My first husband was Filipino, and this was a staple in his family. I ended up loving MOST Filipino food, but this wasn't one of my favorites. It's all right, not super great. For authenticity, buy the pink hot dogs they sell at the Asian market (same place you have to go to find banana ketchup).

Reviewed On: Oct. 11, 2009

I made a few changes to serve a bigger family and to suit my personal preference, but I can tell this recipe would have been just as good as written. Because I'm serving a large family, I used 3x as many potatoes, double the cheese, but only 1 lb of sausage. I left out the caraway seed, because I hate it, but I added 2 cups of saurkraut and a couple tablespoons of brown mustard. Also, since I added mustard, I left out the pepper. I poured a little less than 1c milk over the whole, which fit into a 9x13 glass casserole dish just fine. I used the greased, glass dish to skip the foil step. It's just now gone into the oven, but my brothers are making enthusiastic noises, so I imagine it will be a success. Thanks for the recipe!

Reviewed On: May 25, 2009

This is a huge family favorite, and the base of a recipe that I make that is frequently requested for birthday dinners in my family. I make it as described, but use 1/2 cheddar and 1/2 Pepper jack cheese. I also add in 1 T of cajun spices (I have my own blend. I suppose a commercial one might work). Then, on the side, I make a jambalya mix. Saute a couple of cubed chicken breasts in olive oil, then add sliced peppers, chopped onion, chopped tomato, sliced cajun sausage, and 2 T cajun spice blend till cooked through, then throw in 1/2 lb of shrimp and cook till the shrimp is done. You can mix both pots together, or serve them separately so that people can choose their own proportion of meat. It's totally awesome.

Reviewed On: Mar. 16, 2009