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title: If I use a packaged mix of cous cous, should I prepare it according to the instructions on the Glorious Pot Meal recipe, or the instructions on the box it came in?
date: 2023-11-08T03:18:53Z
modified: 2023-11-08T03:19:37Z
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Stop right there! Save that pre-packaged mix for another time. Instead, purchase a cheaper bag of plain, raw cous cous, or scoop it out of the bulk foods bin at the health food grocery store like I do. Following the instructions in the recipe, or in the Common Measurements section of the _Glorious Pot Meals_ cookbook, guarantees perfectly cooked grains every time. Following the instructions on a prepackaged box will add too much water, too much oil, and too many preservatives to be effective in a _Glorious Pot Meal_.