This made a very pretty cake, but I think I misunderstood the directions - I do have the right pan and I sprayed it with Pam for baking. Then I put 18 almonds in the grooves at the bottom and sprinkled a bit of the sugar at the bottom. I looked at the note and it said to put the slivered almonds on top if you're using a loaf pan, I wasn't so I put my slivered almonds away. And also realized that I wasn't supposed to sprinkle the sugar on the bottom. Whoops! When the cake was done - after 1 hr 15 min. the toothpick came out clean - I let it sit for a while, turned it out, cooled, sliced and hmmm - it was very-very moist in the middle - probably should have baked it longer. I re-read the ingredients and directions and saw that I should have put the slivered almonds in the pan I was using after all. The directions for making milk into buttermilk by adding lemon juice seemed off - for 6 tablespoons of milk (about 1/3 cup) one only needs to add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, not 4 teaspoons. I didn't put in the full 4 teaspoons b/c it seemed like too much. The flavor of the cake was ok, but not very much almond was discernible. I'll switch the amounts of vanilla and almond extract next time!

Great way to fix asparagus! I had to sub shredded Mexican cheese for the parmesan. The lemon really added some zip!

The flavor of this dish was wonderful! My skill at pounding, filling and rolling up these chicken roulades was not so pretty! I had a gigantic 1-lb breast that I cut in two. I couldn't fit all the stuffing in, so for the last 5 minutes, put the extra stuffing in the corner of the pan where the chicken was baking so that it could get warm and melt-y! DH raved about the deliciousness!

This was really good - I didn't used to like beets, but since growing them in my garden and seeing how wonderful fresh beets are, I'm a convert! I think you could use orange juice if you didn't like to use liquor. I used Italian parsley b/c I had some; I think the finer, curley parsley might be even better.

This was really good! I made half and it still made 4 servings - yay! leftovers! I'm a wimp when it comes to heat and I thought the peppers might be too hot for me. I added them a little sooner and let them cook a bit. Perfect. I also added about 1/2 cup of diced ham. We really liked this!!

So simple, and so good! I used 1 large Granny Smith apple and a couple stalks of celery. Used half of everything else.

I've had similar salad but without the sugar - good way to cut down the sharpness of the vinegar yet allow all the flavor to shine! I used splenda instead of real sugar.

Very tasty salad! I cut everything in half for two of us and served it over mixed greens. It was a little bland until I added a splash of seasoned vinegar. I was hesitant to use a whole jalapeño, but I probably should have. It's very WW friendly - 1 point/serving!

I love shrimp and all the other ingredients, so this was a perfect combination. Sadly, I only had medium shrimp which made it difficult to wrap each one in the ham. Next time, I'll be sure to buy jumbo shrimp - even though it is an oxymoron!!