In article <YRU0e.27654$mq2.3015@trnddc08>, "Chris Neidecker"
> wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
> >. . . couscous. Hadja going for a second, didn't I?
> > One of my buys at Trader Joe's was a box of whole wheat couscous.
> > Mmmmm, fiber!
>
> LOL, birdcage grit is a pretty good description.
>
> WW couscous is the only kind of whole wheat pasta I like; I don't
> know why that is. I haven't had much luck in making a hot couscous
> dish that I like (though I'd like to try Joseph's concoction). But
> in the summertime, I love

> to make couscous salad. I cook the couscous (using chicken broth and a
> squeeze of lemon for the juice), then turn it out onto a huge platter and
> spread it out to cool. Then I mix it with an olive oil/lemon juice/lotsa
> fresh garlic/S&P dressing, a ton of confetti-chopped veggies (whatever's
> good...zucchini, carrots, red onion, red pepper, broccoli...no beets
> though!), and a LOT of chopped fresh basil. Really good stuff!
>
> Chris

Sounds good! I'll try it. Thank you for the thought -- and the absence
of -- well, you know. I'm thinking avocado would be good, too.
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