I hated squash as a kid but am trying to acquire a taste for it now that I'm middle-aged. This was a good recipe to start off with. Very easy to make, no fat added, no sodium added and I actually liked the taste! I left out the celery because I didn't have any on hand and added a few teaspoons of lemon juice to perk up the flavor a bit. I think that the next time I make this I will try whole cranberry sauce as the filling to offset some of the sweetness.

Reviewed On: Oct. 17, 2009

I followed the recipe as written except for reducing the salt to 1 teaspoon. I used O'Douls non-alcoholic beer but didn't taste any beer flavor to the finished product so I will use regular beer or ale next time. The bread dough came out more like a batter for me - I was able to mix it up easily with just the wooden spoon. The bread came out wonderfully and was delicious. This is a recipe that will become a part of my favorite baking collection.

Reviewed On: Oct. 4, 2009

These Oatmeal Cookie Bars are awesome! I made a few substitutions: I didn't have dates so I used raisins (but I'm going to make sure I have dates on hand the next time I make these); I replaced the white sugar with Splenda and the brown sugar with Splenda brown sugar blend to cut down on some of the sugar and calories; I used butter instead of shortening. I also added a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the pastry and half a teaspoon to the filling. The resulting bars were so buttery and cinnamony good it was hard to stop eating them.

Reviewed On: Oct. 3, 2009