The dried fruit and spices in this couscous pair well with any tagine, but especially lamb. Add a little mint for the classic lamb-mint pairing. For more recipes and stories, check out my new cookbook “Stories from Morocco: a food and travel memoir” now available through Kindle. Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Ingredients (Serves 4): 1 cup couscous 1 cup water 1 teaspoon … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Spiced Couscous
Dive straight into Moroccan cuisine with Harissa. It’s spicy, but if you use just a little it will flavor your vegetables delightfully. You’ll need the yogurt sauce if your harissa’s spicy! For more recipes and stories, check out my new cookbook “Stories from Morocco: a food and travel memoir” now available through Kindle. Prep time: 15 min. Cook time: 50 min. Ingredients (Serves 4): 1 head … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Roasted Cauliflower with Harissa and Yogurt Dip
This serves as a main dish for a vegetarian night. With feta, zucchini becomes a satisfying meat-less meal. Wrap these in pita or serve with salad for a light lunch or dinner.For more recipes and stories, check out my new cookbook “Stories from Morocco: a food and travel memoir” now available through Kindle. Prep time: 20 min. Cook time: 15 min. Ingredients (Makes 10-12 small patties): … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Zucchini-Feta Fritters
Ras el Hanout is the flavorful spice blend that does all the work to these carrots. A hint of honey paired with the spice makes them addicting, especially for sweet potato fry lovers.For more recipes and stories, check out my new cookbook “Stories from Morocco: a food and travel memoir” now available through Kindle. Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Ingredients (Serves 4): … Continue reading Roasted Carrots with Ras el Hanout
Marrakech, Morocco Chicken Tagine Tagine is both the name of a dish and the name of the special clay pot that resembles a hat. Moroccans use it for almost all their main dishes. This earthenware pot cooks food slowly and keeps meats and vegetables very moist to produce a kind of stew. The triangle shape is celebrated by Moroccans because it is reminds them of … Continue reading What is Tagine?
Marrakech, Morocco Chicken Tagine Tagine is both the name of a dish and the name of the special clay pot that resembles a hat. Moroccans use it for almost all their main dishes. This earthenware pot cooks food slowly and keeps meats and vegetables very moist to produce a kind of stew. The triangle shape is celebrated by Moroccans because it is reminds them of … Continue reading What is Tagine?
The first time I had tagine… (Scroll down for recipe) was on an indescript street in Marrakech. It was Tagine Tuesday for our group and we met right on the street. My first thought was this looks like a taco stand- a room that opens up to the street with plastic tables pushed up right up to the curb. Small clay pots were lined up … Continue reading Chicken Tagine | Moroccan Gluten-Free Recipes
I have fond memories with my grandma, stuffing eggplant with tomato and peppers to make the classic Armenian dish, Imom Bayeldi. This Moroccan dish is very similar to our Armenian recipe, but it gets boosted with a few more spices. The result is a delicious, warm spice version that makes for a great dip. The wonderful thing is that this recipe is fully vegan without … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Roasted Eggplant Salad
I have fond memories with my grandma, stuffing eggplant with tomato and peppers to make the classic Armenian dish, Imom Bayeldi. This Moroccan dish is very similar to our Armenian recipe, but it gets boosted with a few more spices. The result is a delicious, warm spice version that makes for a great dip. The wonderful thing is that this recipe is fully vegan without … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Roasted Eggplant Salad
This recipe is inspired by a semi-recent trip to Marrakech. The three ingredients- mint, dates, and oranges give you a feel for Morocco. Every restaurant and home you went to, you would be offered mint tea. Dates would be found served on the side or used to sweeten smoothies. And oranges— everywhere! Just one hike up to the Atlas mountains and I saw just how abundant … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Date-Citrus Salad
