"I learned that jumping into an unfamiliar recipe as I'm cracking open a third beer is poor judgment. My measuring was accurate, however, I failed to put all the ingredients together in a timely fashion. The macaroni cooled down, the veggie mixed cooled down, and it went into the oven at room temp. The cheese was not thoroughly melted at 40 minute, so I jacked up the oven temp and added 10 more minutes. Ah yes, cooking under the influence ... created clumpy cheese and dried out macaroni, and yet it was reasonably good: pleasantly spicy. I give it 4 stars. I get 2 stars for merely avoiding personal injury."

"Last Friday I watched Big Daddy throw this bad boy loaf together, and I thought, I love meatloaf, I can do this. I looked out the window: snow, sleety crap coming from the sky. Man, I need some comfort! I'm going to do this. I slogged off to the store and got the fixin's. An hour later, I'm back, I'm in the kitchen, choppin', measurin', stirrin' to zydeco music cranked up. I'm feelin' good! And later, when I pulled it from the oven ... Whoa dude, the meatloaf gods were grinnin'! Man, I'm not a cook, and yet, I did this. My wife (of 35 years) was amazed. The stuffing in the middle blew her away. "I love feta! How'd you get that in there?" Two slabs and a big ol' mound of mashed potatoes later, I am feelin' fine. Thank you, Big Daddy!

P.S. Guys, amaze your lady. Big Daddy's got a recipe to do it. Check it out. It will pay you dividends."