So...as an assignment, I needed to make a drink for a photo...I followed the amounts in the recipe to a T since the directions were pretty clear...and I've had many of Pina Colada, Virgin or alcoholic in my adult life. And this was not that great for me. It wasn't sweet, and it lacked the traditional flavor of coconut. It really tasted like flavored pineapple milk. I'm sorry no one cared for it.

I honestly thought I'd love this. And I didn't sorry. the cheese sauce, didn't have that cheese flavor at all. It tasted like a biscuit gravy. And I love leeks, in all sorts of dishes. But I made this twice thinking maybe it was out I presented the dish. The 1st time, I made it as instructed but no one would touch it, I guess the look was more off putting then the flavor. So I tried again a 2nd night and chopped up the leeks into smaller pieces instead of leaving the leeks in the long sliced form. I didn't try it the 1st time to know that I wasn't going to like it. But did the 2nd time and it really wasn't pleasing to anyone's taste but one of my kids. Sorry.

Good basic recipe...however I will say, I didn't like the flavor of the evaporated milk mixed with the pudding mix. It really in it's self, not that good. But having said that, when layered the way the recipe was layered. The taste was way better mixed with the other flavors and not notice the weird back taste that the pudding mix gave off in the beginning. I will make again, but won't be using evaporated milk, will use regular milk in it's place. The whole idea and the ease of the recipe was great. Just not so much with the evaporated milk in this.

Even though I normally don't look at the reviews before making a recipe. I did in this case. However, I followed it to a T as written and made 2 small 6 inch cakes and more then a dozen cupcakes. And here's what I can say about it. 1~if you can't have eggs. This would be an excellent alternative for that fact. However, my cake did raise, my cake was rich, moist and dense but still slightly light. It did have a harder texture on the top of the cake because of the sugar. Not bad but it was there, as well as a slight after taste. I could handle it, it was due to the coffee. While my kids totally said it was awesome with the chocolate fudge frosting I used. And it quite complaimented the flavor of the cake. I didn't think the aftertaste of the cake was bad. Slightly off the norm but it was fine, however depending on the flavor of the coffee you use will create that back taste so to speak. Either reduce the amount of the vanilla or the strength of the coffee. But I did like the cake over all. What I didn't like, is that fact of when handling with your hands from pan to cake board, the cake was very sticky to the touch, especially on the bottom, even though a tooth pick test, showed the cake was done. I can and will make again. Please note, sift your dry ingredients well & mix your wet ingredients thoroughly before mixing together but mix all together just until combined. That is the key. And moniter the baking time, mine didn't take as long when baking in small pans or cupcakes.

Wonderful recipe. I like a few others didn't have access or on hand, orange cake mix. So I had to do a little doctoring..not much but it worked. I asked the submitter about the difference if using mayo verses Miracle Whip before executing the recipe and was told it shouldn't make a difference. SO I proceeded. Everything came together nicely and the marshmallow creme frosting was very nice and light, which gave a nice contrast to the orange flavored that topped it. I will make again My kids just loved them. TY TY TY it's delish.

I served this up to my husband and oldest daughter for breakfast. I had reservations on the recipe. Only for the amount of sausage and egg mixture. I completely followed to a T right down to the size of skillet to use. When mixing the eggs with the other ingredients, I knew I didn't it didn't look to me enough and I was right, however I didn't stray from the recipe at all. I waited until after my husband and daughter finished before saying anything. Both said the same thing I was thinking. And said while it was good with the flavors, they agreed it was to thick with meat and where was the eggs, so to speak. I will make this again. But however use only half a package of Chicken Sausage and chunk the slices into smaller pieces. And keep the rest of the ingredients the same.

While these cookies were put together in a flash, I only found one problem. Mixing 'til smooth. My mix was crumbly, but when pressed together, they held shape. So I used a small cookie scooper, to scoop onto the parchment lined cookie sheet. And will say, do NOT go past the 6-8 minute baking time. Other then that, no issues with the overall quickness nor the flavor. I can see making these again. The overall outcome to my family enjoying them, was all that mattered to me. TY

Nice Nice super Nice bread. I'm always looking for a good banana bread recipe. And this on did it for me. I have to say the only thing I can say was I decrease the salt because I saw another review saying it was salty. I normally don't start with others' reviews when making a recipe, but I did in this case. However, it is a really solid and moist recipe. The batter is thick, but that's okay, because it rose nicely for me. I didn't have non-instant pudding mix, so I used what was in my pantry. And I don't think, that it would have changed the outcome. My opinion only. Since the walnuts was an optional ingredient in the directions. I chose to add them to the top. I can see totally making this again. I followed the baking steps and my bread took about 20 minutes longer after placing the foil on top of the bread. It's and excellent and delightful bread, hands down and thumbs up. Ty will make again.

While this is a totally excellent recipe, even if this was the 1st time I have ever made risotto. YUM YUM! I can tell you I couldn't find the Arborio rice for the life of me. So after a few trips to several stores. I had to google it to find out what it was and found it was a medium grain rice...Lucky for me, I had it at home ;-) The other thing I ran into with this recipe was, the fact that no one had the exact flavor of sausage other then it in the fresh variety, because of issues with availability in stores. So I made do. Because of this, I had to cook the sausage prior to following the directions, then noticed the company photo shows sliced or chunked sausage, but no where did it state to do so, so I went ahead and sliced them after I cooked them almost done. And proceeded with the directions. This sausages are wonderful. The flavor of the recipe was hmm soo good. I can't wait to try other risotto recipes. The last thing I will note, is there is 2 ingredients missing in the list of ingredients but was stated in the directions. And glad I caught that and had them on hand. I see this error and want others to note, AR needs to add them ;-) But this recipe will be a repeater in my house. TY

It was excellent! Having said that, I had converstated with a few others before making this and took in to the suggestion others stated there was too much tortellini in the recipe. I in mind was going to use the 9oz package I bought and not to use the 19oz that I bought that was frozen. Well, I ended up using the 19oz by mistake(because I got distracted) And saw what others saw. Too much and not enough of the yummy yummy broth this recipe made. SO I did follow to a T, and after seeing I didn't have enough broth. I measured out an additional 1/4 cup of white wine & 21oz of chicken broth. And that was it. I didn't feel it needed any spices. We loved it the way it is written with and additional amount liquids. I'll make again because I got my husband to eat spinach. TY

A simple recipe...I goofed when I was browning my sausages, forgot to slice them prior. Quickly caught myself and sliced them and tossed them back in the pan for a quick brown. The sausage flavor was good. But better when mixed with the greens and salad dressing. The only thing I disliked was having warm meat in my salad. But didn't know that until I ate it. Other then that. I didn't hear any complaints about the salad from my husband other then picking the tomatoes out. And he normally doesn't eat salads with dressings. That part surprised me he didn't complain on that. What a great sport. I think I would prefer the sausage on the side. But that's just me. But I liked the sausage very much.

Okay...so go ahead and laugh. This looks like a pile of chunky gop. LOL But this chunky gop, my family loved! I followed to a T with ingredients. But I ended up stirring the whole pot together instead of the 1st 4 and then top with beans. My bad. However, my husband and kids loved very much I'd make it again too. Good hearty filling dish on a cold night when you need something to stick to your bones. I also doubled the recipe because I bought some bargain priced meat and had leftover smoked sausage that I wanted to use up. Won't go to waste in my house.

When you come across a recipe and see that it has every thing you have on hand...you get totally excited. As so did I. Having said that. I was not thrilled about the over all taste or the mushy look to the end result. And I can tell you it was very bland. Blame the overcooked potatoes in the directions. There is no seasoning & the ingredients in the cooking process that need to be rearranged. Confused? Here's what I see to what happened in my batch. I followed exactly to a T & especially to the directions. The directions literally over cooks the ingredients. The potatoes were so mushy & tasted watered down. The noodles were way to tender. The rice was overly mushy as well as split in half. The ham was the only thing that had kept the flavor all the way through. I had to doctor it up to be edible for my family. When adding spices to correct the water downed taste from the potatoes, the back flavor still didn't have any flavor even though you could taste the seasonings. There totally needs to be herbs and spices in the beginning process when cooking the meat with the water. The potatoes need to be added after the 20 minute simmering process. Noodles & rice needs to be added on the last 30 minutes, not an 1 & 1/2 prior. I would either omit the rice or omit the noodles but not have both. This recipe is a tweaking recipe. As is, I'm sorry is not great at all.

These little babies are soo good. My kids do not let them sit out very long. I never have them in the refrigerator at all. Once made, they are gobbled up. An easy peasy delightful dessert, that you won't feel to guilty about. I don't make to far ahead from serving. SO I can't tell you how well they hold up in the frig. I can personally give an opinion that the pastry may go soft and not have that slight crunch. You can prep ingredients separately ahead and prepare right before your ready to serve.

I love scones, only made a few recipes for it over the years. SO not much in the way of an expert. Having said that, most people if they've never made or tasted a scone, it's an English verison of a biscuit and can be dense. I love love scones, they are very versatile like this recipe, and this recipe is really really good. I made these 3x already in a week. The 1st two times I made them I used frozen blueberries because my store didn't have fresh. And they were delish. However, they were very purple because no matter how much you rinse or don't rinse, the blueberries dye everything in it's path. The last batch I used the fresh, and they looked soo gorgeous, but the fresh berries were extremely tart and wowziers did that give us pucker power ;-) You totally need a glaze to cut out the bitter of fresh blueberries. But this recipe is very easy to do and very quick to put together. I highly recommend this recipe, especially to those that love scones ;-)

Well to say, this carrot cheesecake was VERY elegant looking and simply looked the part. The recipe was very easy to do. I didn't do a water bath for it and thought I should because the ingredients were processed in a food processor. It did crack, not like I thought it was going to, but mainly around the outer edge of the dessert and that wasn't that bad at all. I choose to keep my pecans in halved peices verses chopped. However, I followed to a T. Texture wise, the cheesecake was right on point with creamy and smoothness. The crust was by far superior with texture and flavor. I'd make the crust again. Because it held it's form when cutting and overall look and the flavor of the crust was really good. However the flavor of the cheesecake was a bit different. I found the zesting of the orange over-powering in flavor as well as the spices. It did taste similar to pumpkin and so it was just not what I expected. I would totally tone down the orange and spice flavor to see if the carrot flavor would shine through. Having said that. I can see changing the carrot to a sweet potato OR pumpkin. I don't want to say it was overly bad but I won't say it was the best either. It was just okay. My husband however said, that it wasn't his favorite but was okay. Not something he would totally request me to make again, unless I've perfected a great flavor. If you like a faux pumpkin cheesecake, then this is for you.

Very Very good. Easy to assemble and make. I chopped up my bacon before frying in the pan. I find it makes it easier. It fries quicker and no need to crumble afterwards. But I seriously didn't change anything other then the minor detail of the bacon. As is, it's very decent. I found after tasting it. I really felt it needed some spices. Whether it was salt and pepper or some cayenne pepper. I think adding a tad little kick would make it outstanding. But as is...it's very good. The family liked it but one kid. But that was to be expected because he doesn't like eggy things. But if you love oven omelettes..you will like this very much.

Really good recipe. I guess I'm under the understanding that spoon bread is just as it means. Spooning it out. I would have done so but the middle was still very liquidy and to my family's preference, not appetizing, so I kept batch in the oven for about 10 minutes longer, so that I could cut out and plate with dinner verse it looking a little sloppy. Having said that. We liked the recipe very much in the extended baking time. Even my son took a bite and said it was ok, for he's not a spinach lover but did say he couldn't taste the spinach at all. But I really liked it. It wasn't over fabulous, just really good. TY

While I love all the ingredients, I don't like the dillweed saute'd with pecans and butter & tossed in with the veggies. It wasn't for me at all. The veggies cooked prior to doing that were just great. I won't be making this recipe again. Not to our liking at all. Sorry.

Fabulous! I was worried about the egg substitute, not sure if a prepared powdered replacement would be good, but went with a few people that gave advice and used Egg Beaters. My bread came out wonderful. I did make one small loaf out of the batch minus the zest and walnuts because of one kid in the house. But added the complete amount of zest and walnuts to the rest of the batch...well I added more walnuts then stated for the top of the bread to make a great presentation and hmmmmm the bread was wonderful. It's a total keeper. Being able to use up lingering cans of things bought for Thanksgiving and Christmas on a rainy day...was perfect! I think I prefer this bread well over a plain pumpkin....don't get me wrong, that's good too, but this was great. It was moist, flavorful and gave that nice bite of citrus right at the end. And the aromatic of it baking in the kitchen made the whole house smell nice too. Thumbs up!