I was recently looking on here for country gravy recipes to try for country fried steak. This is pretty much the same recipe I have used for years. The only difference (and I think this makes a big difference) is I use white pepper. I know that sounds picky but it tastes much better.

Reviewed On: Sep. 18, 2009

It's odd. I made a soup last night that was a little bland looking and "tweaked" it a bit and was trying to review it today. When I clicked on this, this was almost the exact recipe I used last night except I added a potato and a little cabbage shredded finely (just because it was in my veggie keeper) and switched to veggie stock. I also did not see this recipe or would have tried the vinegar. I reviewed this recipe because I will just make this next time. It is an excellent lentil soup recipe. I will also add some turkey or chicken sausage next time for the meat eaters in the family. My daughter, who is a vegetarian, absolutely loved this soup.

Reviewed On: Jan. 23, 2008

Made this earlier this week. I don't eat a lot of meat and my daughter is a vegetarian. The problem we have in our house is I have two big meat eaters, my wife and my son. Trying to make meals that satisfy everyone can be difficult. This is one of the few that did. I added Turkey Bacon for them and also Blue Cheese crumbles. As a main course I think at the least you should add Blue Cheese and maybe even red onions. I also did substitute Pine Nuts for the almonds and it was excellent. The only reason I did not rate higher was it would have been a bit bland without these additions. I also put some cold mandarine oranges at the table for those that wanted them. Honestly, you could even add some of some of those crunchy chinese noodles for texture if you are omitting any meat.

Reviewed On: Oct. 12, 2007