"My wife made this about a month ago and we fell in love with it! It is delicious! The presentation factor takes simple eggs up and raises them several notches and with the fresh herbs and ease of preparation it makes this a no-brainer. I did notice that my wife's version was tastier than mine and I found that she used 1/4 tsp garlic powder beca""

"If you love dark chocolate, dense, rich desserts, than this is where it is at! I made this for my sister's birthday and she, and all my family, loved it! In reading the other reviews I would respond to a couple of issues. It it not fudge like or brownie like in any real sense of the word. It is so much more than that and quite the elegant dess""

"I tried these for the first time today. They are DELICIOUS! I followed many of the suggestions from others' reviews. The lemon zest in the crust adds a depth of flavor you couldn't easily get with store bought pastry. Bake the crusts the 12 minutes the instructions indicate and then fill them only about 2/3 full and return them to the oven. I can only imagine getting away with 5 more minutes in the oven if you filling is still very hot from its preparation. If it has cooled then you will need at least 10-15 minutes if you want it to set up well. I also think you could easily double the amount of raisins while keeping the rest of the filling ingredients the same. I used vanilla extract instead of the bean as others did and added the extra egg yoke to the dough as one suggested.

All in all I think they turned out great and they will become my neighborhood holiday gifts this year.