Make it a couscous Thanksgiving
Maybe your family is a "mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving family." Maybe yours is a "rice family." But have you ever thought about serving couscous?
This quick and easy side dish is perfect alongside the bird or whatever your main dish happens to be. Couscous (which is a precooked medium-grain semolina product and a cousin to pasta) will spice up your traditional Thanksgiving meal and fly together in less than 15 minutes.
On a day when you feel as if you spend the whole day in the kitchen, what more could you want?
Our Cranberry and Lemon Spiked Couscous is so easy, even a beginner cook can do it. Pull in some extra hands from the living room and give them a job. Today, they are going to learn how to make couscous.
Extra hands, easy recipes, a scrumptious side dish and all in under 15 minutes - now that's something to be thankful about.
• Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross write "Desperation Dinners!" Contact them at Desperation Dinners, c/o United Media, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. Or visit desperationdinners.com.
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