"Simply delicious! I only used one large sweet potato for 2 people. Plenty. I cut it into medium thin 'stick's, tossed them with olive oil on the cooking sheet. Do not peel first and make sure the pan is large enough so they don't steam. When they came out of the oven, 40 minutes later they were crisp and creamy. Not soggy. I did not make the aiol""

"I've made this about 4 times and am about to make it again. It's a great way to use the harvest from the garden in season with a lovely presentation. I found taking out the tomato seeds prior to assembly helps with the excess moisture. I'm wondering about trying fennel on the bottom this time as I have a dinner guest tomorrow night who doesn't lik""

"Great outline recipe to build a soup. I doubled carrots, celery, shallots. for liquid, I used 7 cups of beef stock and 1 bottle of lite bass ale. also used entire can of diced tomatoes. i used 3/4 lb. nieman ranch stew beef cubes and seasoned with montreal steak seasoning. i used olive oil to cook beef in, dry pan seared sliced baby bellas and cooked veggies in a little broth instead of oil. no need to wipe pan out but did skim a little oil off top before serving. toasted baguette slices in toaster oven, lightly buttered and topped with swiss cheese. served the soup with these hot 'croutons' on top. delicious!

"Great outline recipe to build a soup. I doubled carrots, celery, shallots. for liquid, I used 7 cups of beef stock and 1 bottle of lite bass ale. also used entire can of diced tomatoes. i used 3/4 lb. nieman ranch stew beef cubes and seasoned with montreal steak seasoning. i used olive oil to cook beef in, dry pan seared sliced baby bellas and cooked veggies in a little broth instead of oil. no need to wipe pan out but did skim a little oil off top before serving. toasted baguette slices in toaster oven, lightly buttered and topped with swiss cheese. served the soup with these hot 'croutons' on top. delicious!

"Great outline recipe to build a soup. I doubled carrots, celery, shallots. for liquid, I used 7 cups of beef stock and 1 bottle of lite bass ale. also used entire can of diced tomatoes. i used 3/4 lb. nieman ranch stew beef cubes and seasoned with montreal steak seasoning. i used olive oil to cook beef in, dry pan seared sliced baby bellas and cooked veggies in a little broth instead of oil. no need to wipe pan out but did skim a little oil off top before serving. toasted baguette slices in toaster oven, lightly buttered and topped with swiss cheese. served the soup with these hot 'croutons' on top. delicious!