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  1. Taboule', or tabuleh or tabule', is a tipical nord african cus cus salad.
    My grand mother who was born in Tunisia from sicilian parents, made this
    easy dish very familiar to me and the rest of my family.
    You can use both cus cus (or "cous cous"😉 or burghul that are almost the
    same thing.
    This dish is made cold, without any heating, so it is perfect for this
    hot season!
    It is better to use a parboiled cus cus, for a faster... and fresher
    preparation!

    Ingredients (4 persons):
    250g parboiled cus cus or burghul
    500g tomatoes (possibly peeled, but this would mean a brief boil...)
    Or 500ml of tomato sauce (possibly in small pieces, not the liquid one)
    4-5 mint leaves
    1 and 1/2 tsp salt
    The juice of one big lemon.
    Optional one small onion
    Olive oil

    Pick a salad bowl and put the cus cus in.
    Cut the tomatoes in really small cubes and add them to the cous cous
    Squash the lemon, and add the juice in the bowl.
    cut le mint leaves, by hand, and the small onion, add them in the bowl.
    Now you can mix the bowls content, and wait some minute, covering the
    bowl with a microwave film, to avoid the liquids to evaporate.
    Afeter some minute the cus cus should be soft, if not add some water,
    adn wait some more.
    When it's soft, fluff it and add salt and olive oil as you like.
    Bye!
    Ste

    PS:There are many variations of taboule', and you could even simply make
    a cus cus salad, with averything you like! Without cooking!!!

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    Taboule', or tabuleh or tabule', is a tipical nord african cus cus salad.
    My grand mother who was born in Tunisia from sicilian parents, made this
    easy dish very familiar to me and the rest of my family.
    You can use both cus cus (or "cous cous"😉 or burghul that are almost the
    same thing.
    This dish is made cold, without any heating, so it is perfect for this hot
    season!
    It is better to use a parboiled cus cus, for a faster... and fresher
    preparation!

    Ingredients (4 persons):
    250g parboiled cus cus or burghul
    500g tomatoes (possibly peeled, but this would mean a brief boil...)
    Or 500ml of tomato sauce (possibly in small pieces, not the liquid one)
    4-5 mint leaves
    1 and 1/2 tsp salt
    The juice of one big lemon.
    Optional one small onion
    Olive oil

    Pick a salad bowl and put the cus cus in.
    Cut the tomatoes in really small cubes and add them to the cous cous
    Squash the lemon, and add the juice in the bowl.
    cut le mint leaves, by hand, and the small onion, add them in the bowl.
    Now you can mix the bowls content, and wait some minute, covering the bowl
    with a microwave film, to avoid the liquids to evaporate.
    Afeter some minute the cus cus should be soft, if not add some water, adn
    wait some more.
    When it's soft, fluff it and add salt and olive oil as you like.
    Bye!
    Ste

    PS:There are many variations of taboule', and you could even simply make a
    cus cus salad, with averything you like! Without cooking!!!

    If your mother is of Tunis, can you ask her How can i make cus cus with my
    hand?
    I ask you this because i don't like the precooked cuss cus that has too much
    little grains.
    Thank you
    Pandora
    Ps. You can wright to me in Italian, of course 🙂

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  3. Pandora... Leila used to be the Tabouli Princess, so maybe she can
    help. As far as I know, you just soak bulgar to plump it. Not sure
    what to do with the couscous.

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    If your mother is of Tunis, can you ask her How can i make cus cus with my
    hand?
    I ask you this because i don't like the precooked cuss cus that has too much
    little grains.
    Thank you
    Pandora
    Ps. You can wright to me in Italian, of course 🙂

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    Pandora... Leila used to be the Tabouli Princess, so maybe she can
    help. As far as I know, you just soak bulgar to plump it. Not sure
    what to do with the couscous.

    The problem is not with the Bulgur (that has big grains), but with cus cus.
    BTW Thank you .
    Pandora

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    If your mother is of Tunis, can you ask her How can i make cus cus with
    my
    hand?
    I ask you this because i don't like the precooked cuss cus that has too
    much
    little grains.
    Thank you
    Pandora
    Ps. You can wright to me in Italian, of course 🙂

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  5. [CUT]

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    You can use both cus cus (or "cous cous"😉 or burghul that are almost the
    same thing.


    [CUT]

    They are the same for this dish, but actually they are two different things!
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    Linux user #100299

  6. On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 05:52:18 +0200, "Pandora" <[email hidden]>

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    "sf" <sf@gmail> ha scritto nel messaggio
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    Quoted message said:

    Pandora... Leila used to be the Tabouli Princess, so maybe she can
    help. As far as I know, you just soak bulgar to plump it. Not sure
    what to do with the couscous.

    The problem is not with the Bulgur (that has big grains), but with cus cus.
    BTW Thank you .
    Pandora

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    Quoted message said:


    If your mother is of Tunis, can you ask her How can i make cus cus with
    my
    hand?
    I ask you this because i don't like the precooked cuss cus that has too
    much
    little grains.
    Thank you
    Pandora
    Ps. You can wright to me in Italian, of course 🙂
    >




    Do you want to learn how to hand roll couscous--the Moroccan way using
    coarse semolina? I have an idea of how to do this-as I have watched
    and helped my SIL do it many times and practiced a few times with
    decent results.
    Tracy

  7. "Tracy" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio
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    On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 05:52:18 +0200, "Pandora" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:


    "sf" <sf@gmail> ha scritto nel messaggio
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    Quoted message said:

    Pandora... Leila used to be the Tabouli Princess, so maybe she can
    help. As far as I know, you just soak bulgar to plump it. Not sure
    what to do with the couscous.

    The problem is not with the Bulgur (that has big grains), but with cus
    cus.
    BTW Thank you .
    Pandora

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    >
    > If your mother is of Tunis, can you ask her How can i make cus cus
    > with
    > my
    > hand?
    > I ask you this because i don't like the precooked cuss cus that has
    > too
    > much
    > little grains.
    > Thank you
    > Pandora
    > Ps. You can wright to me in Italian, of course 🙂
    > >



    Do you want to learn how to hand roll couscous--the Moroccan way using
    coarse semolina? I have an idea of how to do this-as I have watched
    and helped my SIL do it many times and practiced a few times with
    decent results.
    Tracy

    Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhhhhhh! I give you a kiss on the mouth if you tell me
    how I must do.
    First of all, have you got a photo of coarse semolina?
    Thank you and many thank you for your kindness and your help!!!!!!
    I wait to your clarifications.
    Cheers
    Pandora


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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    Do you want to learn how to hand roll couscous--the Moroccan way using
    coarse semolina? I have an idea of how to do this-as I have watched
    and helped my SIL do it many times and practiced a few times with
    decent results.
    Tracy

    Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhhhhhh! I give you a kiss on the mouth if you tell me
    how I must do.
    First of all, have you got a photo of coarse semolina?
    Thank you and many thank you for your kindness and your help!!!!!!
    I wait to your clarifications.
    Cheers
    Pandora

    I don't have a picture handy--but I will take a picturelater today and
    email it to you if it is ok. I just have to figure out how to write
    out how to do it.

    Tracy
    (kiss not required)

  9. "Tracy" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio
    news:[email hidden]...

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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >
    Do you want to learn how to hand roll couscous--the Moroccan way using
    coarse semolina? I have an idea of how to do this-as I have watched
    and helped my SIL do it many times and practiced a few times with
    decent results.
    Tracy

    Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhhhhhh! I give you a kiss on the mouth if you tell
    me
    how I must do.
    First of all, have you got a photo of coarse semolina?
    Thank you and many thank you for your kindness and your help!!!!!!
    I wait to your clarifications.
    Cheers
    Pandora

    I don't have a picture handy--but I will take a picturelater today and
    email it to you if it is ok. I just have to figure out how to write
    out how to do it.

    Ok. When you want. I'm here that I wait for you.

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    Tracy
    (kiss not required)

    Thank you without kiss 😄DDD
    Pandora

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  10. Tracy said:

    I don't have a picture handy--but I will take a picture later today and
    email it to you if it is ok. I just have to figure out how to write
    out how to do it.

    I don't know what you're using as an email program, but for most you'd
    just click Attach and browse to the picture you want to attach.

    To keep your email "light" (Pandora may be on dialup) send a url
    using one of these methods:
    For one picture at a time, tinypic.com
    For a series of pictures, Yahoo.com > Photos.

  11. sf said:
    Tracy said:

    I don't have a picture handy--but I will take a picture later today and
    email it to you if it is ok. I just have to figure out how to write
    out how to do it.

    I don't know what you're using as an email program, but for most you'd
    just click Attach and browse to the picture you want to attach.

    To keep your email "light" (Pandora may be on dialup) send a url
    using one of these methods:
    For one picture at a time, tinypic.com
    For a series of pictures, Yahoo.com > Photos.

    Thanks!! I was concerned about sending via email and was about to
    google how to make those links. Now it is all done.

    For the curious here are the pictures-the first one is just semolina
    and the second is semolina next to kosher salt-for comparison.

    http://tinypic.com/9vcr4p.jpg
    http://tinypic.com/9vct4z.jpg
    Tracy

    -who will post the how to roll the couscous tomorrow.

  12. Tracy said:


    sf said:
    Tracy said:

    I don't have a picture handy--but I will take a picture later today and
    email it to you if it is ok. I just have to figure out how to write
    out how to do it.

    I don't know what you're using as an email program, but for most you'd
    just click Attach and browse to the picture you want to attach.

    To keep your email "light" (Pandora may be on dialup) send a url
    using one of these methods:
    For one picture at a time, tinypic.com
    For a series of pictures, Yahoo.com > Photos.

    Thanks!! I was concerned about sending via email and was about to
    google how to make those links. Now it is all done.

    For the curious here are the pictures-the first one is just semolina
    and the second is semolina next to kosher salt-for comparison.

    http://tinypic.com/9vcr4p.jpg
    http://tinypic.com/9vct4z.jpg
    Tracy

    -who will post the how to roll the couscous tomorrow.

    Glad it worked for you and I'm looking forward to seeing the couscous
    illustrations tomorrow!

  13. "Tracy" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio
    news:[email hidden]...

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    sf said:
    Tracy said:

    I don't have a picture handy--but I will take a picture later today
    and
    email it to you if it is ok. I just have to figure out how to write
    out how to do it.

    I don't know what you're using as an email program, but for most you'd
    just click Attach and browse to the picture you want to attach.

    To keep your email "light" (Pandora may be on dialup) send a url
    using one of these methods:
    For one picture at a time, tinypic.com
    For a series of pictures, Yahoo.com > Photos.

    Thanks!! I was concerned about sending via email and was about to
    google how to make those links. Now it is all done.

    For the curious here are the pictures-the first one is just semolina
    and the second is semolina next to kosher salt-for comparison.

    http://tinypic.com/9vcr4p.jpg
    http://tinypic.com/9vct4z.jpg
    Tracy

    -who will post the how to roll the couscous tomorrow.

    Thank you very much Tracy. I understand what kind of Semolina I must buy.
    It is similar to polenta flour.
    OK! You was very very kind!
    Pandora

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