My kids LOVE couscous, like really, really LOVE it. I HATE to feed it to them because it is so super messy and the clean up is a total, complete pain in the patooty.
So I figured out something that I could do to bind the couscous together to make it just as delicious as it usually is, but also make it easy to eat for the kids and clean up for me.
I start by making a package of couscous. I use Near East, but any kind will do. My kids like all the flavors really, but BB loves the Mediterranean Curry and CC likes the Herbed Chicken.
Then I press the cooked couscous into a bit of a loose patty in the bottom of an omelette pan. I put the pan on a medium/high heat and pour over it a lightly beaten egg that I have mixed with a splash of milk. The egg will surround the couscous patty and also get in between the grains of couscous (this is why you pack the patty loosely). Cook this patty until the egg is firm on bottom, then flip and cook on the other side. It should flip easily once the egg is cooked on the bottom.
Let cool and serve to children in slices. They will love that they have that same couscous taste, and you will love that you dont have to Hoover up a million tiny grains of couscous that little hands with tiny forks and spoons have spilled.
Okay, now its your turn: tell me in a comment your favorite Mom trick to make you life in the kitchen easier!
One last thing-- you could also add things you are trying to 'disguise' into the couscous---cooked carrots, peas, broccoli etc.
Kel, try polenta... you can buy it in a roll and simply cut in rounds and heat with a iittle butter in a pan, or make batch and let cook and cut into any shape or size! My daughter loves when I make it and then use cookie cutters to make fun shapes!
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ReplyDeleteKids really love eggs in a basket.
ReplyDeleteTake a piece of bread, cut a hole in the middle. In pan add butter, the bread and then crack an egg into it. Toast the little piece from the center on the side of skillet!
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Hi - VIsiting via Maryland Pink and Green! I love beachy blogs - glad I found yours! I love couscous - it's lighter than rice and seems more exotic!
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