I thought this was an excellent recipe for those many times when I cannot afford expensive smoked salmon. And easy. It gives me that flavor I so love. I did use lite cream cheese and added 2 T lite mayonnaise to extend it a little and make it easieer to spread. I was actually a little leary of using the amount of liquid smoke that was in the recipe but it is just right. And I softened the cream cheese in the microwave (20-30 seconds at 80% power), which made mixing it very easy. I know I will be making this again and again.