couscous

Couscous Feta Pilaf; Battle of the Bulge in America

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The quest for delicious couscous recipes continues…. Fortunately, it’s a fun quest. Couscous is great for summer – it requires no cooking, just hot stock. Dress it up with anything that suits your fancy! Couscous Feta Pilaf Preparation and cooking time: 15 minutes      Ingredients: 1/2 cup couscous 3/4 cup chicken broth 6 cherry tomatoes … Continue reading…

Couscous with Browned Red Onions

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I never made couscous when I lived in the US but it’s a very popular side dish here…. As well as the traditional accompaniment to Moroccan foods, also very popular here. Mon mari’s discerning opinion was that it was ‘dry and tasteless’. Naturally, I consider it my privilege and duty to prove him wrong. It really … Continue reading…

Chicken and Artichoke Tagine

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Spring used to happen slowly. One exchanged the winter coat for the spring coat for the summer jacket for no jacket. The daffodils bloomed, then the hyacinths, then the tulips. I went from the winter coat to mowing the lawn in shorts and t-shirt in three weeks. The flowers all bloomed at once. Is it … Continue reading…

Tomato Flan with Couscous Salad

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I'm in love! Assuming one can be in love with a store. During my search for cranberries before Christmas, my neighbor mentioned a 'vegetable market' across from a DIY store in Bergerac that had an amazing variety of produce. In my mind I saw a warehouse-type building filled with crates of vegetables. I was wrong … Continue reading…

Shrimp and Asparagus Salad; the importance of sexy undies

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Question:  Why should one always wear sexy underwear for doctor's appointments in France? Answer:  Because if you're going to parade around strangers, of both sexes and all ages, in your undies (or less) for the better part of an hour you'll want to look your best. A few weeks at the local gym prior to … Continue reading…