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To turn this delicious side dish into a main course simply add one 12-oz package of wide egg noodles cooked to package directions. Add a bit of water if needed to combine. Now you have my Hungarian mother's recipe for Galushka, a noodle and cabbage dish!

We also add peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, paprika, caraway seed and sometimes carrots - delicious! This recipe is like a stew with a rather thick sauce. Those who found the smoked paprika not to their liking might try cutting the amount of smoked paprika in half, especially if they used less beef. Those who found it bland might want to add a half teaspoon of marjoram or caraway seed. The best rule of thumb is to make it as written the first time, and then adjust it to your taste the next time.

My family scraped the crockpot clean! I substituted whipped cream cheese with chives and green onions for the plain cream cheese - otherwise made as recipe directs. These are delicious, moist and flavorful, and they hold perfectly in the crockpot until I am ready to serve. No more last-minute mashed potatoes at big family gatherings!

I substituted white whole wheat flour for 1 cup of the all-purpose flour. Otherwise followed the recipe exactly. I used "dough" cycle and baked the loaf in the oven for easier slicing. The loaf was beautiful, high and brown. The crumb and texture were perfect, no crumbling or air bubbles. It makes wonderful toast, and tasted better the next morning than it does hot from the oven. I will definitely make this one again; maybe I'll try adding raisins and a little cinnamon or grated orange rind and dried cranberries.

This is a deliciously different cake-type cookie! After reading other reviews, i used 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup applesauce. Also 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup Splenda, 2 teaspoons each orange extract and vanilla....also 3/4 cup white raisins. Otherwise followed the recipe. Flattened slightly. When the cookies were cool I glazed with 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon grated orange rind, 1 teaspoon orange extract and enough orange juice to reached desired consistency. So good with a cup of coffee. I had to pack them up and put them away because they kept calling to me! They are a welcome change from chocolate chip cookies . This is a keeper!!