Quick and easy couscous recipes

I love couscous, and i have learned how to cook it quickly and easily. this instructable will hpefully allow novices to learn about this wonderful ingredient.

Step 1: Basic Principles

Cous Cous can be cooked many ways, and a search for recipes will turn up many ideas. For me, however, the simplist way to cook it as a side dish is to cover it in boiling water, leave it to stand and season to taste.
my other favourite method is 'cous cous in-a-mug' where you follow the same principle in a mug, but add other things to it to make in a main.