We have a new grocery store in town called “Compare Foods” which caters toward Hispanics (the company is owned by Hispanics) and offers a lot of ethnic food from all over the world. It’s a really neat (and inexpensive) grocery store. If you have one in your area, you should definitely go check it out.

One of the things I bought during my first trip, was a box of authentic couscous mix. I fixed it for dinner tonight (as a side dish) and didn’t realize how much these little tiny pasta pieces swell up in the steaming process. The end result was that we still have well over half of the cooked couscous left over after dinner.

So I was wondering… What can I make with cooked couscous? I steamed it in plain water, so I could go either with a savory or a sweet dish.

I read somewhere that couscous can be eaten as a hot cereal, so maybe I’ll just try heating up some milk and sweetening it with some sugar and cinnamon and a few raisins. I like doing this with cooked leftover rice for breakfast and the couscous has a nice nutty flavor, so it may work out well.

I’m of course open to any suggestions and the couscous as a side dish tonight was a big hit, so I’m sure we’ll run into the same situation of leftover couscous on an ongoing basis.