When Marty is here and I make a meatless entree, it's almost guaranteed that I'll hear "Yeah, it was good, but where's the meat?"  So with him out of town, I decided to make Swiss Chard with Chickpeas and Couscous featured in this month's Real Simple.  Like usual, I made a few changes to the recipe.  Some were intentional and others were by mistake.  The biggest mistake is that I didn't actually buy Swiss chard.  I've only had it once before and have since forgotten what it looks like.  I couldn't find anyone to tell me which leafy green went with which sign, so I just picked one that I didn't recognize.  Here's a picture of my mystery green:

The other changes I made to the recipe I think were good ones.  I added a little bit of balsamic which gave it really good flavor.  Next time, I think I'll substitute the swiss chard/whatever I used for broccoli rabe or broccolini, that way I might get more people to eat it.  I would also only toast a small amount of pine nuts, just a sprinkling would be plenty to give it the good flavor and texture.  I'd also reduce the olive oil to 2T and even less from there if it would still cook and taste okay.

The kids ate everything except the mystery green.  They tried it, but once they realized it wasn't broccoli, they both spit it on the floor.  I guess they thought they were at the Ground Round.  Here are their reviews:

"Coocoos is good.  Lookit!  I can roll it like playdoh." - Martin
"Pinenuts make me die." - Martin
"Bonzos gross.  More bonzos." - Sophie

The other big lesson I learned is that couscous might be the most difficult food ever to clean off the floor.  And their clothes.  And the carpet all around the house.  It's showing up everywhere.  It's as bad as glitter, and that's saying a lot.