Cornbread-Pudding-Cake. That pretty much sums up the taste (sweetened cornbread) and the consistency (pudding-cake) that you get with this recipe. And that may be what some people enjoy, but to me it was just weird. I would give it only one star, but I give it 3 because my son, who abhors corn, actually ate it.

Reviewed On: Jul. 5, 2009

You HAVE to try this recipe: There's a reason it has 1500+ high ratings. If I could give this 10 stars, I would, it's THAT good! Like others, I did change it up a little... I tossed the diced (gala) apples in a few tablespoons lime juice to prevent browning; I added no sugar whatsoever; I also added blueberries. With the chips, I found the cheaper flour tortillas, the thicker kind that are on the shelf, were better than the more expensive refrigerated kind. That's just my opinion. Also, I sprayed the chips (after cutting the rounds into quarters with a pizza cutter), cinnamon-sugared them, resprayed, then second coated with cinnamon sugar. They were awesome by themselves. I 1 1/2 times'd this recipe and it made 1/2 gallon of salsa... which was the only food at the party that was gone before it was over.

Reviewed On: Jun. 2, 2009

Let me start off by saying that I made some substitutions: chopped, fresh spinach for zucchini; orange bell pepper for green; canned mushrooms for fresh (forgot to buy fresh). I also halved the recipe (except the cheddar, which I only cut by a third). I mixed cheeses and wet ingredients in food processor, as well as my fresh baked bread (forgot to 'age' it) to kind of expedite mixing time; I used a vidalia chop wizard to cut down on chop time... and I still had 45 minutes in the prep, so I think 45 min. prep is for someone REALLY fast or it's off a bit. And I baked it every minute of the recommended bake time, was a little skittish that the toothpick came out clean but there seemed to still be wet egg mixture, so I baked an extra 10 minutes for safety reasons as much as anything. All that said, this strata is really, really good. It's not jump up and down, have it every weekend great, but it is really good for an occasion(al) brunch. I also think it's too much trouble for an every weekend or every day breakfast/brunch. I would

Reviewed On: May 24, 2009