I really enjoyed the soup. I thought the pepper would be over whelming, so I cut it in half (most recipes seem to have a 2:1 ratio of salt to pepper). My children didn't care for the strong sage flavor, but I enjoyed it. I also used brown rice instead of white. To give the gift jars more color, I used 1/4 c green and 1/4 c yellow split peas as well as 1/4 c red lentils and 1/4 c regular lentils. I found some 3" x 4" clear treat bags in the wedding section at Walmart for the spice packet. I tied with ribbon and used a cute holiday gift tag I found on a scrapbooking site for free (shabbyprincess.com). I put the instructions on the back of the tag. Overall I really like this recipe and would make it again as well as give it away!

Reviewed On: Dec. 16, 2009

This cookie was just what I was looking for. After sifting through the reviews, I altered it a bit. My alterations: 3/4 cup Butter instead of Shortening Omitted the Water Used Quick Oats instead of Regular Rolled Oats 1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour instead of All-purpose Flour 325 degrees F oven Used Tablespoon measurement for cookies (still made 30) 14-17 minutes baking time The cookies were cake-like as expected with a yummy honey flavor. It was plenty sweet for me, although I've been off of refined sugars for almost a year now. I will surely make these again, although next time I'll try adding some spices or maybe chocolate!

Reviewed On: Sep. 10, 2009