Compliments to the chef

**Scienter** · 05-11-2012, 13:32

Originally Posted by Peasant Phill

@Scienter
I just might. Oh, care for a cooking show on the Org?

I want to make something with couscous this weekend, do you have any recipes for that?

Hah, I don't think I have the right personality for a cooking show unless you want to watch me order TinCow around and talk to my dog. ;) I have no cous cous recipes, TinCow doens't like it so we don't make it very often. I have a good recipe for tabbouleh though! http://thekitchenfrog.blogspot.com/2...uleh.html#more

**Peasant Phill** · 05-12-2012, 12:49

I made this:

It's couscous with chicken and honey glazed raisins

Especially the raisins were superb in this dish.
Does it count if I made myself cry when my plate was empty?

**Fragony** · 05-12-2012, 13:06

Looks good

**Scienter** · 05-13-2012, 16:10

Originally Posted by Peasant Phill

I made this:

It's couscous with chicken and honey glazed raisins

Especially the raisins were superb in this dish.
Does it count if I made myself cry when my plate was empty?

That looks so tasty!

**Peasant Phill** · 05-14-2012, 20:43

Originally Posted by Scienter

That looks so tasty!

Thanks, next time I'll be a bit braver with the spices and perhaps throw in some fresh parsley/chives/rosemary for a bit of color.

@Scienter, give me a nod when you update your food blog. I'm genuinely interested.

**Andres** · 05-14-2012, 21:39

@Peasant Phill, did you ever try ras el hanout in your dishes ?

**Peasant Phill** · 05-14-2012, 21:47

Originally Posted by Andres

@Peasant Phill, did you ever try ras el hanout in your dishes ?

Not yet.
1) I have no idea how it tastes
2) I can't just buy it at the local supermarket
3) It wasn't in the recipe (yes, I still use a recipe)

**Andres** · 05-14-2012, 21:55

If there's a grocery shop owned by people of North-African origin in the neighbourhood, then you'll surely find it there. Or at the market (very likely in Gent (I always thought you live in the vicinity, but in case you live in West-Flanders, I bought it once at the market in Bruges; you'll definitely find it in Antwerp or Brussels)).

I use recipes too, but always try a variation which comes down to adding more spices. When I first started cooking, I was afraid to add too much spices, but now I usually use a lot of different spices (both fresh and dried) when I cook; plenty of them too. It raises your dish to an higher level. But you have to accept that sometimes, the experiment will fail.