Used to make a similar recipe as a kid but since then I had forgotten how...made this recipe for fathers day, and my husband nearly finished it all by himself. It's exactly how I remembered it! Perfect moisture and holds together well. Will keep this recipe for all of my fruity cakes. Trying it out on a strawberry cake today. Should be scrumptous!

I followed the recipe almost exact, but I used ground turkey instead of beef and the smallest tubes of macaroni I could find, also added yellow squash. I'd have to say it was lacking in spices. Overall it tasted like a bland but tomatoey vegetable soup. Mostly, it really lacked that spicy hint of flavorful seasonings that I look for in a recipe. It was still good but nothing special.

Pretty good recipe, quick and easy too! I didn't have time to use the crock pot earlier in the day so I cooked in a medium soup pot, covered, on low for three hours. First I lightly seasoned and browned the chicken (cajon seasoning, garlic salt and lemon pepper) then added ingredients. The chicken was falling apart by the time the sausage was cooked. What I did differently was, I added more than a few dashes of hot sauce, 2 cloves of minced garlic, a bay leaf, and only 3/4 of the can of tomatoe paste. Also threw in a half a bag of frozen sweet corn. I used 2 spicy italian sausage links (removed casings and cut into smaller bites), threw them in the last half hour. I will say that I wouldn't use Johnsonville Italian Hot sausage again. It was good but made the sauce greasy. I also cooked the rice separately in garlic, butter and knorr chicken boullion. I'm sure it would've been too dry if I'd added it. I served ontop of my rice. My husband and I really liked this dish, and would make again, especially when it's cooler out.

I am so glad I gave this recipe a try! I tried to stick to the recipe as much as possible, but I did skimp since I only had one can of black beans and one yam, plus I used only about 1 1/2 lbs of bnlss, sknlss thighs. Even so, it came out so delicious! It probably was soupier than it should've been but I served it on top of red rice and it was awesome! I made my red rice with frozen mixed veggies and I used diced tomatoes (didn't have tomatoe sauce) so the combo of everything together made for a very hearty and filling but yummy dinner! Can't wait to make it again!

As I was making this, I wasn't sure it was gonna be saucey enough to cover my ribs since it made such a small amount. In fact, it generously covered just the top of each peice of meat. Next time I'll definitely double it so I could spread it thick from top to bottom. It was so good I found myself dipping my mashed potatoes in it. It's tangy with a nice onion/celery crunch. From now on I wont be making my ribs any other way. Thanx!

WOW!! Way better than the same old banana nut loaf! I didn't have cherries but that's the only ingredient I left out. I also used half butter, and half apple sauce. I cut the almond ext. to 1/4 tsp plus I added 1 tsp of cinnamon and vanilla too. Baking time was almost exactly 50 min, and totally moist on the inside (which is exactly what I was looking for in a banana nut recipe). I couldn't wait the ten minutes cooling time before I had to dig in. The smell from the oven brought everyone to the kitchen. AWESOME RECIPE!!! This is now the only recipe I will use for banana nut bread. I might even try to use slightly less sugar next time. It's a big hit in our house! Thanx!

At my first attempt, I cut the recipe in half just to try it out, and it's a good thing I did! Mistake #1, I used wax paper to set the hot caramel onto. (trying to save space in my fridge) And the caramel was barely salvagable since I had to saw it off the paper. Which was my fault, I should have paid more attn to the directions. Mistake #2, was when I melted the chocolate chips in a small sauce pan over low heat. I hate my electric stove for this reason. I never can tell how low, the low setting really is. I burned the chocolate in less than a minute. I learned how quickly you can make smooth chocolate look like fudge and there was no turning back. So, the next time I attempted this recipe everything went perfectly! I used a pam sprayed cookie sheet to set the hot caramel in the fridge. I then placed a small pyrex mixing bowl over a medium pot of heated water (on the lowest setting). The chocolate stayed smooth until I was done dipping. The dipping is the tricky part. I used my fingers more than anything, and the chocolate was hot! I had tried tooth picks but that was too tricky. Some other things I'd mention is that once cold, the caramel can be tough to remove from the baking sheet, but a butter knife and some pressure works fine. Oh, and I used cocoa crispies since it was what I had on hand, and pulsed my pecan pcs in my small food processor just to make finer chunks and a nuttier taste in every bite. Since I was giving these out with other baked goods, I individually

Really tasty dish. Has all the right ingredients for bold flavor yet I'm a tough critic when it comes to spicy. I'm sure I used the wrong chili sauce, but Thai Sweet red chili sauce was all the store had in the asian section. So I added about 3 T of chili paste and a few heavy dashes of red pepper flakes and it was perfect. Because my husband says I love salt more than the avg person, I used low sodium soy sauce and reduced to 3T (mistake) and low sodium chicken broth. Next time I'll use 5 T low sod. soy sauce, and 1/2 C broth, since sauce wasn't as thick or salty as I'd like. I used 1/2 lb ground pork, and left out the shrimp. It was a satisfying portion of meat I thought. I would have used tofu but it was passed it's best buy date(darn). I also thought it could have been better with a crunch to it. I might try a bell pepper or cashews next time. I served it over Maifun rice sticks but next time I'm going with sticky rice. I love anything spicy and eggplant is my new favorite veggie, I'm anxious to make this again.

A great comfort food and perfect for a rainy day. I love soups anyway, but this one was quick, easy and fairly inexpensive to make. I liked that it was easy on the stomach and YUMMY too!