Wouldn't completely covering up the a thermostat prevent it from doing what it's supposed to do...read the temperature in the room and tell the heat/ac to go on or off accordingly? The air temperat...

I think the best advice here is, cook for a while, see what you find yourself wishing you had!

This is a small point but I have to make it: cous cous is not a grain at all, it's just pasta, and not whole wheat pasta either. I'm not anti-pasta (haha) but don't want people to think they are pr...