Recipe finder reviews

[aggie94]

I haven't gotten around to trying any of the April recipes yet, mostly because the only ones that caught my eye were dessert recipes, but I did try some recipes from CL's online recipe finder this weekend. The Slow-Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches were wonderful! I threw the ingredients in a crock pot on low for about 4-5 hours. The recipe called for a total of 8 hours, but the meat was already falling apart after about 5, and we were starving! I also substituted other beef cuts (whatever I had in the fridge, which happened to be unlabeled) for the flank steaks. I figured that after 8 hours, it probably didn't matter much what cut of beef you started with! This one, along with the BBQ Chicken Potpie (which we just made for the first time last weekend) will become regulars with us.

I also made the Picadillo this weekend. It was interesting, but I think the combination of flavors was just too complex for my taste. My husband hasn't tried it yet, but I don't think he'll be crazy about it either.

Finally, I made the Mustard-Maple Salmon . Actually, I don't know where I got this recipe from and in fact, it might not be a CL recipe after all! It was yummy, but I was a little disappointed that the flavor was more like a glaze -- it didn't get through to the rest of the salmon fillet.

[catharine]

The mustard-maple salmon was a CL recipe. I recently made the honey-glazed and was considering the mustard-maple.

I had the exact same thought - it was too much of a glaze - I wanted something more flavorful. However, it was much better as leftovers the next day. Figures http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

I made the carrot cake bars from the recipe finder and they came out well. My DH ate half the batch - but then commented he didn't like the whole wheat flour taste. He, he. I guess he didn't dislike it *that* much.

[aggie94]

Thanks for the info -- I wasn't sure where I had gotten that recipe. I was considering the honey-glazed salmon recipe also, but opted for the mustard-maple instead. I was going to try the honey-glazed another time, but I might pass now. I'm not crazy about superficial flavors with my foods -- I prefer the flavor to go all the way through. The barbecue roasted salmon was good for this, so I might just stick with that salmon recipe unless I find something better.