Donna Matthews

"We love this bread, but I did have the same "sticky" problem as another reviewer. So today I made it with my stand mixer so I could accurately measure the amount of flour I really needed. It turned out to be an extra 1/4 cup. The only other substitution I have made every time is honey for golden syrup. One time I just let the bread bake in my ..."

Apr 27, 2006 on Food.com

"Yum...yum...yum! I have tried other lentil soup recipes, but this is my favorite. I did cook my hambone in the chicken broth first, then took out the bones and fat, reserving the meat pieces to put back in the soup at the end. I used red lentils. I did not use the bacon, nor have a leek, so I just threw all the chopped vegetables in the ham/ c..."

Apr 27, 2006 on Food.com

"These have always been a favorite cookie with kids and adults alike. I used all butter, only 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. I used a 2 tablespoon scoop to form the cookies, so got only 38 larger cookies. I adjusted the oven temperature to 375 degrees convection and baked for 8 minutes exactly. My recipe also said to let the cookies..."

Apr 24, 2006 on Food.com

"Mama mia, what a meatball! The only thing I changed was to cut the red pepper flakes in half ... and it still had quite a kick. Next time I might leave the peppers in the meatballs but cut them out of the sauce completely. I made bigger meatballs,using my ice cream scoop as a measure and slightly underfilling it. I still browned them in the ov..."

Apr 23, 2006 on Food.com

"Very good bread. My DD, who is the bread connoseur in our family, said it was just how bread should be: crusty on the outside and soft on the inside with good texture and flavor. My dinner guests thought that I had bought it at the bakery. That made it a winner for me. I adjusted the oven temp. to 350 for convection and baked it for 30 minutes;..."

Apr 23, 2006 on Food.com

"I quadrupled this recipe for our weekly Bible study potluck and everyone gave it 5 stars. I used fresh berries with not a lot of sugar which many especially liked. The seeds of the strawberries are noticeable in the texture, but so is the gelatin for that matter; so the texture is not the velvety smoothness of some chocolate mousses. I would sa..."

Apr 19, 2006 on Food.com

"What a fabulous soup -- even if I did make quite a few alterations. I used only 1 tablespoon of grated ginger, no peppers, chicken broth, and 1 1/2 tablespoons grated lemon peel for the lemon grass. I was going to try several sweet potato soup recipes, but everyone liked this so much that they voted down that idea . A winner is a winner! It is..."

Apr 19, 2006 on Food.com

"I almost made this recipe tonight ... I had toassted the sesame seeds and had everything else ready to go when I discovered that I was out of green beans. So I substituted a package of frozen stir fry vegetables, halveing the red pepper flakes andd adding a bit of sesame oil. It was quite good and went well with the Korean Pork Strips and brown ..."

Apr 5, 2006 on Food.com

"Although this takes a little time, it is very easy, much less expensive than what you can buy, and tastes much much better. It would make an excellent picnic dessert. Yummy, yummy, yummy! I have made 2 batches so far. I forgot to add the vanilla the first time and actually think I prefer it that way. I also think I might prefer whole almonds if..."

Apr 5, 2006 on Food.com

"Although I did not add the red pepper flakes, we loved this dressing because it was mild enough that you could really taste the vegetables, yet it still had a hint of the East. It was also quick and easy to make in the blender. I was short on time so just threw together some green leaf lettuce, romaine, cabbage slaw mix, sliced cucumbers and to..."

Apr 1, 2006 on Food.com