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Couscous
May 19th
Couscous is made from wheat flour, but not like pasta. It is simply flour that has been slightly moistened with salted water, then rolled into tiny little granules. Most couscous found in the supermarket are the “medium-grain” size (also called Moroccan). But couscous comes in a wide variety of sizes, from granules fine as sand, to some as large as baby peas. You’ll have to go to a Middle Eastern grocery to find the more unusual sizes, though.
Couscous is served like rice would be, as a side dish, flavered with butter perhaps, and as a base for other sauces and More >
Cooking Pasta the Right Way
Mar 11th
Pasta is a staple of the world, and can be delicious and flavorful- or it can also be stuck together, dense and disappointing. Here are some tips to make your pasta its best!
Use a generous amount of water to cook it in. Nothing is worse than a pot of pasta boiling over on your stove. Not only is this a mess to clean up, but the pasta won’t have the room it needs to cook properly. Do not add oil to keep the pasta from sticking. This is coat the pasta with oil, and then it will not absorb the More >