Excellent alternative to traditional chili. Using pre-cooked chicken breasts would have been a big time saver and I would consider this next time. I followed the recipe except for doubling the amount of beans, rinsing them, and then pureeing half in order to help thicken the sauce. I also omitted the green chiles and added about 1/8-1/4 tsp chili powder. Otherwise, all spices were added as the recipe called for. I made cornbread muffins to serve along with it. Delish!

I just HAD to review these. With very few adjustments, the were phenomenal. I had to stop myself from eating the whole batch. I was very skeptical that any muffin could taste good without oil or butter. This recipe proves that a healthful option is available without compromising taste or texture. The minor modifications I made: Used one whole egg with two whites; used raw turbinado sugar instead of brown sugar; used half white whole wheat (King Arthur) and half all purpose four; used double the cinnamon (and probably a bit more banana); added about 1/4 cup buttermilk because the batter was a bit dry. Absolutely delicious. Thanks for a great recipe!

Wonderful! I made a few changes to make these a bit more healthful. I replaced 1 cup of flour with white whole wheat flour (from King Arthur), replaced 3 TBSP of oil with 3 TBSP of unsweetened applesauce. Added 1 TBSP agave nectar, 2 tsp vanilla and 3 shakes of cinnamon. Served with heated banana slices and chopped walnuts and a little pure maple syrup. Delicious!

These are fantastic! I used very ripe bananas and unswetened applesauce and omitted the nuts. I did have to bake them for 12 minutes longer than the recipe suggested. I toasted them lightly the next day and they tasted even better than they did the day I made them. Terrific recipe. This will be a family favorite, I am sure.

Truly wonderful recipe. I made it exactly according to the recipe but added about 2 handfuls of regular size chocolate chips to the batter just before baking. It made the bread a little more dessert-like. Outstanding! This bread lasted 8 hours in our house. Everyone loved it.

My husband recently bought me a large paella pan, so I decided to make this dish for our New Year's eve get-together last night. Other than increasing the recipe yield to 10 servings, I made the recipe EXACTLY as it is written. It required about 4 cups of chicken broth. The paella received rave reviews from all of our guests. My one recommendation is to cut and measure all ingredients before starting. This made the preparation effortless. Thanks, Christine, for a truly magnificent dish!

In the attempt to try to bring variety to the dessert portion of Phase I, I suggest a variation on this dessert. I add 1/4 tsp almond extract, 1/4 tsp imitation coconut extract, and one tsp cocoa powder and omit the espresso. For some reason, I think the Splenda is very sweet and I find that this desssert tastes less artificial if I reduce the Splenda by 1/2 - but most people like to use the full packet. (You can also try top increase the extracts to as much as 1/2 tsp each). This variation tastes a little bit like an Almond Joy.