Recipe of the Day

This recipe ROCKS! You HAVE to try it...trust me!!
Here's how we ate it:
On the toasted pita bread, I spread a little hummous then put the chili and coucous on top (I mixed the coucous and chili together after both were cooked, this is the only way to go!!!) and ate the pita's like they were tostadas. OMG this was even better on day 2 and 3! I NEVER eat leftovers much less day three so this is a winner to be sure! I could eat this every day.

Morrocan Chili with 10,000 grains of sand
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 pounds ground lamb ( I used 1.5 lbs of fresh ground turkey breast)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 bay leaf
1 large onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 lemon, zested and juiced
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, eyeball it
1 (14-ounce) can tomato sauce

Couscous (10,000 grains of sand)

2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
A handful golden raisins 4 dried apricots, chopped
1 1/2 cups couscous
3 to 4 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
A handful fresh parsley leaves, chopped
A handful fresh mint leaves, chopped
3 tablespoons finely chopped chives
8 pita breads, cut into wedgesfor scooping

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Heat skillet with extra-virgin olive oil, add meat and brown. Season the meat with salt and pepper, to taste, chili powder, cumin, coriander, cinnamon and paprika. Add the bay leaf, onions, bell pepper and garlic to the pan. Cook until onions are soft, 8 minutes. Add lemon juice and zest, Worcestershire sauce and tomato sauce. Stir and reduce heat to simmer. Bring butter and stock to a boil in a pot with tight fitting lid. Add dried fruit and couscous, stir then turn off heat and set lid in place. Let stand 5 minutes. Add nuts and herbs and toss with fork. Toast pita wedges in hot oven or under broiler. Pile chili in bowls, top with "sand" and serve with pita wedges for scooping.