I made a few changes, but this is excellent! My son thinks everything should have meat, so I browned 1/2lb. bulk Italian sausage. I also added 3 cloves of minced garlic, sprinkled a little dry parsley and oregano and used about 3/4 c. mozzarella and 1/4 c. parmesan cheese. I didn't have light cream, so I used 3/4 c. fat free half and half. I sprinkled about 2 Tbsp. Panko Bread crumbs mixed with some parmesan on top. Very yummy!

Reviewed On: Feb. 21, 2011

I thought this was very good with very few changes. I did not freeze any of this as we needed 4 servings. I was looking for recipes to use up lemons (too many on the tree this year) and this worked well. I sauted fresh mushrooms with the onions and garlic in a little olive oil then added the meat and browned. I added 1 cup of water to the mix then added 1 1/4 cups dry whole wheat pasta spirals. I cooked it until the noodles were tender, about 15 minutes. I added 1/2 cup sour cream and about 2 Tbsp. 1/3 less calorie onion and chive Philly cream cheese because I needed to use it and it sounded like it would be good in it. It was! I sprinkled a little parmesan and it was very quick, easy and tasty.

Reviewed On: Jan. 27, 2011

We have so many lemons on our tree this year I've been trying to come up with ways to use them. I have not made lemon bars in many years and couldn't find my old recipe so searched through All recipes and I'm glad I found this one. I basically followed the recipe, making some cuts to try to make them a little "healthier". I followed some of the changes from other members, decreased the butter to 3/4 cup, 3/4 cup confectioners sugar, added 1/4 tsp. salt and added 1 tsp. baking powder to the crust, because I goofed! It was great anyways. I also added 1 tsp. baking powder to the filling, used 1 1/4 cup white sugar, 1 cup fresh lemon juice and 2 Tbsp. lemon zest. I cooked the crust at 325 degrees for 18-20 minutes. I cooked the filling about the same time. It was a little bit brown and I thought I had cooked them too long, but they were perfect! After they were cool, I sprinkled them with powdered sugar. I'm sure they would be great as written, I just wanted to lighten it up a little bit. Great!!!!

Reviewed On: Jan. 27, 2011