Julia Altshuler > wrote in message news:<3Gu1c.111818$4o.133025@attbi_s52>...
> Gigi wrote:
> > We're having first time guests for dinner tomorrow and I'm thinking of serving
> > pear, gala apple, baby greens and Maytag blue cheese salad, a roasted pork
> > tenderloin, Mushroom and Israeli Couscous, roasted asparagus, and raspberry
> > parfaits. What do you all think?
>
>
> Whenever a recipe calls for couscous, I substitute quinoa. I like the
> texture and flavor a little better, and I figure I get enough semolina
> in my diet from pasta. I like the nutritional variety.
>
> --Lia

You may already know this, but Israeli couscous isn't your usual
couscous. When cooked they are roughly .25-inch spheres. OT: Sphere
is Thelonius Monk's middle name.

-bwg