In the Media
My interview on Pink Pangea
This lovely travel site bills itself as a travel site for women. Very interesting and informative, and they published an interview about Mint Tea and Minarets: a banquet of Moroccan memories Published on Pink Pangea on December 31, 2015 at this link:...
Edible Flowers in the San Diego Union Tribune Food Section
In the San Diego Union Tribune Dec. 16, 2015 Lavender Shortbread cookies View the recipe and a mouth watering photo here: Shortbread blossoms with lavender or http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/dec/15/shortbread-blossoms-with-lavender/
San Diego Living Show, Channel 6, NOV. 2015
This link to San Diego's Channel 6, the CW, San Diego Living should be accessible until December 2015, I hope. It was great fun on sandiego6.com Monday, November 9, 2015 San Diego Living, 9AM Mint Tea and Minarets http://www.sandiego6.com/san-diego-living Please...
Kitty quoted in Moroccan magazine
November 2014: Imagine my surprise when in Casablanca when friends and neighbors Yves and Marie Paule asked me. “Have you seen your name in the new magazine Zamane?” I hadn’t, but was honored to be credited in an article on Estebanico/Al Zemmouri, the man from...
AUGUST 15, 2014/FIFTY YEARS IN THE US
Of course, this is a momentous date only for me, and for my mother. I just wanted to hare what being an American means to me after 50 years! This piece was first published in the Los Angeles Times, pre-Internet, I believe! AUGUST 15, 2014 An Immigrant’s story...
Cooking at the Kasbah at World Market/Cost Plus
August 2014: Thrilled to see that Cooking at the Kasbah has made it back onto the shelves of Cost Plus/World Market nationwide!! This photo came to me from MILWAUKEE, WI. CHOKRAN! www.worldmarket.com
ALO Magazine/Mint Tea and Minarets
MInt Tea and MInarets and recipes reviewed in http://www.alomagazine.com/culture/cuisine/MoroccanCuisine/ Alo magazine is dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa: “ALO magazine has served as a forum for understanding the Middle Eastern culture and a tool for...
Alimentum, The Literature of Food, reviews Mint Tea and Minarets
I am a fan of Alimentum, an online magazine dedicated to the Literature of Food. The editors try their best to showcase some of the best food writing around. I was doubly thrilled with their review of Mint Tea and Minarets. So here it is, and do visit their website....
After the fires/May 2014
The lingering smell of smoke from the terrible fires in San Marcos (about 7miles east of us) has evaporated. The breeze swept away the film of burnt ash that covered our patio. What a sinking, heartsick feeling to stand on our rooftop terrace and view the...
Estebanico/Al Zemmouri, “our” hero, the man from Azemmour
I realized recently that I have never posted anything about this fascinating figure who hails from AZEMMOUR, where our riad, Dar Zitoun, is located. Not only that, but the story of Estebanico/Al Zemmouri's extraordinary achievements reach the shores of the Gulf...
Heritage Radio Network interview April 2014
Cathy Erway hosts the most informative radio show "Eat your Words" on the Heritage Radio Network out of Brooklyn, New York. Mint Tea and Minarets, and Moroccan cuisine are the subjects of this episode. http://goo.gl/pPIrU0 // OR...
Writer’s Digest Critique, October 2013
I entered Mint Tea and Minarets in the following contest, and though it didn't win, I appreciated the critique: 21st Annual Writer’s Digest Annual Self-Published Book Awards Entry Title: Mint Tea + Minarets: a banquet of Moroccan Memories ...