"Very Tasty!!! I did not bother to cool and skim the fat, when it was done cooking I served!!! I served it over a creamy cauilflower/ parsnip mash and also added in some of the veggie mix on top. I also cooked it for abut 2 hours 45 min and it was perfect. I have made this before and will make again. I used the Bota Box Old Vine Zinfandel- s"

"I agree with all of the other readers- great recipe! I did follow one suggestion and add white wine and marinate for a while (15 minutes- the flavors were incredible- can't wait to make again and I would even marinate longer- an hour or so!"

"This was incredible- I had some Arrabiatta spices that I substituted for the crushed red pepper flakes and in trying to watch my carbs I used zucchini and summer squash 'noodles' which by the way my husband thought was real pasta?? I always play with my recipes but the cooking method here was right on for the fiddleheads- this will now be my go"

"a 5 for the second try! Where it said add peppermint flavoring if you wanted...do not add peppermint schnaaps! it turned it right into a large lump of white chocolate-- it lost all the smoothness- there was no consistency and it wouldn't reheat to soften...had to chuck it! that being said- the second try was the best- came out perfect- I hope my""

"I have now made this a few times- following the recipe- they really are easy to make and taste sooo much better than the store bought ones! Now I am playing with the recipe some- I changed the onions to shallots, pepper to peppadew peppers, no mushrooms but I mince the garlic into the onion/pepper mix- I also sauteed them up in garlic infused oli""

"Awesome soup- also great as a base if you like to play with your recipes, I made the first batch following the recipe- it was great, then the second batch, when everything went into the pot, I added Italian seasonings and crushed red pepper for a kick!""

"Made this for Christmas dinner for 6 people- it was perfect- the butcher had cut the meat from the bone and retied, so I was able to cut the string and put the paste inbetween the bones and meat and then retied the meat- I added extra garlic and did use fresh horseradish- in a word- yummmmmmm- enough for leftovers for the 2 of us tonight-I will definitely make this again- it was a big hit! I did not do the mushrooms mixture as I was also making Alton Brown's Green Bean Casserole- in which I used fresh mushrooms!