I have made this recipe too many times to count. Everyone in my extended family now makes it, too. The picture you have posted does not do it justice. It is extremely fast and simple to make. To save time, you can use packaged salad greens. To save money, cut up heads of romaine lettuce purchased in bulk for not much more than you will pay for the bagged greens. I place the greens on a very large platter and put cherry or grape tomatoes around the perimeter. I always add a sprinke of taco or mexican cheese on the warm corn/bean/salsa topping. Serve with Spicy Ranch dressing on the side. If you want left-overs, only mix together what you will eat for that meal. Save the rest of the components for another meal. This is my daughter's favorite left-over lunch. Thank you for this wonderful recipe.

Reviewed On: Mar. 24, 2009

OK, this might be weird, but if I HAD to choose one food to eat everyday for the rest of my life, I would choose this soup. It's delicious. I have made it five times now and it's wonderful every time. I have made it exactly as directed and it was so good. Now, using some of the suggestions on this site, I bake the squash, a large,sweet onion, and a large sweet potato in the oven and when they are all soft and slightly browned, I pass everything through a food processor. Sometimes, while everything is baking, I boil carrots until they are very soft and add the carrots to the mixture. As a personal preference, I thin the pureed mixture with fat free half and half, then add curry to taste. If you don't like butternut squash, you can't trust this review, but for me, this is soup perfection.

Reviewed On: Sep. 8, 2008

For some reason, Costco is the only store in my area that sells steak tips. I'm not sure why because they are a delicious alternative to regular steaks and less expensive, too. In the past I have cooked them by grilling them, basting with our favorite jarred BBQ sauce. THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER! The marinade is delicious and makes the steak tips so tender. I made the recipe exactly as written and found it delicious without needing any modifications. Just beware that the recipe is high in sodium (I am conscious of this now that I am cooking for someone on a sodium-restricted diet). When I can pull it off, I put the marinade and the steak tips in a container overnight. If I only have a couple hours, the steak tips will still be very good, just not as tender. This recipe is a big hit with my extended family. This past vacation, steak tips with this marinade were requested twice in a 2-week recipe rotation. I would add that I did try cooking steak tips and this marinade in the crock pot and I did not like the outcome as much--just my family's personal preference. Thank you, Deanna.

Reviewed On: Aug. 18, 2008