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I didn't even have the beans, zucchini, or thyme and still loved it!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-03-09","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"juicyfruit007"},"reviewBody":"This was ok, but I didn't like it nearly as well as I thought I would.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-06-21","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"kmpatch"},"reviewBody":"This is easy to execute, but it took me longer than 30 minutes with all the prep. I'll remember to prep the vegetables early next time to speed things along. 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