Exactly what a pea soup should taste like! I didn't use a slow cooker b/c I realized there was just too much volume for my slow cooker, but it came out perfect anyway! I've been looking for a good tasting pea soup that doesn't require a ham bone, and this is def it. I bought and shopped up a tiny pre-cooked ham and used that. I love this soup - and it freezes well too.

Reviewed On: Mar. 16, 2011

Made these on Saturday to bring to work on Wednesday. They didn't make it!! They were sooo good - my only complaint was that the toffee was more like a caramel. Although I think that may have been my fault - I started the 3 minute timer just as I started to see bubbles. I will DEFINITELY be making this again, only I will not start timing until the full butter/sugar mixture is at a FULL rolling boil.

Reviewed On: Mar. 16, 2011

I was very impressed with this! I don't normally like biscotti because of that "licorice" taste, but these do not have that as they are made with almond and vanilla extracts. I followed other reviews and cooled my "loaves" under a dish towel for 15 minutes before cutting. They did not crack and the pistachios didn't cause any difficulty in slicing the knife through the cookies. I bought salted, shelled pistachios and used exactly the amounts of both the pistachios and cranberries that the recipe called for. I will definitely be making these again (my co-workers all said I absolutely have to!). I also cooked the cookies after slicing for around 15-18 mins (flipping once) and found them to have a perfect crunch on the outside with a not-too-hard center. Didn't need coffee to soften these up at all!

Reviewed On: Dec. 18, 2010