Served to guests with whipped cream, strawberries and blackberries to rave reviews. However, it doesn't actually say to add the vanilla extract anywhere in the recipe which nearly resulted in a disaster. I realized after I had poured them into the ramekins and put them in the fridge, luckily before they had started to set.

Reviewed On: Aug. 7, 2006

Made this with a few changes and it came out great. I used prosciutto instead of regular ham, and used 1 cup milk and 1 cup heavy cream instead of 2 cups of heavy cream. I had a whole pound of asparagus on hand so I used more than the 8 ounces called for. It also made more sense to use penne or ziti since they are the same size as the cut asparagus and easier to pick up.

Reviewed On: Aug. 7, 2006

Great, simple stew recipe that I've used maybe a dozen times. I probably use less oil than called for, and add about 1 tsp garlic powder to the meat and oil right in the beginning for extra flavor. I've had better results letting the meat simmer for 2 hours before adding the veggies rather than 1 hour. Good stuff

Reviewed On: Apr. 22, 2006