About Kitty
A bit of text about Kitty that is expanded on in the main bio pages (one in English and one in French).
And in French (link)
Latest from Kitty
Bitter Sweet: Content description and reviews
Publication date: February 15, 2023 I am booking presentations, book signings, and dinners featuring Blanche's recipes. It's a really fun event... Just send me an email for more information. Merci! Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied...
Mint Tea and Minarets/Le Riad au bord de l’OUED (excerpt, reviews, presentations)
October 2024 : Out of print but I have a few copies left..... View an excerpt on ISSUU at https://issuu.com/bismillah-21/docs/mintteaminarets_txt-2ndedition-web...
Coronado Historical Society, Bitter Sweet chat and presentation Coronado, CA
November 6, 2025 Please join me in Coronado for a reception and chat...My husband and I were stationed in Coronado in the early 1970s.. I am going "home" and I am thrilled to benefit the historical society's celebration. Tickets required. KPBS Events Lectures &...
Newsletter – The Kasbah Chronicles
VINTAGE FOSSIL TABLE made from a SLAB mined in THE PRE-SAHARA DESERT
My father lived in Morocco for 50 years and he was among the first to explore the Kasbah Trail. One of his favorite oasis was Erfoud and neighboring Rissani, site of a huge fossil field. This table, however, he purchased from a local fossil expert. This size slab,...
Bitter Sweet: A BBC travel newsletter mention!
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250605-how-world-war-two-changed-the-french-diet How World War Two changed how France eats June 6, 2025 Emily Monaco More than 80 years after D-Day, the recipes and ingredients introduced during France's wartime occupation are...
Greens to fend off the Corona Virus, April 2020
Since I belong to the age group that should stay away from supermarkets, I decided to keep up a steady supply of greens during the quarantine by joining the CSA at the family farm down the street. Faced with an overabundance of kale, chard, and beet greens, I...
Kitty’s Books
Coronado Historical Society, Bitter Sweet chat and presentation Coronado, CA
November 6, 2025 Please join me in Coronado for a reception and chat...My husband and I were stationed in Coronado in the early 1970s.. I am going...
SAVE THE DATE: Presentation and Book Signing in Santa Barbara, CA
At the beautiful Lodo Studios, Santa Barbara, CA 216 East Guttierez Street Saturday, July 19th, 2025, 2-4PM Please tell your friends, and feel free...
365 Ways to Cook Vegetarian
This book was part of the extremely popular 365 collection from Harper Collins in the early 1990s. It has long been out of print... but, in a...
Come With Me to the Kasbah: A Cook’s Tour of Morocco/my first cookbook
June 2025: TWO copies remaining! I can sign and send at your request. Heading I am still so proud of this book, which has now come down to two...
Bitter Sweet: Content description and reviews
Publication date: February 15, 2023 I am booking presentations, book signings, and dinners featuring Blanche's recipes. It's a really fun event......
Mint Tea and Minarets/Le Riad au bord de l’OUED (excerpt, reviews, presentations)
October 2024 : Out of print but I have a few copies left..... View an excerpt on ISSUU at...
Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from my Moroccan Kitchen
TEN PRINTING from CHRONICLE BOOKS brings this award-winner to a close. Out of print in 2022. 5-Star Reader Comments The ingredients of Moroccan...
Edible Flowers: soon to be an eBook
EDIBLE FLOWERS: A KITCHEN COMPANION WITH RECIPES (2nd edition) December 2023 Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion will soon be available as an eBook...
The Vegetarian Table: North Africa
May 2025 update OUT OF PRINT but hard cover or paperback copies still available on major book sites. Part of the award winning Vegetarian Table...
The Scent of Orange Blossoms: Sephardic Cuisine from Morocco
Finalist, Best Foreign Cookery Book, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, Perigueux, November 2002. Co-written with Danielle Mamane, of Fez, Morocco....
Couscous: Fresh and Flavorful
May 2025 update: Yes, the book is done with, but I cook from my copy as often as I have a hankering for couscous, Vietnamese salad, and Beef...
A Biblical Feast
September 2010: My book has found a home in most independent bookstores around California, California missions, and numerous church gift...