Time to broaden your palate with couscous

December 24, 2008 at 8:27PM
Cranberry-and Lemon-spiked Couscous
Cranberry-and Lemon-spiked Couscous (Photos By Kats Barry/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Are you a mashed potatoes kind of family? Or is rice more to your liking? It may be time to broaden your palate. Consider couscous.

This quick and easy side dish is perfect alongside any main dish. Couscous (a precooked medium-grain semolina product and a cousin to pasta) comes together in under 15 minutes.

Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross are co-authors of "Cheap. Fast. Good!" Reach them at www. desperationdinners.com.

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ALICIA ROSS with BEVERLY MILLS, United Features Syndicate