Title: Couscous
Categories: Breakfast, Cereals, Pasta
Yield: 4 Servings
1 c Couscous
1 c Water; boiling
2 tb Butter
Couscous is a staple of North African cuisine. It has a delicate
flavor with a texture similar to corn grits. It is simple to prepare
and can be deliciously made with fruit for breakfast or as a rice
substitute for dinner.
Boil water. Add butter or oil at the same time.
Add couscous and butter and simmer, while stirring, three minutes.
Around here it's an
alternate to potatoes, rice or kasha, goes well with the Moroccan
chicken I do from time to time.
Seid furnished him with some food, which I now learned they called cous-koo-soo, with some slices of pumpion or squash spread over it
in the bowl, and well peppered. This dish, which is made of small
balls of flour, boiled with a fowl and vegetables, looked (for I
had not the pleasure of tasting it) like a very nice dish.
... the others were provided with scanty portions of barley, of
which they made their cous-koo-soo.
I got my recipe from a bike touring cookbook. I don't eat couscous
often, but i know it is a convenient travel food. I read about it
being used as travel food centuries ago by traders who traveled by
camel in Africa.
Seid furnished him with some food, which I now learned they called cous-koo-soo, with some slices of pumpion or squash spread over it
in the bowl, and well peppered. This dish, which is made of small
balls of flour, boiled with a fowl and vegetables, looked (for I
had not the pleasure of tasting it) like a very nice dish.
... the others were provided with scanty portions of barley, of
which they made their cous-koo-soo.
From the narrative of James Riley
<https://archive.org/details/authenticnarrati00rile_0>
A friend of mine made couscous from scratch. He used a window bug
screen to shape the grains of pasta.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Ben Collver <=-
I got my recipe from a bike touring cookbook. I don't eat couscous
often, but i know it is a convenient travel food. I read about it
being used as travel food centuries ago by traders who traveled by
camel in Africa.
It's one of those grains that's been around for centuries in other
parts of the world but never really became popular over here. I think
most Americans would cite white rice as their favorite potato
alternative but both my dad and father in law were never that enamoured
of it. Me, I prefer alternatives to potatoes but would go with most anything other than white rice if possible.
Couscous is *not* a grain. It's pasta. To wit: Couscous is a type of
pasta made from durum wheat semolina, or a popular North African
Orzo is the next size up and oftern substituted for rice. Followedby DD> rosmarina which are larger but still rice-shaped.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Couscous is *not* a grain. It's pasta. To wit: Couscous is a type of
pasta made from durum wheat semolina, or a popular North African
True, I had turned off the brain for a moment there.
Orzo is the next size up and oftern substituted for rice. Followed
by DD> rosmarina which are larger but still rice-shaped.
I've got whole wheat orzo in the pantry as well. No rosamarina but do
have some small (white) pasta that I got at Olindo's (the Italian store
we go to in Rochester, NY) that I intend to use for pasta fagole. (know that's not spelled right) I have adapted my mother in law's recipe that uses tomato soup and canned pork and beans to use tomato sauce and
canneli beans instead.
I've got whole wheat orzo in the pantry as well. No rosamarina but do
have some small (white) pasta that I got at Olindo's (the Italian store
we go to in Rochester, NY) that I intend to use for pasta fagole. (know that's not spelled right) I have adapted my mother in law's recipe that uses tomato soup and canned pork and beans to use tomato sauce and
canneli beans instead.
The old Dagoes (their self-description) around here call it "Pasta
Fazool"
One of them steered me to this recipe which he claims his mother used
to use.
Title: Pasta E Fagioli Con Carne
Categories: Beans, Pork, Vegetables, Cheese
Yield: 6 Servings
1 c Dried white beans
+=OR=+
2 1/2 c Drained, rinsed, canned
- cannellini beans
+=OR=+
1 1/2 lb (to 2 lb) fresh cranberry
- beans *
1/4 c Olive oil
4 (4 oz ea) individual lean
- pork spareribs
1 md Onion; in 1/2" dice
1 md Rib celery; w/leaves, thin
- sliced
1 md Carrot; peeled, thin sliced
2 lg Cloves garlic; minced
1 ts Fine chopped fresh rosemary
+=OR=+
1/2 ts Dried rosemary; crushed
1 c Peeled, seeded, chopped
- fresh tomatoes, or canned
- Italian plum w/juice
Salt & fresh black pepper
3/4 c Small pasta; such as small
- elbows
4 c Special Holiday Broth **
+=OR=+
4 c Canned beef broth; + more
- as needed
1 c Freshly grated Parmigiano-
- Reggiano cheese; to serve
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I've got whole wheat orzo in the pantry as well. No rosamarina but do
have some small (white) pasta that I got at Olindo's (the Italian store
we go to in Rochester, NY) that I intend to use for pasta fagole. (know that's not spelled right) I have adapted my mother in law's recipe that uses tomato soup and canned pork and beans to use tomato sauce and
canneli beans instead.
The old Dagoes (their self-description) around here call it "Pasta
Fazool"
That's the pronunciation, spelling is different. BTW, Olive Garden
referrs to their version as soup; I make mine thicker, more like a
stew, and much better tasting, IMO. (G)
One of them steered me to this recipe which he claims his mother
used to use.
Title: Pasta E Fagioli Con Carne
Categories: Beans, Pork, Vegetables, Cheese
Yield: 6 Servings
Quite the production there. I use short cuts like tomato paste and
sauce, canned beans, no meat and a somewhat different spicing but I
guess there are as many versions as there are Italian mamas.
The old Dagoes (their self-description) around here call it "Pasta
Fazool"
That's the pronunciation, spelling is different. BTW, Olive Garden
referrs to their version as soup; I make mine thicker, more like a
stew, and much better tasting, IMO. (G)
The recipe I posted is thick so yone could get away with calling it a "stew".
One of them steered me to this recipe which he claims his mother
used to use.
Title: Pasta E Fagioli Con Carne
Categories: Beans, Pork, Vegetables, Cheese
Yield: 6 Servings
Quite the production there. I use short cuts like tomato paste and
sauce, canned beans, no meat and a somewhat different spicing but I
guess there are as many versions as there are Italian mamas.
Or chilli recipes. Bv)=
Not as big a deal as it might seem. Good for a lazy Sunday afternoon
(I'm not a football fan) as I use all the shortcuts I can without any compromising taste or texture.
Here's the recipe I use most often (twice ot thrice a year) w/no meat
and lotsa shortcuts. And it crockpots nicely once the onions are done
in the skillet.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Pasta Fagioli
Categories: Pasta, Vegetables, Herbs, Beans, Soups
Yield: 4 Servings
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Title: Pasta E Fagioli Con Carne
Categories: Beans, Pork, Vegetables, Cheese
Yield: 6 Servings
Quite the production there. I use short cuts like tomato paste and
sauce, canned beans, no meat and a somewhat different spicing but I
guess there are as many versions as there are Italian mamas.
Or chilli recipes. Bv)=
True, glancing at some of the ones you posted, just today, the name
leaves a wide open field.
Not as big a deal as it might seem. Good for a lazy Sunday afternoon
(I'm not a football fan) as I use all the shortcuts I can without any compromising taste or texture.
Here's the recipe I use most often (twice ot thrice a year) w/no meat
and lotsa shortcuts. And it crockpots nicely once the onions are done
in the skillet.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Pasta Fagioli
Categories: Pasta, Vegetables, Herbs, Beans, Soups
Yield: 4 Servings
Looks pretty good but I'll stay with my version. We're not into
football (except my checking how certain teams--NOT the Panthers--did
the day before. Sunday afternoons I usually read the paper (on the
tablet) and Steve usually works on either computers or radios.
Or chilli recipes. Bv)=
True, glancing at some of the ones you posted, just today, the name
leaves a wide open field.
That's why I called them "Chilli Chumps" Only a few are what I would
call chilli. The rest, especially the vegetarian ones get away with
the "Chilli" title only because the editorial staff at Taste of Home doesn't seem to know the definition of chilli.
Here's the recipe I use most often (twice ot thrice a year) w/no meat
and lotsa shortcuts. And it crockpots nicely once the onions are done
in the skillet.
Title: Pasta Fagioli
Categories: Pasta, Vegetables, Herbs, Beans, Soups
Yield: 4 Servings
Looks pretty good but I'll stay with my version. We're not into
football (except my checking how certain teams--NOT the Panthers--did
the day before. Sunday afternoons I usually read the paper (on the
tablet) and Steve usually works on either computers or radios.
The only sports I follow these days are motor-sports. Actually only
the Formula One and/or motorcycles. The rest of the overly hyped
marketing
platforms can go suck rocks so far as I am concerned. Bv)=
Here's a favourite verde recipe using sheep meat:
Title: Navajo Chile Verde (Lamb/Goat)
Categories: Lamb/mutton, Chilies, Pork, Vegetables
Yield: 6 Servings
3 lb Lamb or goat shoulder
2 c Stewed tomatoes
3 tb Bacon grease
6 oz Can tomato paste
1/3 c Flour
3 c Water (or chicken broth)
3 md Onions; chopped
2 1/2 ts Salt
6 cl Garlic; minced or pressed
1/2 ts Dried, ground oregano
32 oz (2 cans) whole green chilies
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Looks pretty good but I'll stay with my version. We're not into
football (except my checking how certain teams--NOT the Panthers--did
the day before. Sunday afternoons I usually read the paper (on the
tablet) and Steve usually works on either computers or radios.
The only sports I follow these days are motor-sports. Actually only
the Formula One and/or motorcycles. The rest of the overly hyped
platforms can go suck rocks so far as I am concerned. Bv)=
I usually just catch the scores of certain teams the next day, one each baseball, football and hockey teams.
Here's a favourite verde recipe using sheep meat:
Title: Navajo Chile Verde (Lamb/Goat)
Categories: Lamb/mutton, Chilies, Pork, Vegetables
Yield: 6 Servings
Looks good, I'd try it with pork.
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