Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2005

This was very ok -- too bland for our taste. I omitted pepper, b/c that just didn't seem complementary to the other flavors. Using chicken stock helped; water would have made it even more bland. I don't know what I'd do to add zip, so I won't try this again. I'd recommend it only if you like bland food (my sister loves bland, so I made this for her, and even she didn't like it). Thanks anyway, Stephanie Moon.

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2005

Wonderfully easy to prepare, and the whole family really did enjoy it!

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KTKELL

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Reviewed: May 31, 2005

Thanks for the idea of putting fruit in my couscous. Tastes great.

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JENN_77

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Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2004

I love this recipe!

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Reviewed: May 3, 2004

I thought this was great. I used 1/3 cup dried cranberries, and the butter and chicken broth were a nice soft flavoring. I served this as a side dish underneath the "sweet pork chops" also listed on this site. I will make this again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2004

This is a tasty but bland dish which I also jazzed up with about 2 TB curry powder. In addition, I used Frieda's dried bing cherries, quartered, and had to add more liquid because it was dry. Oh, and I added toasted pecans.

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BECKY

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2004

Like others, I loved the cherries and other dried fruit (I included apricot). Still, the couscous was lacking. I'd make this again, but I would include curry, allspice, etc. to make the grains flavorful.

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Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2004

This is great. I really like fruit in my couscous and rice. It was very easy to make. I suppose it could have used some more spices. Only two problems, and they're probably due to operator difficulties: the cherries were a little hard and the couscous dry. So next time I will stew the cherries a little first, and use more liquid. I hope this works.

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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2004

"Different"....however, I was the only family member who would even eat more than one mouthful

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2003

i thought this recipe was enjoyable. maybe could have used a few more spices. i sauteed some garlic in with the butter before adding the broth and other ingredients to give it a little kick. and i used apricots instead of cherries. tasty.

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2003

This is very good, but I think our family prefers curry flavored couscous. Thanks for a different variety idea though!

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ALLYALL

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2003

I used dried crannberries since I had them sitting around. Not a bad dish, but it wasn't one worth raving about

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2003

This recipe was great! What a great combination of flavors. I used dried raisins that were cherry flavored, like craisins, and it turned out perfect! Most importantly, it was so easy!

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2002

This was very easy. I substituted a product called Fruit Bits for the dried cherries, and we enjoyed it. Definitely quick, definitely easy.

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AMY LAMPERT

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2002

Unless I really messed this recipe up, I thought it tasted like really good cranberry muffins, but not as sweet. Pleasent as part of a well planned menu.

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