OK, here's where I am, two and a half hours from dinner:
3/4 cup whole wheat couscous, rehydrated in
1-1/2 cups weakly flavored chicken stock made with bouillon powder
6 oz leftover roasted chicken breast, diced
3 green onions, sliced
1/2 cup mixed dried berries (blues, cherries, and maybe crans)
That's all mixed and in the fridge.
Waiting for the end is 2 oz (1/2 cup) sliced/slivered/mooshed in the food
processor because I started with whole raw almonds

Remember the clementines? they're peeled and I think I'll just consider
them a garnish; i.e., I'll put them on the edge of the plate and, no,
they won't have all the white strings pulled off. Fiber. "-)

I'm debating the dressing. Leaning towards oil and vinegar. And I
still don't have any fresh parsley or mint to incorporate in the salad.
I'm also thinking about adding some shredded carrot to the mix.

My hrutka is in the fridge, chilling and draining. Damn near burned my
hands rounding it into a tight ball in the cheesecloth. Dang! I cooked
it in the microwave, per Sister Al's recommendation. This could work.
She might be the best cook of all of us so I tend to pay attention to
her suggestions.
--
-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.