Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2009

Promising recipe but definitely on the bland side. I added in more veggies -- celery and a red bell pepper -- and some indian spices, nutritional yeast, and veggie bullion with the milk. It needed even more, maybe some thyme or sage to give it more of a savory flavor? Also I think the kasha was unnecessary and I might just use all bulguhr in the future.

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MonaG

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Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

My boyfriend and I are meat eaters and I'm trying to give us more vegetarian meals so I was hopeful about this recipe. We did not like it at all, so much that we didn't eat it and threw it all in our compost bin. I'm not sure if it was the kasha or bulgur (I think kasha) that has the odd taste but that's what put me off. If you've had kasha and like the taste/smell, then you may like this. But it just wasn't for us. And the grains were all mushy so the overall texture of the dish was bad to me. This may be a good option for existing vegetarians or those who like kasha/bulgur already but don't think this is a dish you can serve to unsuspecting meat eaters and have them enjoy it. It may be true for some but it was gross to us.

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2009

This was just ok. Like others said, it was bland.

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IRISHDAUD

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Home Town: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2008

SO WONDERFUL! Very hearty, I didn't miss meat at all, neither did my meat-lover fiance.

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happychef211

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Home Town: Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2008

This was edible, but don't think I will make again. To be fair I used rice milk as I try to avoid animal products. Can't imagine that one thing would make it much different though. It was better with "Punk rock chickpea gravy" from Vegan with a vengence cookbook.

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tonya

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Brigham City, Utah, USA

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2007

There were some doubters in the house. We wanted to have an all-vegetarian week, and picked this out. It was great! Everyone loved it. It did take a bit of time, but not too bad really. Only thing to watch out for is that it makes A LOT. It took about three tries for us (2 adults, 1 kid) to finish it all. Have a salad with it.

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amylouise

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Home Town: Easton, Maryland, USA

Living In: Helena, Montana, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2007

My meat and potatoes husband loved this shepherd's pie. I cooked the veggies in a large cast iron skillet then mixed in the kasha mixture and spread the potatoes over it all. The skillet went right in the oven and left less dishes for me to clean. I'll add more vegetables next time, but otherwise this recipe is a keeper!

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magathy

Home Town: New York, New York, USA

Living In: Tucson, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2005

A wonderful winter meal that is a big hit in our house with vegetarians and carnivores alike!

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2005

Loved the recipe, as did most of the guests.Had read in some reviews that it came out a little bland, so I added the garlic only when I blended the vegetables and the kasha/bulgur mix to keep a stronger flavour and I used dry mushroom soup mix instead of plain salt in step 3.Very nice!

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nokidoki

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Home Town: Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2005

This is great! Even my meat-loving husband loved it - and that's saying something. The only criticism is that it is a teensy bit bland - it could use some spice of some type or another. But this will definitely be going on our repeat list.

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OTTERCOON

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Home Town: Corona, California, USA

Living In: Chandler, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2005

Very Good

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2001

This is one of my favorite recipes, although it does take a long time to prepare. Well worth the effort. This appeared in The Vegetarian Planet cookbook.

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