT be expensive. I believe I got mine from a small middle eastern grocery for $4.95. I think the previous reviewer may have purchased something other than rosewater (a rose extract perhaps?), which is probably the reason for the bad result.

Reviewed On: Aug. 13, 2008

Made it with blackberries instead of raspberries and put a white chocolate ganache on top. This definitely eliminated any problem of the white chocolate flavor being too subtle. Everyone loved it!

Reviewed On: Apr. 14, 2007