Recipes
A Valentine’s Day Treat: Blood Oranges!
A lovely Blood Orange Mimosa OR Would a mousse better satisfy your sweet tooth? Blood Orange Mousse in Chocolate Cups Serves 8 Syrup: 1 cup fresh blood orange juice 1 tablespoon lime juice ¼ cup sugar 1 teaspoon finely grated orange peel...
A SWEET START TO 2011!
Happy New Year! Bonne Année! 2011 at the kasbah began with a pleasant surprise thanks to my friend and colleague, Faye Levy, who, among other publications, writes a column for the Jerusalem Post. In her latest article on oranges, Faye singles out my...
San Diego Living appearance was fun!
How can it NOT be fun when Jim Bratton, host of San Diego Living, took OFF his shoes before coming on the set, so we could better see eye to eye. That didn't happen! Jim was charming and easy going, and VERY TALL, and he liked my Sesame Nigella Almond sprinkle! Here...
Encore preserved lemons
This is why I get such a kick out of teaching Moroccan cuisine: “I still think about the class I attended at Vista Jazzercise! I enjoyed the evening so much! In fact, I decided to make "Preserved Lemons" as Christmas gifts this year. I currently have 26...
Cruisin’ California and more (cont.)
Incroyable! Our Southern California summer has turned out to be a strange one. Only yesterday did I sample the first vine-ripened heirloom tomatoes my friend Andrea grows on her organic farm/B and B (www.BlueHeronfarmBandB.com.)...
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 cuisine are simple and surprisingly familiar, yet they are brought together in a way that is unexpected and exotic to the...
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 for ALL platforms:...
The Vegetarian Table: North Africa
OUT OF PRINT but hard cover or paperback copies still available on major book sites. Part of the award winning Vegetarian Table series from Chronicle Books. --Redolent of saffron, ginger and cinnamon, and vivid with the sun drenched colors of the Mediterranean,...
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. Food photography by Owen Morse. . . Online purchase information. "Morse. . . teams up with Mamane, a resident of . . . Fez,...
What do you do with Preserved Lemons 2 ?
Join the mailing list for updates. KITTY IS WORKING ON IT! IDEAS! Try adding preserved lemon rind to vegetable stir frys, to tuna salad, or to a frittata. Use preserved lemon pulp to baste seafood, lamb, or chicken; add a little to your vinaigrette for extra...
Couscous
OUT OF PRINT -- Bored with spaghetti? Tired of rice? Discover the exotic world of couscous! Fluffy and foolproof, couscous cooks in in less than five minutes and makes a perfect accompaniment to any dish! North African cuisine, couscous is a hot trend in contemporary...
Cruisin’ Around California Missions:
In June, a wedding in Ashland (OR) gave us the opportunity to drive to Oregon, and stop at California missions and practically every independent book store along the way to drop off copies of A Biblical Feast. (See the list here: ) I LOVE car trips. It’s so easy to...