"Oh my God this is the best beef stew I have ever made. I made it excatly to recipe but I left out the cognac and the pearl onions. I used regular onions instead because I couldn't find the frozen ones anymore and I didn't want peel the fresh ones. I only had to cook mine on the stovetop for about an hour and a half. But I live in Iowa and we have the best beef, and I got mine from a local butcher and it's really tender. I will defiantly make this again. Thank's Ina!

"I was really looking forward to this recipe after I seen he show, and read all of the ratings. But after I made it, no one in my family liked it. My husband was trying to be nice and said it was ok. But it was horrible. I followed the recipe exactly, but it's too lemony and too much onion. It calls for green onion and red onion. After it sits that's all you can taste. Wish I would have saved my money and used the shrimp for something else.

"I tried this recipe out because I wanted to make a lighter version of deep-fried breaded shrimp. I followed the recipe exactly, and felt that the coating was a little bit too heavy and dry for me. I think mostly because of the cornmeal. It is very course and grainy and makes a good coating for catfish, but I don't think it's very good on shrimp. I think I may try this recipe again, but with panko bread crumbs intsead of cornmeal. I do like Ellie's tip though about heating the pan first. I think this helps brown the shrimp better.

"I tried this recipe out because I wanted to make a lighter version of deep-fried breaded shrimp. I followed the recipe exactly, and felt that the coating was a little bit too heavy and dry for me. I think mostly because of the cornmeal. It is very course and grainy and makes a good coating for catfish, but I don't think it's very good on shrimp. I think I may try this recipe again, but with panko bread crumbs intsead of cornmeal. I do like Ellie's tip though about heating the pan first. I think this helps brown the shrimp better.