Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

I like it, nice clean taste, but I have to say there is something missing. Maybe add some tomato paste, or some other personal tweak. I bet you could sub the Butter Nut Squash with Sweet Potato. To get all the ingredients was a little expensive. I'm going to give it a shot again one of these days.

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2009

I currently live in Israel and we recently signed up for weekly deliveries from an organic vegetable farm from up north. When they brought us a ton of potatoes and a huge butternut squash, I had few ideas about what to do with it...this was delicious and filling! I had no olives on hand (yes, embarassing to admit, living in this country), but it was tasty without it as well! I also used a bit of ground cinnamon instead of the stick, and I think it added the right amount of flavor. Yum!

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2009

i made this for my husband and he really liked it. he is not a big fan of exotic foods. however this went over well. changes: i used regular potatos rather than red potatos. i added one extra cup of vegetable broth in addition to the 2cups. i used the cinnamin stick but also added 1/2 TBSP of cinnamin. i also added one extra TBSP of ground cumin. i used 1TBSP of pepper and 1/2 TBSP of salt. i used only 1/2 the ammount of olives because my husband doesnt care for them. but i think he actually liked them in this dish. i bought plain, pitted olives in water and sea salt, so they were mild in flavor. i also added a bit of the olive juice to the stew just for added flavor. i still feel like it could have used something more, but overall it was a great new recipe to try and i will make it again!

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2009

Great recipe! I ate mine over white rice and left out the olives. All of my friends and even my husband loved this hearty vegetarian dish.

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2009

This recipe is AWESOME! Not only did everyone in our family love it (even the pickiest eaters), but I recommended it to a friend, and her family loved it, too. Some suggestions: use fresh mint instead of cilantro as a topper. Use brown rice instead of couscous (especially with the left overs, when you run out of couscous, as we did!) I doubled the recipe and had so much left over, we were eating it for at least a week. Note for meat eaters: you can add meat if you like, but trust me, no one will miss it!

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Lara

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2009

Yummy! Olives, lemon, yogurt and cilantro really finished it off nicely. The only problem was the potatoes took much longer than 20 minutes to cook. Next time I will sautee them first before anything else, or microwave them first...

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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2009

Tasty and pretty easy to whip up!

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2009

Very good for a cold night. Plus it makes a lot that you can save for the next day. This is a perfect way to feed someone veggies... my bf didn't know it was vegetarian until the third helping!

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2009

Great recipe! Tasted great and was awesome as leftovers. Putting some plain greek yogurt on top of this is a must!

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Jen

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2009

It was a good recipe but lacked a bit of flavor. I ended up adding extra cumin for a kick. Also, the amount of liquid is not enough. After the specified cooking time, the liquid was absorbed and wasn't really a stew anymore. It is a great base for making it your own.

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2009

Great recipe! Had to leave out the olives, lemon zest, and cilantro since I didn't have those on hand. I added an extra cup of vegetable broth because 2 cups weren't enough and a teaspoon of ground cinnamon (in addition to the stick). The flavor is wonderful.

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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2009

also topped with raisins! this dish would be good with lamb too.

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2009

The first thing my husband noticed when he walked in the house was that it smelled just like the restaurants around the spice markets of Morocco! Though, he said, and I agree, that it was even fresher and better than any Moroccan dish, add some mint green tea and the traditional dessert of sliced oranges sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and this may be your new favorite dish!

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

Amazing! My family couldn't get enough!

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2009

This recipe was delicious! I did have to add a little more broth than what was called for and I used 2 tsp. ground cinnamon instead of a stick and doubled the cumin. I didn't have any couscous, so we ate it as is and really enjoyed it. It even went over well with my 2 and 5 year old.

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