Disappointed, not the same sauce!
345627
Unfortunately, this is not the same sauce as I received. I guess they are not putting the Zinfandel in their sauce any,ore, which is a shame as it does change the flavor. I added some wine to the sauce myself, but it really is not as good as the original. Disappointed!
3856222
This is my third order of the Smoked Habanero sauce. The first two batches were perfect! But the latest batch (July 2017) is nothing like it used to be. The recipe has changed and it is less smokey, less spicy and more like a tomato sauce (it looks darker too). If the formula goes back to what it was (which was the reason that made me an admirer of this brand) I will order again, if it doesn't I will not order again and will look elsewhere.

Updated on Nov 11, 1017. Bought a few 10oz bottles from a local supermarket. They resemble the original product. The 5oz bottles do have more vinegar than the 10oz so it seems that different formulas are being used. At any rate, I think you are just testing out different variations until you find one to settle on. My recommendation is that you stick to the original formula and keep this a niche product instead of trying to reach mass market.
2812224
Dec 11, 2015.  This (pictured with gravy boat) is not what I received.  Same "Better Than Gravy" beef gravy, but a new package and a different formula. Very salty, makes less gravy and doesn't taste nearly as good.  The previous product came from a company in Ontario, California.  This new stuff comes from a company in Rome, GA,  Should not mess with success.  Will not be ordering this again.
4194920
Disappointed to say the least, Would be great if my leftovers were from a 5- Star kitchen i,e, Swordfish, Lobster.  I would need to shop for most of the ingredients, and not something found in the "Average" kitchen, seems like that would defeat the "idea" behind the title, too late to return it.
1961367
Definitely not what we wanted... My fianc bought this book and she was really excited about it. I started noticing a few bags of "baking blends" and "sweetener". I didn't know that the these bags were related to the book, but now it makes sense. They have a product line, and what better way to sell their products than make a cookbook for those products! Genius!

Sadly, the recipes come out gross... The first one was a creamy Cajun chicken. It's basically chicken, chicken broth, cream cheese, and Cajun seasoning. Turned out looking like tuna fish and mayo, with almost no flavor, and the flavor it did have wasn't good.

She really wants to learn how to cook a meal, so I said, "choose another one and we'll see how that one tastes". She chose Orange Chicken. I helped her with this one, and the chicken breading wasn't bad... What completely screwed it up was the sauce! It could gag a maggot! Not sure who made these recipes or what training they have, but this recipe just made me throw away the cookbook and write this negative review.

This cookbook only exists so this company can sell its product line of whatever the hell it is... Don't buy this book, and then you won't need to buy their other expensive junk either. Plenty of other healthy cookbooks out there with real ingredients and good flavors.
2702956
This apple sauce tastes like a used book store. Which isn't terrible -- I love book stores. It's just not what I expected from an apple sauce.
4453
This was terrible and I was so bummed. I have all these cans of gross fake cheese. I actually threw the last one out the other day because i don't know what I was waiting for. The consistency and flavor is nothing like cheese. The spicy one is just spicy but getting over the terrible texture still doesn't produce what you are hoping for. After all the people reviewing saying they loved it I had so much hope but it was just a big bummer.
2962833
Having grown up near the French border, I've had my share of wonderful Sauces Bearnaises. And as I don't trust myself in making it myself, I often bought all kinds of ready-made concoctions over in Europe. This brand here though is an absolute disappointment. The structure of the sauce is so pasty, that you can actually cut it with a knife. The taste is of a non-descript mayonaise; if it were not for bits of tarragon and chalots, you wouldn't even make out that this is supposed to be something special. I'll certainly not spoil my salmon or steaks with this; a burger might just cover the fatty taste enough with all its other ingredients. Sorry, I feel my money was wasted, especially so after I had some wonderful freshly-made Sauce Bearnaise by a French chef yesterday.
2518446
Does not taste at all like other Siracha popcorns I have had! Sadly disappointed and I am a huge Siracha-flavored anything fan!
3648678
The picture is correct; the title is not -- this isn't "Ephemere Truffle Sauce".  This is Dilettante's "Chocolate Sauce", which tastes different than their original "<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Chocolate-Truffle-Topping/dp/B0016LJUVM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Chocolate Truffle Topping</a>", available in 10-oz. jars.  (Apparently "Ephemere" is now branding rather than referring to a specific product as it once did.)  The small jars are less pourable, more like a solid until heated, and seem to have more of that "volatile aromatics" kind of smell.  This chocolate sauce smells and tastes more like a "hot fudge sauce", i.e. a more-cooked flavor than the truffle sauce.  (No, this isn't like that awful supermarket "fudge" sauce; this has 65% cocoa!  Don't even read the supermarket ingredients list or you'll choke...)  So: If you're making coffee mocha drinks -- or make hot chocolate restaurant-style by using fudge sauce plus microwaved milk, rather than stirring cocoa powder forever on the stovetop -- then this is your stuff.  However, if you want the ultimate ice cream topping, buy the small jars instead.  Having now tasted both, I prefer to go to the trouble of making my own!  The recipe from Cook's Illustrated July/August 1997, page 21 requires two types of chocolate: solid plus cocoa powder.  I use&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Lindt-Bittersweet/dp/B002RBTX4O/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Lindt Bittersweet</a>&nbsp;bars (also available in smaller sizes at supermarkets or a local Lindt store if you're so lucky), with&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Pernigotti-Cocoa/dp/B000Q0IMOK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Pernigotti Cocoa</a>&nbsp;(also available in smaller quantities at Williams-Sonoma).  Alas, these ingredients cost the same or more, plus it takes your own labor!  But the complexity of flavor -- deeper than either Dilettante product -- is worth it.
1779041
I know I'm in the minority here, but this sauce was pretty terrible. The smell of it while heating up reminds me of chef boyardee. It tastes a bit better than that, but not a whole lot.
You're way better off getting a jar of Rao's or making your own. Don't waste your time.
2025164
First as a bottled hotsauce this one has a nice flavor, taste similar to Tabasco sauce, Which to my dismay
the main ingredient is Red Cayenne peppers. No Habanero pepper in the sauce. O.O WTH...anyway thats why I
rate this 2 stars. Was expecting a sauce with more heat.

Follow up: Sent a letter to Company and they sent this reply back:

Thank you for your message and for your interest in our TryMe Yucatan Sunshine Habanero Pepper Sauce.
We recently updated our label and reworded our ingredient statement; our TryMe Yucatan Sunshine Habanero Pepper Sauce does contain habanero peppers. Our former label did list habanero peppers; there was not a reason for habanero peppers to not be stated on our current label as this sauce contain habanero peppers.  Cayenne peppers were used inclusive to include habanero peppers.  We did not mean to be confusing by only stating cayenne peppers that could allude that habanero peppers are not in the sauce as they are.  We have received other messages asking the same question; we are returning to our former label as again, our intent was not to be confusing. We appreciate your interest in our TryMe Sauces and appreciate your including address.  We do not have coupons for this sauce but we manufacture other products and will put into the mail coupons for products sold in your area.

Thank you for contacting us; we value feedback from our customer as this makes us aware of what is important to you.

Sincerely yours,

Brenda Macaluso
Consumer Affairs Manager
TryMe/Reily Foods Company

So I am changing the rating to a 4 is a good tasting sauce
1955892
For years, I bought the Yamasa Low-Sodium Soy Sauce in the glass bottles. Then, for some reason, I couldn't find it anymore in any of the stores locally.  So I bought 6 of these plastic bottles from Amazon, thinking they'd be the same but I was mistaken.  It did not taste like the lower sodium ones I used to buy.  In fact, it tastes like the regular Yamasa soy sauce (full flavor & salt content). I'm really disappointed that they don't taste the same and since I got 6 of these, I won't be returning since it would be too costly to return.  I'll just use less Yamasa on my sushi and still try to locate the lower-salt one somewhere else.  Am really quite disappointed.
2318261
This was supposed to be a healthy substitute for soy sauce. It tastes okay but does not resemble the taste of soy sauce at all. I was disappointed.
4388545
I was expecting more menu recipes/I could have researched this imfo on my own! I was disappointed in the content!
3636778
I thought this would be a good gluten free replacement for Annie's mac n' cheese, but this was not really macaroni and cheese. The sauce was not smooth and was spicy (not hot-spicy, but strong-flavored spicy). My kids were appalled by it and while my husband and I could eat it, we didn't really like it. Since I bought a case, we threw away the rest of the spice packets and made our own cheese blend for the rest of the pasta. I would suggest trying one bag from a local store first if you can, otherwise be aware that you may just be buying expensive pasta with useless spice packets if your family doesn't like this unusual flavor.
1129605
Extremely underwhelming!  I purchased this book after reading the raving reviews about Carmine's amazing meatballs.  I cooked the meatballs with the marinara sauce exactly as written and I could not have been much more disappointed.  The meatballs were decent at best, a bit bland for my taste.  The marinara sauce was nothing special on it's own.  The recipe calls for adding a large Spanish onion with an additional tablespoon of garlic, before adding the meatballs to the already cooked marinara.  This made for a very acidic finished product.  This sauce was in desperate need of wine or some type of sweetness to balance the heavy acidity.  I was interested in how they used their Casino Butter recipe.  There is no reference to how this recipe is used and it is not listed in the index.  I doubt that I'll be trying any of the other recipes in this book.