"Thank you to all the immensely helpful commenters that helped me to be able to give this recipe 5 stars. I chose to keep all the sugar for the cake b/c of its size. For the topping, however, I only used 1/4 cup. Once on the cake, it is the perfect sweetness. The fresh champagne mangos I used were so ripe, no water was required for the topping. I d"

"Anne, you rock, thank you for the recipe and all the extra info you give. Not having soaked the beans the night before, I was clueless as to what to do and no none else had the information. I am most grateful and a total fan. Muy bien!"

"I didn't have blue cheese or horseradish so I used mild feta, queso blanco and a coupla heaping TBSP of parmesan cheese. In lieu of the horseradish, I put in hot sauce, Dijon mustard and lemon zest. Otherwise, I used what the recipe called for. I also substitiuted Durkee french fried onions for the reg. onion. I sauteed it in olive oil and butter "

"After you temper your eggs and join the egg yolks with the rest of the corn starch mixure, make sure you bring the mixture back up to a boil and let it boil for a full minute! Even after you add the butter, lemon juice and zest, if it looks too liquidy, put it all back in your saucepan and heat until it boils once again. I had already baked the me"

"I read all the reviews and taking inspiration from them and Marcela, I added dried cranberries, pistachios and mini semi-sweet chocolate chips into my entire 14oz. bag of sweetened coconut and an entire 14oz. can of sweetened CONDENSED milk. Using an average size ice cream scooper, it made almost 3 dozen candies and they were so good!!! My family "

"We had a late Thanksgiving so I just used some of my leftovers last night. The bites are so yummy by themselves and with the cranberry pesto, they are phenominal!! My stuffing did not have meat in it, so I added leftover dark meat turkey (so I could sneak it past my picky hubby & son) and put the stuffing and turkey mix into a food processor. I ch"

"My family and I enjoyed the flavors of this recipe so much, I decided to try something a lil' different. I tried marinating 2lbs. of ground chicken with Melissa's recipe (for about 3hrs.) and then cooked it low and slow on the stove top. I also had to cook the onions and peppers on the stove but it didn't matter - everything was so delicious! I wa"

"I have now made this several times and my family loves it. The salami & mozzarella is, of course, so good but our favorite is a smoked ham (sliced thin) and sharp cheddar cheese combo. I kept the garlic but didn't have fresh basil so I used a profuse amount of Italian seasoning inside the stromboli and on the outside. The tomatoes on the top of th"