"Oh MY LORD this banana bread is awesome! I added about 3 tbsp finely shredded dried coconut and drizzled an orange glaze on top (powdered sugar, fresh orange juice + 1 tbsp orange zest). All I have to say is Wow!"

"This recipe is like all of the others say in that the dough is SO easy to work with - perfect for cookie cutting. Although alone, the cookies seem to lack in taste. I'm a sucker for chewy, sugary cookies so these weren't my ideal. However, with some thick fluffy frosting, they're awesome!"

"This was a fantastic recipe. I love Barefoot Contessa. She is just the BEST! I saw that a few other reviewers had written about the taste and maybe it needed a bit more oomph.. so I added extra sugar, around 1/3 cup, 3T ricotta and just a little more lemon zest. Results were wonderful. Topped with some powdered sugar and voila!""

"LOVED this recipe. Only amendments were that I decided to make the chicken broth instead of adding the powdered essence, which came out better in my book. I also followed some of the other suggestions and added more carrots + twice as much rice and curry powder. The result was a lovely thick, stewy consistency with hearty, spicy flavours -- an all""