Couscous

Fruity Chicken and Vegetable Cous Cous I love cous cous despite my not so positive experience in Marrakech earlier this year! This recipe is one that came about through trial and error (as most of my recipes do!) and has now become a family favourite! Ingredients (serves 6): 4 chicken breasts cubed 1 medium courgette chopped 1 red bell pepper chopped 1 yellow bell pepper chopped 10-12 mushrooms chopped 1 red onion chopped 1 white onion sliced finely handful of raisins 1 500g packet of cous cous 2 medium sized tomatoes 400ml of orange juice 200ml of water A little ...  Read the complete review

I love couscous and while I sometimes, when I am feeling really lazy, buy already prepared dry mixtures from the supermarket this is a really easy recipe to prepare yourself. I usually serve this with a Moroccan style lamb casserole and take some of the liquid from the casserole and stir that through the couscous just before serving. This couscous makes a lovely alternative to potatoes, rice or pasta. This quantity serves about 6 so if you require less you will have to reduce the quantities. Ingredients 500 g dry couscous 75 g sultanas 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon ground ...  Read the complete review

I've always loved couscous but I've never quite been able to get the hang of cooking it! Mine always seemed to end up bland and soggy and just not as nice as supermarket prepared stuff or even the flavoured packet varieties. However, I took yet another gamble the other day - chucked a few things together and it tasted fab! Here's how it goes... SLIGHTLY SPICED COUSCOUS In a large-ish bowl put 100g dry couscous, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp cumin and a large pinch of dried herbs (thyme is quite nice but you can use whatever you like). Pour in approx 300ml chicken stock. Stir, cover and leave to one side. Put around 5ml olive oil in a large ...  Read the complete review

I never used to like couscous, the dishes that i'd tried were bland and didn't look that great. However, on a trip to Turkey we went to a lovely buffet of Turkish cuisine and part of the salad bar contained varieties of couscous. They looked so wonderful and smelt great that I couldn't not try any. Well to my amazement I really enjoyed it! I decided that as soon as I got home I would search hig and low for decent couscous recipes and knowing me i'd adapt them and put extra ingredients in. I've come up with two recipes that are incredibly tasty and look great! Chicken with Chickpea Couscous This colourful supper is cooked in one pot. ...  Read the complete review

This recipe is quick and easy to make, and tastes great. It is spicy but not at all hot and the flavour is not that strong because I have to feed it to fussy children and a baby. It you like strong spicy flavours you'll need to increase the quantities of the spices. It serves the amount of people that 300g of meat would serve in your house! I have children who don't eat much so that's our whole family. If you've got 4 adults you might want to double the whole recipe. It takes about 10 minutes to prepare and an hour to cook. **Ingredients** 1 tsp dried cumin 1 tsp dried coriander 1 tsp dried ginger pinch dried ...  Read the complete review