These are awesome! I've tried homemade pretzels before and been disappointed. The baking soda/water process makes ALL the difference in how they turn out. I made a double batch and used less flour than the recipe called for- 4 cups per batch instead of 5. I put Kosher salt on some of the pretzels and sugar-in-the-raw and cinnamon on the others. Both kinds were AWESOME! Thanks for the great recipe. My kids can't stop eating them.

Reviewed On: Aug. 17, 2009

This recipe was AMAZING! My kids loved helping do the apples (we have one of those peeler, corer, slicer gadgets). Although I folled the recipe almost exactly, I made a procedural change by mixing the dry ingredients for the apples together then putting them in a big Ziplock bag. I then added the diced apples and shook the bag until they were all evenly coated with the mixture. Also, I reduced the sugar just slightly in the crumble and added some Turbinado Sugar (Sugar in the Raw type stuff) to the top. The extra rich flavor and crunch was awesome.

Reviewed On: Oct. 4, 2008

Oh my sweet, fattening heaven! This recipe is very tasty. I made a few minor modifications but mostly made it as written. First, I did use the oil packed sun dried tomatoes as others recommended. I was worried that my young children would turn their noses up at the sun dried tomato pieces so after I simmered them awhile, I put the whole mixture into the blender then returned it to the stove and added the cream in the next step. No big chunks of sundried tomato but still had the intense flavor they give. I also poached the chicken in broth instead of pan frying it and that created very soft, tender chicken which I cubed and mixed with the sauce and bow tie pasta. Huge hit with the kids.

Reviewed On: Aug. 27, 2007