Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2012

The aroma of this stew cooking is as delicious as the taste! I would add a little more broth but not change anything else.

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kimberley golubov

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2011

My husband and I really enjoyed this dish; it was flavorful and satisfying. I did take some of the advice of other reviewers and added a can of tomato paste and 1 tsp. of ground cinnamon instead of using a cinnamon stick. I did cut the potatoes and squash in 2 inch pieces. As a result, the cooking time was much longer than specified. When I make this again, I will cut them in bite-sized pieces and alter the cooking time proportionately. For the couscous I sauteed garlic in a tsp. of olive oil then added the water and couscous. Overall, a great recipe.

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Corinne K.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2011

I loved this! If you're having vegans/vegetarians over for dinner and don't know what to serve, don't hesitate to go with this. I visited a friend who was doing just that, and it was perfect. She doesn't like lemon so I think she left the zest out and just squeezed a bit over the cilantro at the end, and served yogurt on the side. I'd leave out the olives but that's personal taste. Served with a salad of butter lettuce, slivered almonds, and pomegranate seeds and bread sticks and followed by a fig-cranberry-honey compote with almond ice cream, regular ice cream, or greek yogurt as preferred. It was a wonderful meal!

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mch86

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2011

My family did not like this at all.

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Cali4Ya

Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2011

OUTSTANDING dish. I recommended this to others and two other people made it and both loved it as well. So glad to add this to my recipe box, thanks!

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Tiff

Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2011

Has potential.

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Ayse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2011

Overall, a good solid dish. I would hit it w/ some sweetness; like adding, raisins, dried apricots, or a raisin-onion relish.

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HerbanSpoons

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2011

This was pretty good but you do need to kick up the spices IMO. It was a little bland to me, but I still gave it 5 stars because I did not add the couscous. It may have been heartier with that. I did add cauliflower and spinach though, yum.

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fondukes

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2011

The house smells delicious! I didnt have canned tomatoes, so i used two cans of tomato paste. Turns out the stew was rich and thick!!!! Loved it on a bed of couscous or quinoa.

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SOYGIRL

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2010

Great starting recipe. I added a carrot, few sprigs of thyme, 2 bay leaves a cup more vegetable stock and a teaspoon or so of tumeric. I omitted the topping. I prefer this as a soup rarther on top of the cous cous mainly because when i put it on the couscous it lost its flavour because the veggies didnt have the chance to absorb all the flavour in the short cooking time, but as a soup / stew alone it is yummy! It is one of those recipes I will make again because I always have those ingredients on hand.

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