"I'm no longer skeptical. I thought there was little you could do with green beans to make them excellent instead of just good. This recipe does it. I used 2 half-pound bags of whole "steamable" FRESH green beans -- the kind you get in the produce section already cleaned. I even made them in advance and reheated them without them gettying mushy. If"

"Outstanding. I made a couple of changes, but don't omit the mint. Not a mint fan myself, I did put it in and it doesn't at all overwhelm the flavor of the soup. I also added instead of 2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. + 2 heaping T. of Better Than Bouillon chicken concentrate. Instead of creme fraiche, I used half-and-half. And instead of her tedious blender i"

"This recipe is outstanding exactly as written, which is the way I tried it. I don't understand all the really fundamental changes some reviewers make in the recipe. They may as well make something else, but some of the changes are NOT this recipe. The cheeses are perfect as is. The dried spices are perfect, no garlic is just fine in this recipe. T"