Savory Couscous
Pillsbury Complete Cookbook Copyright 2000, 2006
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
¼ cup chopped red onion
2 cups water
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
½ teaspoon seasoned salt
¼ teaspoon dried sage leaves
¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 1/3 cups uncooked couscous I used whole wheat couscous
1. Melt the margarine in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook 1 minute or until tender, stirring occasionally.
2. Add water, parsley, seasoned salt, sage and thyme. Increase heat to high; bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff lightly with fork before serving.
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I've come to the conclusion that I'm just not crazy about couscous. I loved it the first time I made it but since then, it's just been okay. It always seems a bit too dry. Maybe it's the whole wheat couscous - I'm not crazy about some whole wheat pastas. It's just not one of my favorite side dishes. My husband has made a few comments about it, good comments, so I keep trying more recipes. My son, he just makes a huge mess with this stuff.
I do love this cookbook. I'm often tempted by those check-out line cookbooks but I resist because I always tell myself I can buy a 'real' cookbook for the same price in Ollie's. I picked this cookbook up in Ollie's for $4.99 and it's equivalent to quite a few of those checkout line cookbooks. It has over 1,000 recipes, including a bonus section of refrigerated dough recipes. Score!
I can't believe another weekend has arrived already. This week went by quickly. I'm trying something new tonight - I made the pizza dough this morning and put it in the fridge to rest all day. I think it should be fine, maybe even better. I find that the less I have to do after work to get dinner on the table, the more I enjoy it.
Blast From the Past: Hoedown BBQ Chuck Roast from earlier this month. That was the first recipe I tried from this cookbook but I forgot to talk about the cookbook when I posted it.
Question of the Day: Are there any foods you keep trying, even though you're not crazy about them?
8 comments:
Yep...sweet potatoes and tea (although, I've just about given up on tea!).
The near east couscous mixes are good. Can you email me so I can give you my address? Thanks.
Randi66@cabletv.on.ca
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I'm curious, what does your hubby say about all your cookbooks? Do you buy other types of books too? I dont enjoy buying novels, I'd rather check them out of the library, but like you, I love cookbooks. Did you get your KA whole grain baking book yet?
My MIL has lots of cookbooks and my husband's grandmother and uncle buy lots of books so I don't think he thinks it's strange that I have so many cookbooks. I don't think he's noticed how much my collection has grown over the years.
I don't buy many other types of books. I worked in the warehouse of a book distributor for a couple of summers during college so I had a large collection of various books from that time period that I only recently whittled down so overall I probably have the same amount of books as I did when I met my husband.
I did finally get my KA baking book but I haven't made anything from it yet.
Lamb. Either it is just okay or it is gross, there doesn't seem to be an in-between for me.
I don't like couscous either, I think it is the texture. It makes me gag when I try to eat it. I think I might like that pearl couscous though, because I don't mind ancini de pepe, orzo, stellini, etc.
Ricotta - I kept trying it in recipes but finally reached the conclusion that I just don't like it much. So, no more "... and ricotta" recipes for me LOL.
Nice blog! I like Israeli cous cous too, it a lot bigger :)
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