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(Victor Sack) wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > How do you think couscous (my new friend -- mmmmmm, fiber!) would work
> > in a chicken salady thing? I've got leftover birdie from last night's
> > dinner. . . . Couscous, chicken, green onion -- do I bind it with
> > something or just do a drizzled and mixed dressing? What about adding
> > some clementines to it? (Need to use up some hiding out in the fridge.)
> > Almonds?
>
> A very good idea, Queenie, but it doesn't go far enough. Here is a
> truly delectable recipe which, no doubt, will at once become your
> all-time favourite. It calls for smoked chicken, but I don't see why
> grilled, broiled of fried one can't be used instead. The recipe is from
> <http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/ARTICLE.aspx?id=41393>.
>
> Bubba
>
>
> Smoked chicken with couscous, orange and beetroot

Ohfercryingoutloud!

> Serving size: Serves 2
> Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes

How about less than 30 seconds since it's not happening in my kitchen.
Hmmmmmmmm?

> INGREDIENTS
>
> 2 smoked chicken breasts, finely sliced
>
> 1 cup couscous
> 1 cup orange juice
> 1 teaspoon ground coriander seed
> 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin seed
> 1 Spanish onion, finely chopped
> 1/4 bunch coriander, chopped
> 1/4 bunch parsley, shredded
> Salt and black pepper
>
> 4 large beetroots

Stop right THERE, Bubba!

Rob wouldn't eat it -- he won't do coriander (when you say a bunch, may
I safely assume you're referring to what I would call cilantro? If not,
clarify, please. Danke.)
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Arizona vacation pics added 3-24-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.