I used one and a half tablespoons of minced garlic which was plenty. I used Kosher salt instead of table. I kept the rest of the original recipe the same. I threw in some leftover steamed broccoli and, voila, dinner! I would agree with some that the amount of butter used could have been reduced. I "lifted" the spaghetti out of the pan to let some of it drip off before setting it in the serving bowl. Nonetheless, my family loved it. The green-phobics picked off the broccoli and then everyone was happy!

Reviewed On: Oct. 29, 2009

These were the Christmas cookies that my family members were sneaking when I wasn't looking. As an FYI, the recipe makes far more cookies than the recipe notes. The glaze is excellent and should be drizzled on before being baked. Do not add on any additional baking time or they will dry out. The moisture of the cherries makes them perfectly soft by the next day. They came out perfectly. Beware: We had so much of the glaze left over that I was eating it with a spoon. (Yes it was that good!)

Reviewed On: Feb. 1, 2009

Wow, this was fabulous chili. My neighborhood had a Halloween chili cook-off and I won with this recipe. There was also a dessert contest which I won with Iced Pumpkin Cookies - also a recipe from this site. For the chili, I chopped up all of the veggies until they were something close to minced. I only used 1 tsp. of Texas Pete. I used Bass as my beer brand. Instead of three cans drained chili beans, I used 2 drained of the mild chili beans, 1 mild undrained and one spicy undrained chili beans. The end result had plenty of tongue sizzle even with the less spicy substitutions. Enjoy and hide the leftovers or they will be quickly gone!

Reviewed On: Dec. 21, 2008