I loved this recipe! I didn't have lard, so I substituted butter and a little bit of vegetable oil. I had never made country fried steak, and this recipe was so easy! The ingredients are cheap, easy and the meal cooks fast. I had an entire meal made in less than half an hour!

This was fantastic. I changed it just a bit. I used 1/2 ground beef and 1/2 ground turkey and I added a garlic dill seasoning. I took the advice of another, since I do not care for tomato soup in recipes, and used cream of mushroom. I added some beef boullion granules to the soup and water mixture. I topped with a cheddar and mozzerella mixture. I did not use the yellow mustard. I made 3 patties tonight and froze 3 for later. I can't wait to make this again. My family loved it, that includes a 12 year old, a 10 year old and a 7 year old. I served with a fresh green salad.

After a few minor alterations I would definitely give this a "5" as it is a quick soup to make that is not too heavy, yet hearty. Basically, since I did not have two fresh tomatoes, I used a second can of diced tomatoes. After the soup simmered a bit, I added salt to taste and some dried basil to taste (probably 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp) to give it a little more flavor and "zip". Sprinkling some grated Parmesan cheese on the individual servings also gave it some extra flavor. Will make this again.

I used salt pork instead of hocks. It still came out great. I will be making this again.

I made this last Saturday, BIG HIT!!! Must Do again and again and again. Crazy request for next Saturday's Fish Fry! Thanx!!!

My second attempt (first successful attempt) at ever making bread- this recipe was so easy, calls for easily accessible ingredients, and tastes delicious. I turned down the heat halfway through baking, transfered to a lower shelf in the oven, and put foil over the top to keep it from browning too much. Besides that, I can't wait to try this again with cinnamon, raisins or poppyseed! One note: the dough rises a LOT, i got two HUGE loaves out of this recipe. I'd suggest making three loaves with the dough, or two loaves and some smaller rolls. Delicious.

This was soooooo good!!!! I did tweak it a little. I put salt, pepper, garlic powder, chedder and mozzerella cheese in the mashed potatoes. I also added a little extra water, as some had said the middle was dry. I used some turkey bacon and sauted the onions in the same pan after. I used olive oil and butter for the onions. I did use lite cream cheese. I'm not sure how many calories were saved..hehehe... I put the onions and 1/2 the bacon in the middle and used the rest of the bacon on top. Of course I topped it off with more cheddar and mozzerella. DELICIOUS!!!!! my famliy loved it. I served it with a green salad, nothing else was needed. This one is a keeper...

I followed the recipe exactly except substituted Splenda for sugar and made mini cupcakes to dip in chocolate fondue (reduced the baking time to 10 minutes). They were a favorite as is and as a dipper! Delicious!

My husband, 5 year old and I really liked this! However, take note to make sure you do use andouille sausage or you are going to miss out on an essential flavor enhancer to the dish. The andouille I used was "raw" so I crumbled it and browned it with the vegetables in step 2, which also enhances the flavor in the beans as they cook. Andouille has a lot of "kick", so you may want to try 1/4 tsp cayenne, simmer and taste before adding the full 1/2 tsp as Cajun seasoning has cayenne as well. To give the dish more of a "hammy" pork taste (like Popeye's red beans and rice - the BEST!), I added 1 tablespoon of Penzey's Spices Ham soup base - made a wonderful flavor contribution! All other ingredients I left the same as noted in the recipe; however, I let it simmer for close to 3-1/2 hours to ensure deep flavor.

perfect

Man! I love these on the grill.

All I can say is. M M M