Gluten Free Ginger Rice Crunch Someone told me I could box this up and sell it. Haha. It's such a yummy little snack to have on the side at a cocktail party or holiday get together. I used ginger and cranberries. I would love to try it with cardamom next time. I accidentally included the cranberries during the cooking process, but it turned out fine. After it cooled, it still seemed like it was missing something. So I added more cranberries. I'll add more coconut next time too. Super yummy!

Mocha Streusel Coffee Cake I don't know if I overmixed the batter or what - but my cake was overly dry and dense. Almost unbearably dry. It was like eating a mouthful of flour...minus the streusel part. I took the advice of another reviewer and added a mocha drizzle over the top. It needed every ounce of moisture it get get! It looked beautiful though...so that was a plus! I followed the recipe to a 't' so it's a mystery to me why it turned out the way it did. I wish I could give it more spoons...but it did not turn out as expected.

Premium Tres Leches Cake Tres Leches is one of my favorite cakes. But this one has two problems - 1. it's not a sponge cake, so it's different than a traditional Tres Leches (the cake itself ends up much heavier when the milk is absorbed). 2. it needs a meringue icing! I made this and replaced the store bought icing with a homemade meringue icing instead. It was amazing! Hubby loved it, but requested the traditional sponge cake for next time.

Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup This soup was a huge hit at last year's Thanksgiving. Even one guest who hates pumpkins and squash loved this soup - he still requests it from me! Since peeling the butternut squash is a huge pain, I only make this when I'm really having a craving. The soup doesn't really make that much - 6 people got a medium sized bowl and it was almost gone. If you want more than that, I would double the recipe. I've found that dumping room temperature cream cheese into the food processor during the blending stage results in a perfectly blended soup every time. Also, I agree to decreasing the pepper a bit from an earlier piece of advice. Enjoy!!