Yes, it really is that good. What the butter/sugar mixture does to the crust is unbelieveable. I made this two weeks ago, and people are still telling me how good it was, and everyone wants the recipe. I thought it was a lot more work than my regular recipe (and people rave about it, too!), but the difference in the crust alone is worth it!

First of all, this is very pretty. One of my guy friends had at least 3 helpings, and took some home, too. I used half kidney beans and half black beans. It makes a LOT of salad, so unless you're going to a larger function, maybe try to do half a batch (Ww had 8 people, and ate less than half). I would have liked more cornbread, so that can stay the same, perhaps. May make this again, but a smaller version with more cornbread. Also, this was a bit more sticky/mushy the second day, so try to make it the same day as the event, unless you want it more like a potato salad consistancy.

This lemonade is delicious! I peeled the leom with a vegie peeler, and then followed directions exactly. It was kind of strong, which we liked, since it's perfect after it's in a glass of ice for a few minutes. I had to make 3 batches this weekend, and everyone raved.

I have never given a bad review before, but unfortunately the time has come. After i completed the recipe i tasted it, and it was so bland and overpowered by the tomato puree that i had to add another tablespoon of garlic, some cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, a LOT more salt and peeper and more garlic. After the monstrous addition the soup was still bland and near tasteless. I would not recommend this soup, nor would i recommend this as a soup base.

AS A PROUD SOUTHERNER WE TAKE OUR TEA DRINKING SERIOUSLY! AFTER ALL, IT IS THE HOUSE WINE OF THE SOUTH. WE ARE WEANED FROM MILK TO TEA! LOL THIS IS A KEEPER. WHO KNEW...BAKING SODA!!! THANKS FOR THE POST.

Amazing recipe. Just made this for dinner and my husband and I absolutely love it. I left out the sugar, used 3 chicken breasts, sliced green bell pepper, and some onion wedges and marinated it all for over an hour. Then poured it all into a 9x13 dish and baked at 450 for 30 minutes. I'll definitely be making this again.

If I could rate these higher, I would - so simple and easy to make but people are always blown away by them. The least experienced cook could make them and people would think they are a kitchen superstar. I use grape tomatos cut in half, and the small fresh mozzerella balls - they are easy to find at Sam's normally, and way cheaper there than I've seen anywhere else. I also like to add a little garlic, fresh pepper and sea salt, and marinate the assembled "bites" in the dip, rather than serve them seperately. These keep and travel pretty well, so they are easy to take to a buffet.

This was really good. I made it for my birthday brunch, but didn't have time to make the syrup, so I just used maple syrup instead. Also, I turned the peices half way, and baked for a total of 40 minutes, and reduced the cream and eggs as recommended by some reviewers, and I can't imagine it would be better with more liquid. People raved about it. My only complaint is that I didn't make enough, and only had a bite or two left by the time I made my plate up! Several people asked for the recipe.

This was phenomenal! Wonderful side dish and the leftover butter-garlic sauce is great spooned over the Honey Ginger Salmon recipe on this site.

HOLY MOLY! This is the best recipe on this site!!! I add some cayenne because we like it a little spicier! Oh My, you must try this soup!! I make it with some smushy bread- it's so tasty!

I was excited to try this recipe because it sounded interesting and got so many good reviews, but while it might have been edible, it was not enjoyable. The amount of margarine (I substituted butter) that it called for was unbelievable, but I stuck to half a cup as directed in the recipe, which made the pasta incredibly GREASY (you're already using two cups of cheese for this, you do not need a whole stick of butter as well). The soy sauce also gave it a very odd taste that was completely out of place and did not compliment the other flavors. Sadly, this dish turned out to be a waste of my time and ingredients.

This soup was great! I really changed it. I doubled the recipe, used 8 carrots, 2 sweet potatoes, 1 regular potatoes, 1/2 tsp of curry powder, chili powder and cayenne pepper and used 6c of broth.(The rest of the recipe was left as is.) MY fiance thought it was amazing and loved the heat but I had to add a big dollop of plain yogurt to cut the heat!