The best thing about this recipe was how easy it was to prepare. It was probably harder timing the rice to be done at the same time as this came out of the oven than to actually make this.

The flavor was really nice - the other reviewer noted she'd used some cheaper gin - I snuck some of hubby's good gin, and it worked really nicely with the rest of the flavors. I would have liked a little more sauce, but MC was upfront up the fact that this isn't a very saucy dish.

Great soup - easy to make, with lots of down time once it's actually cooking.
I actually wouldn't have minded a bit more seasoning, this was probably the least developed flavors I've ever gotten from this author. Not that was bad, just not quite as good as I usually expect. I would probably amp up the spices a bit if I made it again. That said, the overall recipe is great.