"This was phenomenal! I have made osso buco using a recipe I cannot find anymore using veal stock and meyer lemons for the braising liquid, I have made Mario Batali's version, where I had to spend 2 hours making a sauce before I cooked the osso buco for another 2 hours, and then I made this. It was really easy and my husband loved the sauce which was so thick with the vegetables, it did take a long time to brown, I waited and waited for it to achieve "crud" but it happened. And then the tomato paste browned too, before any wine went in there. I happened to see osso buco go on sale just after this show aired, so I had to make it for my husband who loves this dish so much.

"This was beyond fabulous. I did go and get the carnaroli rice. My supermarket had it. All the stirring was worth it.

"I made this using dried chick peas which I soaked overnight, I just happened to have all of the ingredients from the farmer's market to use up, nice fresh zucchini and lots more tomatoes than we could eat in a salad when I saw this. I would have liked a touch more fennel and cumin, I thought the spices were very understated, I did use whole spices which were fresh and I toasted them and ground them myself, so they were very fragrant when I put them in. I did not want to overdo it.

"This was awesome, my husband loved it, especially with her "Excellent Meatballs" he wanted to eat it every night. I wanted to put some in the freezer for another dinner. It made a lot.