Ghoriba Semolina Cookies Excerpted from Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from my Moroccan Kitchen Makes about 4 dozen Did you know that the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, and Greeks, all cultivated sesame seeds and sometimes used them as packing material? Ghoriba...
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Recipes to Fend off the Coronavirus
Here are recipes I mention in the March/April edition of the Kasbah Chronicles. I hope you enjoy them I love getting feedback, so if you like them or have a question, please contact me or post a request on the page A bas le corona virus Kitty’s Fight the Virus...
Briouats for my hero, Neil Armstrong
Briouats for Neil Armstrong By Kitty Morse As many of you know from past Kasbah Chronicle MUSINGS (March 2019), I attended SPACE CAMP on Valentine’s Day weekend 2019, and played at being an astronaut with my friend Pat McArdle, who is, like me, a space “cadet”. This...
Recipes from San Diego Living, SD Channel 6, Nov. 9th, 2015 TV appearance
November 9, 2015 From Mint Tea and Minarets: a Banquet of Moroccan Memories (La Caravane, 2013) Egg Tagine with Olives Serves 4 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium onions, very finely diced 1 (14¼-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained ½ teaspoon sugar 10 green or purple...
A recipe for summer: Tahini with a Moroccan Twist
Especially goodmade with the FRESH tahini from The Spice Way spice store, in Encinitas, CA. Tahini ground on the premises! www.thespiceway.com Kitty’s Tahini with Grilled Eggplant and Sun-Dried Tomatoes with a Moroccan twist Makes about 1 cup 1/3 cup tahini 1/4 to 1/3...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2014 (with recipes!)
Another shot from my most recent trip to Morocco: A cup of Starbucks Coffee at the HUGE Morocco Mall in Casablanca. A little cafe nearby serves mint tea, thank goodness! May you find much to celebrate this holiday season (preferably with a champagne toast.) As...
Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion, second edition
December 2014: A second edition of Edible Flowers is in the works. Completely updated with new recipes, and gorgeous food and flower photography! Look for it in early 2015.
CHARMOULA marinade served at White House Dinner!
You'll find a recipe for this classic Moroccan marinade in each of my books! Obama Welcomes African Leaders for Unusual Dinner WASHINGTON — Aug 5, 2014, 10:49 PM ET White House dinner "The menu featured a largely American-style dinner with hints of Africa sprinkled...
Boo-Hoo, it’s Halloween in 2013! Time for pumpkin chorba soup!
Greetings on a sunny, Southern California, Fall afternoon. Halloween and Thanksgiving are just around the corner, citrus trees are laden with ripening fruit (another record crop awaits!), and golden, apple-sized figs still hang on to our tree for dear...
Ras el Hanout at the supermarket! We are a global foodie culture!
A friend in Arlington VA, found a jar of Ras el Hanout (meaning “top of the shop” or “the best that the shop has to offer”) Morocco’s most famous spice blend, at her local commissary. The authentic spice can sometimes contain up to 32 different...