"i have made this about 7 or 8 times. this is normal for me when i love something but feel it needs tweaking, either for my taste or to fit what i can get here in republic of panama. actually, only thing i could not find was palm sugar, which i substituted brown sugar, after consulting a website for substitutes. used tamarind concentrate to make th"

"really authentic taste. watched a throwdown and added a few things. couldnt find eggplant so substituted with zuchini slices. bumped up the meat content to 1 1/2 lbs., adjusted spices for that. added 6 oz. feta in bechamel, bay leaves in meatsauce. wonderful. served with greek salad (from ina garten) and simple baklava (from giada). ""

"excellent! much less sugar and butter than most recipes. easy to pick up with your fingers. couldnt find dried apricots (i live in central america, everything available, just not all the time) so i used dried apples. deliciious! also used all walnuts, instead of half almonds, half walnuts.""

"i made this sauce x3 for a steak holiday cook out. they were serving bernaise, blue cheese and green peppercorn for the filet mignon and my husband volunteered me for this sauce. it took 3 times as long to cook 3 times more, but well worth the effort, used a cherry brandy. everyone raved. very rich. totally tyler!