We recently bought a house and went from having a ten minute commute to a one hour commute!!! In the interest of time I bought a slow cooker and this is the very first recipe I made it was AWESOME!! I did have a couple problems though 1) It was very greasy, but I believe this was user error, I need to spend more time trimming next time. 2) It needed A LOT of salt, I don't know if this is due to the fact that I had to skim soooo much fat from the top that it got rid of some flavor or not but I did have to add a lot after serving. The gravy was soooo good over mashed potatoes. I'll definitely be making this again!

Reviewed On: Nov. 18, 2009

I really really like this recipe, no it's not going to impress anyone at a dinner party but you can have a tasty dinner on the table in about 25 minutes that the kids will actually eat that's worth 5 stars in my book!! I used a boboli crust, which worked very well; it was quick and the thickness gave it a "bun" feel, I would't do a thin crust with this recipe. I hate pickles so i didn't use any but other than that I did the recipe as is. Next time I would: Make individual size pizzas, there's a lot of stuff on there and cutting the slices was not the easiest thing to do, I'd probably add some crumbled bacon and lastly I'd chop the onion a lot smaller since my toddler can spot it from a mile away but that was user error not the recipes fault. Oh and by the way I actually LOVED the thousand island dressing on there!!

Reviewed On: Jul. 24, 2009

This recipe is great, definitely my new "go to" potluck dish!! I've used all the fruits listed but i've also added: Pineapple, peaches, nectarines & mandarin oranges (only fruit I used the canned version of). Both times I used apricot preserves. TIPS: I put some ice water and the juice of half a lemon in a bowl and as i chopped the apples I put them in there and drained well at the end. I had no problems with browning and the lemon added a nice little zip. If you have a large group and want to make a little extra without breaking the bank add more apples, they are cheap and add volume. Make sure you make plenty of chips, they go pretty fast (someone dubbed them "churro chips" at my BBQ & the kids all said it was like cinnamon toast crunch) I used two packs of ten and had no leftovers. If you run out of chips, throw the fruit in a pitcher and add some wine, yummy sangria!! Great way to use up the leftovers :) Be prepared to give out the recipe you WILL be asked!!

Reviewed On: Jul. 23, 2009