The art of making couscous from scratch is worth the time and the muscle. In an era when we are embracing all things handmade, from fresh pasta to one-of-a-kind ceramics, it’s still fairly uncommon to ...

When I visited a small village in northwestern Morocco this summer, I was enchanted by the sight of a group of women at a food cooperative, sitting on the floor with their legs outstretched, expertly ...

Mourad Lahlou is the chef at Aziza in San Francisco, where he and his staff make fresh couscous every day. Couscous is a Moroccan dish made by rolling semolina granules into small pellets. Unlike ...

Mourad Lahlou is the chef at Aziza in San Francisco, where he and his staff make fresh couscous every day. Couscous is a Moroccan dish made by rolling semolina granules into small pellets. Unlike ...

I had been craving couscous, so rather than grab a box of the pre-seasoned stuff, I wanted to find a from-scratch recipe that showcased this delicious carbohydrate. The problem — no one in town seemed ...

Couscous is the memory of home. To hear transplanted North Africans describe the way the grains are hand-rolled, then steamed and dried once, twice, three times, is to get a sense of how important a ...

Admit it: You’re mostly familiar with instant couscous from a box (the five-minute one is a savior), but the truth is that couscous is just as easy to whip up from scratch, and can complement almost ...