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		<title>Define comfort</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>If there&#8217;s no toast, give me couscous!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was 7:15 AM and I had been up for nearly two hours. Lecture finished, I need some breakfast. One last egg left in the fridge, I was determined to try frying an egg for the first time on my new cast iron skillet but alas, there was nothing to eat the egg with. No [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was 7:15 AM and I had been up for nearly two hours. Lecture finished, I need some breakfast. One last egg left in the fridge, I was determined to try frying an egg for the first time on my new cast iron skillet but alas, there was nothing to eat the egg with. No bread, stale or otherwise, in the house. Not even any lavash or melba toast. And I wanted my yolk soft so I need something to dip in or something that would absorb it. Open kitchen cabinets. Sigh. Aha! Couscous! That&#8217;ll work! While the skillet heated, I added 1/3 cup of couscous to a bowl, added the same amount of hot water, and covered. While it soaked, I washed and chopped a few carrot greens (about 1/2 a cup&#8217;s worth). Once the skillet was hot, I added a bit of olive oil, and the egg, moving it to the side of the pan once the bottom was set. A bit more olive oil, the carrot greens, and then the fluffed up couscous to mix in and warm through. I then scooped it all onto a bowl and set the egg on top. It could make a nice quick lunch as well. It was nice and it took as long as it takes to make toast&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Quick couscous lunch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 14:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by a Chucrute com salsicha, a food blog by a Brazilian living in California, I came up with this quick and nutritious spring meal: The recipe is quite simple: Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat, add a tablespoon of olive oil and a bit of butter and sautée half a cup of chopped [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Inspired by a <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.chucrutecomsalsicha.com/archives/005742.html">Chucrute com salsicha</a></span>, a food blog by a Brazilian living in California, I came up with this quick and nutritious spring meal:</p>
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<p>The recipe is quite simple:</p>
<p>Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat, add a tablespoon of olive oil and a bit of butter and sautée half a cup of chopped red onions. Once the onions are soft, add a 1/2 tsp of smoked paprika (aka <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.thespicehouse.com/spices/spanish-smoked-sweet-paprika-pimenton-de-la-vera-dulce">pimentón de la vera</a></span>), salt &amp; pepper to taste and after frying the spice for a few seconds, add 3/4 cup of chopped cherry tomatoes, and, after a minute or so, 1/4 pound of fresh spinach (something like 4 cups). Once the spinach has wilted, add 1 cup of chicken or vegetable stock and raise the heat the medium-high. Adjust the seasoning after the stock starts boiling and mix in 1 cup of couscous. Blend it in well, close the lid and remove the pot from the heat. After 5 minutes, remove the lid, fluff the couscous and add some fresh herbs if you have (I added about 3 tbsp of chives) and 1/4 cup of pine nuts. It was very yummy and light.</p>
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