"This was absolutely fantastic! I followed the recipe exactly. The most time consuming part was browning the lamb, as I had to do it in batches so it wouldn't be too crowded in the pot, but it was well worth the effort. The meat was very tender and flavorful. I made this for my husband's birthday and he just loved it. Thanks Anne!""

"I ended up using regular store bought ginger snaps, and had a hard time crushing them into crumbs. It was worth the effort though. I also ended up using a whole stick of butter rather than 6 tbsp because I couldn't get it to stay together. I also used 2 tsp of cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp each of nutmeg and ginger. Came out perfectly! My husband is not a huge gingersnap fan so next time I will probably try a graham cracker crust.

But all in all -- delicious! My family snarfed this down on Christmas Day.

"This was very good -- made it for the first time last night. I drained off about half of the bacon great because I just couldn't bring myself to leave it in, but there was still plenty of flavor. I also used boneless skinless chicken thighs.

My husband loved this -- will definitely make it again.

"This was very good -- made it for the first time last night. I drained off about half of the bacon great because I just couldn't bring myself to leave it in, but there was still plenty of flavor. I also used boneless skinless chicken thighs.

My husband loved this -- will definitely make it again.

"This was fantastic. I got a nice porcelain coated cast-iron Dutch oven for my birthday and this was the first thing I cooked in it. After I browned the meat, I removed about half or 2/3 of the fat before adding the veggies. I also added some red pepper flakes to give it some kick since we like spicy food. I added very little kosher salt, since the bacon is very salty to begin with, and it came out perfectly.

"This was fantastic. I got a nice porcelain coated cast-iron Dutch oven for my birthday and this was the first thing I cooked in it. After I browned the meat, I removed about half or 2/3 of the fat before adding the veggies. I also added some red pepper flakes to give it some kick since we like spicy food. I added very little kosher salt, since the bacon is very salty to begin with, and it came out perfectly.