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"I was actually searching for a copycat recipe for El Pollo Loco's creamy cilantro dressing, but nothing I found sounded right. I love their's but WOW! this is even better. I never go to to El Torito, so can't comment on how close it is to the original, but this is excellent -- just what I was hoping for. Thank you! My search is ove..."

Jun 9, 2013 on Food.com

"Transforms blah tilapia into a great fish dish! II've made this at least 4 times, so I decided it was time to put in my $.02. I use more pecans-about 1/4 cup, and panko for the breadcrumbs. Also, I put the seasonings to the flour. No matter how hard you try to press the pecan/breadcrumb mix into the fish, a lot of it will fall off and you..."

May 19, 2013 on Food.com

"Oh my goodness, oh my goodness (to quote a famous foodie! I cannot count how many banana bread recipes I have tried - finally found the one!!! I stumbled on this recipe searching to see if pecans were a good sub for walnuts in banana bread (I had a pound of pecans and no walnuts. Made 12 muffins instead of bread, and baked for 20 minutes. Followe ..."

Apr 23, 2013 on FoodNetwork.com

"Oh my goodness! I only post reviews when I love the recipe, and this one is very deserving. Better than almost any I've had at my favorite Mexican restaurants (and we have lots of great ones in the Los Angeles area. I pre-baked the meatballs following others' suggestions, but WON'T next time -- this made them too firm, and they did..."

Mar 17, 2013 on Food.com

"I was born in the midwest, and my grandmother made this often in the summertime with peas and tiny new potatoes picked from her garden. I must have eaten gallons of this in my childhood -- so, so good. She didn't use dill, but I think this addition really puts it over the top! I was out of milk (how?, so used half and half with about equal amount..."

Mar 12, 2013 on Food.com

"I havenn't had great success making fried chicken, so decided to try the baking method. This came out very good! I used about 2 lbs. of chicken thighs (4 lg. sized, since we prefer dark meat. In adjusting down the other ingredients, I must have underestimated the breadcrumb/parm mixture, because it didn't really cover them as much as I would have..."

Jan 6, 2013 on Food.com

"Excellent bread in every way. Just needs a bit more salt. Next time will add at least 1/2 tsp. more than stated."

Nov 21, 2012 on Food.com

"Good stuff! I didn't have any canned tomatoes, so mixed in a couple tablespoons of tomato paste with the beef broth instead. I used italian seasoning in place of the thyme, oregano and basil (since those are the main ingredients in the seasononing mixture. I don't think my subs would have changed the outcome of the posted recipe very much, so giv..."

Sep 2, 2012 on Food.com

"Loved this - went straight to my saved recipes. Really tasty way to prepare inexpensive varieties of fish. Only a couple of changes out of necessity (what I had. Used tilapia in place of cod, and italian seasoning in place of marjoram and thyme.I'll be making this often. Thanks!"

Sep 2, 2012 on Food.com

"I had to mix up the cheese a bit since I was doubling the recipe for a pot luck and Gruyere is pretty pricey. Substituted more cheddar plus some swiss and havarti (used about 1/4 gruyere proportionatly. Skipped the bread crumbs, as I was going to be putting it in a large slow cooker later. Next time I will add more milk if I will need to re-heat i ..."

Jul 1, 2012 on FoodNetwork.com