Moroccan recipes: Roasted Cauliflower with Harissa and Yogurt Dip

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 13.0px ‘Superclarendon Light’; color: #9a4639; -webkit-text-stroke: #9a4639} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} 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 … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Roasted Cauliflower with Harissa and Yogurt Dip

Moroccan recipes: Zucchini-Feta Fritters

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 13.0px ‘Superclarendon Light’; color: #9a4639; -webkit-text-stroke: #9a4639} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} 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 … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Zucchini-Feta Fritters

Roasted Carrots with Ras el Hanout

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 13.0px ‘Superclarendon Light’; color: #9a4639; -webkit-text-stroke: #9a4639} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} 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 … Continue reading Roasted Carrots with Ras el Hanout

Moroccan recipes: Vegetable Tagine

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 13.0px ‘Superclarendon Light’; color: #9a4639; -webkit-text-stroke: #9a4639} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} in a little village in Morocco Moroccans know how to treat their vegetables. This is a flavorful, spice filled vegetable recipe that puts the American request for “side of steamed broccoli” to shame.Moroccan cooking is the perfect way to breath new life into your vegetable dishes. … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Vegetable Tagine

Lamb with Potatoes Tagine

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 13.0px ‘Superclarendon Light’; color: #9a4639; -webkit-text-stroke: #9a4639} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} This recipe works well for lamb or beef. The spices and prunes give sweetness which can be omitted if you don’t like it sweet. It’s one of those meals that taste even better the day after.For more recipes and stories, check out my new cookbook “Stories from … Continue reading Lamb with Potatoes Tagine

What is Tagine?

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Superclarendon; color: #9a4639; -webkit-text-stroke: #9a4639} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} 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 … Continue reading What is Tagine?

Moroccan recipes: Roasted Eggplant Salad

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Moroccan recipes: Date-Citrus Salad

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 13.0px ‘Superclarendon Light’; color: #9a4639; -webkit-text-stroke: #9a4639} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} 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 … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Date-Citrus Salad

Moroccan recipes: Msemmen Pancakes

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 9.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px ‘Avenir Next’; color: #4d4d4d; -webkit-text-stroke: #4d4d4d} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} On the third day in Marrakech Morocco, about 15 of us met to go into the Medina. We had heard so much about the Medina, about the cat-calling, the aggressive bargaining, the crazy henna women who would grab your hand, and the cobras that would come out of … Continue reading Moroccan recipes: Msemmen Pancakes