Comments on: The taste of summer – Israeli cous cous and feta salad

By: Niamh

Niamh — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:40:24 +0000

Totally agree with you Kittie!! Enjoy.

By: kittie

kittie — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:46:14 +0000

I hate buying lunch too – generally unhealthy, expensive, and not half as nice as what I can make for myself! ;)

Israeli cous cous is new to me too – going to have to hunt it down!

By: Niamh

Niamh — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:00:10 +0000

Thanks Sylvie. Yup – kosher shops are a good bet.

Jeanne – lol, your story made me laugh! I think the mouse is gone or has become adept at hiding. It absolutely beats the evil tesco sandwiches, I just refuse to buy them now.

Thanks George. I have found it in the giant supermarkets in the kosher section. Worth a try? Or delis often have it. Not brave atall, just desperate to cook :-)

Ginger – seek it out – it’s worth it! They’re like little sponge balls, delicious and with a lovely al dente bounce off of your teeth :-)

Sarah – thanks & enjoy!

renaedujour – oh, how awful for you! Enjoy the recipe.

Heather – absolutely, or spelt or wheat, anything like that would be perfect.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:22:53 +0000

This looks really good. If I can’t get my hands on some israeli couscous/in a rush, do you think i could use barley instead?

By: renaedujour

renaedujour — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:49:14 +0000

Sorry about the mice. I once made a bowl of egg noodles only to discover that the mice had been in the flour. It was horrible.
The couscous looks great. I’m always looking for healthier recipes and I think I’ll try this out.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:43:23 +0000

I have made it my resolution to stop buying over priced tasteless lunches and bring mine in too! This looks lovely I may whip up a batch at the weekend! :-)

By: Ginger

Ginger — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:34:38 +0000

I’ve never even heard of Israeli couscous, I must search some out as your salad sounds delicious.

By: George

George — Sat, 17 May 2008 05:32:06 +0000

What a delicious looking salad, all bright and summery :)

I can’t find pitim (Israeli Couscous) here in the UK either, I rely on a couple of friends over in Israel sending me several packets a couple of times a year. I love it.

The thought of mice in the kitchen freeks me out too, urgh, I reckon you’re very brave going back in there so soon :)

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:33:09 +0000

Oh Gawwwwwwd, we had a mouse in the kitchen last year – and of course it was when Dear Husband was seconded to Brussels, so no help there. I’d be sitting alone watching TV and suddenly hear sounds in the kitchen and freeze, turn the TV sound off and stare at the door as if 6ft Killer Mouse was about to appear knife in hand. And at night I closed the kitchen door plus my bedroom door and stuffed a towel into the gap inder the door, just in case. Because, you know, Killer Mouse would of course make a bee line upstairs for my bed under cover of darkness…

In the immortal words of Michael Jackson, you are not alone!!

In the end, I was sitting downstairs and the neighbour’s cat was snoozing on the guest room bed. I heard a loud thump as yuo always hear when he jumps off the bed, and seconds later, he trotted downstairs with… a mouse in his jaws and a feline smirk on his face. Usually I’d take steps to rescue anything from a cat’s jaws, but this time I just patted him and let him out the door to enjoy his bounty in peace :o) Problem solved!

I love couscous, particularly when there’s feta involved. Must really make an effort to do a big batch so I can take it to work for lunch too. It sure beats evil Tesco sandwiches!

By: Sylvie

Sylvie — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:48:40 +0000

I used to have a mouse for a bit in our old flat and hated it. It always made me jump. Your canteen sounds just like ours! The salad looks wonderful though!

Lysy, if you have any kosher shops around where you live you can usually find it there.

By: Niamh

Niamh — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:36:32 +0000

Thanks fotocuisine! Me too.

Lysy – thanks! I love israeli cous cous and use it alot. I’ve seen it in the jewish section of large supermarkets and I’ve bought it in Selfridge’s and Waitrose.

Helen – we are indeed! Although this particular packet came from Selfridge’s :-)

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:56:29 +0000

I’ve had no success locating any Israeli cous cous either. It seems we are both in SE London, where did you get yours from?

By: Lysy

Lysy — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:23:02 +0000

This looks so lovely, and I’m so excited to see a British blogger writing about Israeli couscous – does this mean you’ve found some somewhere? I’ve been looking for months and have never had any success!

I hope you stay mouse-free!

By: Fotocuisine

Fotocuisine — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:01:41 +0000

awww :( now you have me all jumpy and I have never seen a mouse that wasn’t in a cage.

yick yick yick!

but still that sounds like a lovely salad, especially with the feta. mmm i love the feta.