Archive for April, 2008

Pork Paillard with Spicy Couscous

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Recipes | No Comments »

Ingredients (serves 4) * 2 (350g each) pork fillets, trimmed * 1 cup natural Greek-style yogurt * 1 teaspoon ground cumin * 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric * 1/4 teaspoon ground chili powder * 1 tablespoon olive ... Read more..

Cinnamon couscous trifle

Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Recipes | No Comments »

Preparation Time 10 minutes Cooking Time 5 minutes Ingredients (serves 4) * 125ml orange juice * 1 tbs caster sugar * 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon * 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds removed * 100g couscous * 4 large passion fruit, ... Read more..

Chicken Tagine with Couscous

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Cooking Time 25 minutes Ingredients (serves 4) * 2 tablespoons olive oil * 4 (180g each) chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, halved * 1 brown onion, halved, thinly sliced * 2 garlic cloves, crushed * 1 tablespoon Moroccan ... Read more..

APPLE-BERRY COUSCOUS

Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Recipes | No Comments »

1 tsp. canola oil 2 medium apples, peeled, cut in 1/2 inch pieces (2 cups) 1/4 cup dried cherries or cranberries1/4 cup raisins 3 tbsp. currants 3 tbsp. light brown sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 cups ... Read more..

Curried Couscous with Peas

Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Recipes | No Comments »

Prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 cup fat free, reduced sodium chicken broth 1 tbsp curry powder 1 cup whole wheat couscous (I didn’t have any on hand so I ... Read more..

Chicken in bacon with honey carrots and couscous

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Recipes | No Comments »

A garlic, herb and butter filling makes these chicken rolls moist, juicy and super tasty. Preparation Time 10 - 15 minutes Cooking Time 15 minutes Ingredients (serves 4) * 1 tbs finely chopped fresh continental parsley * ... Read more..

Couscous Paella

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Recipes | No Comments »

Ever since I ate at Tito Puente's on City Island many years ago, I've been a big fan of Paella.  It was seafood paella and I loved the blend of ... Read more..

Vegetable Couscous with Steeped Paprika

Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in Recipes | No Comments »

Serves 2 Ingredients: 2/3 cup vegetable stock 1/3 tbsp. paprika 1/2 tsp. salt Good sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup uncooked couscous 1/3 tbsp. olive oil 1/6 cup chopped onion 1 green onion, green and white parts Small ... Read more..

Tomato Shrimp and CousCous

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Recipes | No Comments »

1 cup couscous 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp ground black pepper 8 oz shelled, cooked shrimp 2 tomatoes, cut in wedges 1 sweet yellow bell pepper, diced 1/2 cup prepared vinaigrette dressing, divided 1/2 cup crumbled feta 1/4 ... Read more..

Stuffed Chicken With Couscous

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 Posted in Recipes | No Comments »

1/2 cup couscous coarse salt and ground pepper 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped 3 tablespoons pine nuts 2 scallions, thinly sliced crosswise 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest plus 1 tablespoon fresh lemon ... Read more..