"Made these for Christmas Eve treat (tonight) and I actually followed Linzylu's suggestions, a few reviews before mine. Sauteed garlic and onion in a little butter first and also the minced up stems (I don't like wasting....and I love mushrooms). I read through Paula's recipe and it seemed like it might be a little bland for $17 bucks worth of cr"

"I was searching for a recipe for puttanesca sauce like I had had many years ago at Market City Caffe in Old Town Pasadena. This recipe is delicious and even better! I had read previous reviews about cutting back to one 28 oz. can of tomatoes and had decided to not follow that advice. However, when I went to purchase the tomatoes, all the 28 oz "

"Made this after I saw Alton prepare this on his tv show. I was leery of adding the soy sauce, but did anyway and it was just as he said. It gives the caramels a "meaty" taste and cuts the sweetness. Great recipe and haven't had a flop yet with his technique. Now I make this recipe a couple times a year! "

"I have this cooking on the stove as I type. I've already made two mistakes, (1) thought I had coriander....didn't. :( and (2) added the chocolate before the simmer. Also, my cuisinart food processor had a difficult time with the ancho peppers and they weren't as finely ground as I would have liked.
However, even with my blunders and mishaps it"

"I gave this recipe two stars only because they still tasted good. However, I should have heeded some of the other's comments. The dough was crumbly and dry so I added 1/4 cup butter to soften it enough to shape into balls. I already knew I was in trouble at that point. The cookies ended up looking beautiful, but as others noted; hard as a rock""