Recipe Courtesy Pamela Morgan, Flirting with Flavors
Last week was one of those weeks. It started off with a bang when I went to Tony Robbins birthday bash and launch of his new book, Unshakable [3]. My week slid downhill from there. I was so tired, achy, headachy and boom, there I was in bed the rest of the week.
Sick sick with the flu and 101 fever. I still had an appetite though. Surprised????
Towards the end of the week, I had enough energy to make a roast chicken. I wanted to make a side dish with turmeric as it’s so good for you and helps with inflammation of any kind.
I made this easy Moroccan couscous. It’s incredibly delicious and I think the key is the brand of couscous that I use, called M’Hamsa Hand-rolled Couscous [4]. You can buy it at Whole Foods or here is the link to purchase it online [5].
It’s somewhat uneven and coarse grained. That’s part of its appeal. This couscous when cooked has a texture unlike others and mixed with turmeric, mint, and topped with pistachio nuts, it’s incredibly fragrant and the nuts give it a crunch you will love. You can use water, vegetable stock or chicken stock to cook it.
On Saturday, I had to audition for a talent show! Yep! It could not have been a worse time to sing!
My nose was clogged and I had so much congestion but with a help of a great acupuncturist and healer, I made the audition!
I did my hair and makeup and you’d never know I had been in bed all week.
And I got into the talent show!
Hope you’ll come see me and 11 other women perform our hearts out.
The event take place on Monday April 3rd at 7:00PM at the Triand on the Upper West Side.
Here’s the link to purchase tickets, and for more information ! [6]
Moroccan Couscous
I made this easy Moroccan couscous. It’s incredibly delicious and I think the key is the brand of couscous that I use, called M’Hamsa Hand-rolled Couscous. You can buy it at Whole Foods or here is the link to purchase it online.
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Total Time: 25m
- Serves: 4
- Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon shallot, chopped
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 1/2 cups water, or chicken stock
- 3 tablespoons unshelled pistachio, crushed
- 2 tablespoons mint, chiffonade
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil, in a medium sauce pan over medium heat.
- Add chopped garlic, and shallot.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until translucent.
- Add couscous, turmeric and salt, stir until the couscous is a bright yellow color.
- Add water or stock, cook with lid on, for 15 minutes or until the couscous has absorbed all the water.
- Serve the couscous in a bowl, and garnish with pistachio, and fresh mint!
- Enjoy this simple but delicious side dish with any chicken, steak, or vegetable entree.
Cookbook author and entertaining expert, Pamela Morgan is the owner of NYC based Flirting with Flavors [7], where she offers exclusive cooking parties, inspirational seminars and special events. She is highly regarded as a special event planner, culinary consultant, cookbook author, and is a food & entertaining editor for Hamptons’s Cottages and Gardens. Pamela sees food as a flirtation: sexy, provocative, and a little mysterious. Her desire is to teach you how to flirt your way into a full on passion for cooking and entertaining! Visit her web site [7] for recipes, entertaining inspiration and much more.
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