Couscous makes for a really versatile ingredient since those tiny starchy beads can be tossed with nearly anything, including air-fired harissa mushrooms. You can use it for a side dish or even as the ...

Couscous isn't as popular as it could be because most people who are unfamiliar with the dish don't feel confident about ...

When it comes to simple, cheap weeknight dinners for busy college kids, the noodle is unquestionably king. From Ramen to EasyMac or angel hair to ziti, pasta can’t be beat for a fast, filling, ...

shades of Morocco and Istanbul – but it’s surprisingly simple and fast to cook. The foodstuff looks like tiny pellets of square-shaped rice, but it’s actually a pasta made from durum wheat. And most ...

Spring is undoubtedly the most vital time of the year. Each day seems to bloom with some new surprise - a bud that wasn't there yesterday, a few more rays of sunshine or a welcomed shower. Spring ...

It`s odd that one of the most popular dishes in several countries, including France, Brazil and Morocco-not to mention Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, Senegal and Lebanon-is hardly known at all in our great ...

Pasta salad is like your grandma’s house, a little old-fashioned but comforting. Still, it could use an update. And this week, I have three of them: Tapas-Style Pasta Salad; Bow Tie Pasta Salad with ...

When it comes to speed, it doesn’t get any better than instant couscous. Actually a form of pasta, couscous is made from golden semolina flour, mixed with water and rolled into tiny grains.

Culinary chat rooms clamor with debate over whether couscous (KOOS-koos) is a grain or a pasta. Let’s resolve the foodie feud by saying that, technically, it’s neither. Traditionally, couscous was ...