One of the best salads I've had. I don't often finish the first course, but this salad was the exception. I made a few changes though. I was more in the mood for feta so that's what I used, cut in decent size bits. I used toasted pecan pieces, not walnuts. I slighly increased the lemon juice, lemon zest, and olive oil for the dressing and slightly increased the pecans, apple, avocado and cheese; also added salt and pepper which it needed. I think with this salad, more and bolder is better. With that said, I will make this dish over and over again, it's fabulous, great flavors and textures. My guests went back for more and I had to remind them that there was a main course. A big hit indeed.

Reviewed On: Jul. 1, 2007

This one isn't a keeper. It's not bad mind you, however I don't believe it would take a bit of time to find a better oatmeal cookie recipe. These cookies are okay if eaten within 48 hours but after two days the kids wouldn't even eat them and they ended up in the trash. I cook and bake a lot, I am always in search of the perfect recipe for everything and this one, in my humble opinion, just doesn't make the grade.

Reviewed On: Mar. 19, 2005

I added a few things to the recipe and thought I would share. I added one more banana, a tsp. or so of vanilla extract, nutmeg to taste and about a 1/4 cup of pulverized hazel nuts (I turn the nuts into virtual flour so the kids won't notice them and yet I get the nutty flavor...mom's have to be smart about it!) This recipe says to bake for one hour, I set my timer for 50 minutes and was glad I did, it was done, although I only baked one loaf at a time. The kids said this is the best ever and I agree. Very good, dense and moist and you can't beat the smell throughout the house. I don't think the second loaf will make it to the freezer.

Reviewed On: Mar. 6, 2005