"Outstanding mushroom and depth of flavor! This recipe does not need the 1 cup heavy cream. The half and half is plenty. I left out the heavy cream and it was fabulous! Among the best mushroom soups ever tasted!!!"

"It was very good--a solid staple fruit cobbler which was good because the fruit was in season. Nothing special, however. "

"Artichokes were still tough and sinewy, even though I trimmed them agressively, shaved them very thin on the mandoline and used all tenderizing ingredients in the soak which was extended to overnight! Maybe the baby artichokes weren't fresh enough--they were in the supermarket. But rather than toss them out after all that work, I decided to pan saute them for five minutes, covered, in a little olive oil and with a little of the lemon water. That worked beautifully to make them tender. I seasoned them, drizzled a little good olive oil on top, shaved the parmesan on top and served. They were very delicious. Even though the original design didn't work for me for some unknown reason, the end product after a little cooking, was quite nice.