"This was very good. I used almost twice as much beef as suggested. Glad I did. I made this for five kids and my hubby and I. H and I really enjoyed it as comfort food. Kids enjoyed it as if gourmet. Not something I would make for a dinner party but a fun week night dish."

"I dont like to give opinions on my own cooking, especially not baking because i really dont like sweets so i enlisted my husband mother and daughter who have proven to be brutally honest. they loved these more than any other muffin, they won against paula deens coffee banana muffins and another ina recipe that had dried cranberries. all were excel"

"Too expensive for the results. Emeril uses way way way too many ingredients. I think a lot of these five star posts are fake. Theres no way someone would put a dish that requires this much time and money into the "rotation". The reviews on fn are super helpful but we need to keep em honest."

"Sooo good. Guests thought it was great. It does have a strong lemon flavor but that aspect is what everyone seemed to like about it. Soo, if you don't like lemon maybe don't use as much. But I think it's perfect the way it is. The heavy flavor of the pasta mixed with the brightness of the lemon is great. Love love love Ina. She has given me the r""

"This is great. I even messed up the white bread soaked in milk thing. I only had skim milk and wheat bread so I added a tbsp of melted butter to the skim and threw in the wheat bread. I could tell it was not an ideal sub. But, this was still fab and will make agAin. But with whole milk and white breAd."

"This is great. I even messed up the white bread soaked in milk thing. I only had skim milk and wheat bread so I added a tbsp of melted butter to the skim and threw in the wheat bread. I could tell it was not an ideal sub. But, this was still fab and will make agAin. But with whole milk and white breAd."

"This recipe is great and works perfectly as the potato or pasta dish you might serve as a side dish. I made it with her stuffed fennel pork loin and it was easy and the whole meal seemed so gourmet. I dont usually like nutmeg and forgot to add it to this recipe but since i dont like it i didnt think i would care. HOWEVER it really does make a diff"