This soup was pretty darn good. I made it how one of the reviewers suggested; simmering the barley in more broth, and adding more later when all the veggies were in. I added some zuchinni and, though it was squishy and overcooked, it was still delightful. I'll be making this again, but I think I'll use chicken stock instead of beef-- it was a bit too beefy for me

Reviewed On: Oct. 14, 2009

This was delicious! The rice wine vinegar added a surprising sweetness that balanced the spice quite well. I didn't have the chipotle peppers, so my wife added some smoked paprika instead. I only used 1 lb. of the ground meat (I used turkey instead of the beef) and then added in some leftover kielbasa and smoked polish sausage that I had from the night before. I would highly reccomend the sausage/ground meat combo. It adds a rich and meaty complexity that my family raved about

Reviewed On: Oct. 5, 2009

I pretty much just used the egg base/cheese ratio and made it my own by using different ingredients. I started off with a whole wheat crust, sauteed an onion, added turkey kielbasa and threw in some chopped spinach as my mix, poured in the egg, topped it with cheese. The flour didn't take very well to being beaten and there were visible clumps of it in the egg batter, but when it baked, I couldn't tell. The recipe was the ultimate definition of delicious.

Reviewed On: Sep. 28, 2009