Coucous Salad
From Real Simple Best Recipes
– 1 10-oz box couscous (1 1/2 cups)
– 6 scallions, sliced
– 4 plum tomatoes, quartered (I added a bit more)
– 1 seedless cucumber, cut into half-moons (mine had seeds and everything was fine. phew.)
– 3 Tbsp lemon juice
– 2 Tbsp olive oil
– 1 1/4 tsp salt
– 1/4 tsp pepper
– 1/4 C crumbled feta (optional, but a very delicious option)

Place couscous in a large bowl and pour 1 1/2 cups hot tap water over the top. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork.

Toss couscous with all the ingredients. Enjoy!

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BOBs (Brie on Bread)

Broccoli Casserole

Brown Butter Squash

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Jenny’s Green Salad

Lindsey’s Favorite Salad

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Mashed Potatoes

Mexican 7-Layer Dip

Mom’s White Roll Recipe (a.k.a. Crescent Rolls that are still good cold!)

Orange Bowknot Rolls

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Pat’s Butternut Squash

Pat’s Orzo Salad

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Potato Salad (with a healthy twist)

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Roasted Roma Tomatoes

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Skillet Biscuit Bread

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Spinach Grapefruit Salad

Spinach Pepper Jack Cheese Ball

Spinach Salad à la Lindsay (with strawberries and pecans)

Southwestern Layered Bean Dip

Spicy Roasted Sweet Potatoes

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Stuffing

Squash Rolls

Sweet Potato Souffle

Thai Cucumber Salad

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Watermelon Salad with Tomato and Cucumber

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Yorkshire Pudding

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Banana Crumb Muffins

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Basic Sweet Crêpes

Berry Saucy Syrup

“Best Ever” Brownies (from Ruth Reichl)

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Having iTunes in the kitchen means having great music while I cook…making the process not quite so tedious! Here are some songs that have kept me company many a cooking night. They’re awesome. That’s why they’re on the list. Be sure to check them out!

Click on the Week #/Date to find out why I like the song so much. Click on the name of the song/artist/album to link to the MP3 on Amazon, where you can preview the song and purchase the DRM-free MP3. (DRM-free means once you buy the song, you can put it on as many computers as you want…unlike those pesky iTunes MP3s.) Sometimes an MP3 download is not available, in which case I’ll link you to the CD.

Week 1: Wasn’t cool yet at week 1… no song of the week.

Week 2: “The Wind” by Cat Stevens, also found on the fun and funky Rushmore soundtrack

Week 3: “Picture Of Jesus” by Ben Harper, Diamonds On The Inside

Week 4: Let Go by Frou Frou, also found on the TOTALLY AWESOME Garden State soundtrack

Week 5: King Without A Crown by Matisyahu, the live album is pretty awesome too

Mid-Week Music Bonus Album: Catch the Moonby Lisa Loeb & Elizabeth Mitchell (parent-friendly kids CD)

Week 6: “Warning Sign” by Coldplay

Week 7: “Heal Over” by KT Tunstall

Week 8: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” by Susan Tedeschi

Week 9: “Dig” by Incubus

Week 10: “Crooked Teeth” by Death Cab for Cutie

Week 11: “Spring” from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

Week 12: “Silent House” by the Dixie Chicks

Weeks 13-23: Click here for a make-up Music post! 🙂 (Please note – none of the music in the week 13-23 music post links to MP3s…it’s going to take me forever to change all those links…you’ll still connect over to Amazon, it will just be to the actual CDs instead.)

Music Feature: Philadelphia Chickens book & CD for kids, by Sandra Boynton, or click here for the MP3 album

2/23/08: New Soul and Far Far by Yael Naïm

3/1/08: Vegas by Sara Bareilles

3/8/08: Hallelujah by John Cale, from the Scrubs soundtrack

3/15/08: Please click here to read the original post and see the long list of songs I chose for the week 🙂

3/22/08: Mozart’s Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5

3/30/08: Inaudible Melodies by Jack Johnson

5/3/08: Breathe (2 AM) by Anna Nalick

8/21/08: The Hat by Ingrid Micaelson

12/3/08: Tired by Adele

Here’s my first ever repertoire list that I put together years ago. This is not exhaustive of what I cook, and more often than not I simply browse your menus each week to get ideas. But this is a good jumping off point for ideas, and I mostly have this here for my own reference.

THE REPERTOIRE (always happy to share recipes if you’re interested!):
Pat’s Oriental Chicken Salad
Oriental Chicken Salad
Chicken Croissants
Bertucci’s Toretellini
Butternut Squash Soup
Stir Fry
Real Simple Lasagna
Lasagna
Chicken Tostadas (see “Tostada Goop”)
Debbie’s Easy Crockpot Chicken
Pot Roast
Easy Apricot Chicken
Apricot Chicken
Texas Pulled Pork
Sweet Pulled Pork
Beef Stroganoff
Lentil Soup
Pizza
Hot Dogs
Hamburgers
Chicken/Green Bean/Broccoli/Other Casserole
Sloppy Joe
Broccoli Cheese soup
Chicken Caesar Salad
Chicken Parmesan
Enchiladas
Creamy Enchiladas
Chili
Chicken Cacciatore
Lemon Chicken
Chicken Marsala (Trader Joe’s)
Chicken Masala (Homemade)
Chicken Masala (Trader Joe’s, add chicken and chickpeas)
Green Noodles
Ravioli
Sausage
Crepes
Quiche
French Bread Pizza
Chicken Piccata
Pork Chops
Baked French Toast
Spicy Orange Chicken
Trader Joe’s Mandarin Orange Chicken
Santa Fe Salad
Chicken Salad
Lime & Honey Glazed Salmon
Malibu Melt Wraps
Rachel Sandwiches
Lemon Crusted Chicken
Rosemary Chicken with Artichokes & White Beans
Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole