Recipes
The Kasbah Chronicles/November 2011
In time for Thanksgiving My great-grandmother’s Cassolita Winter Squash with Caramelized Onions Serves 4 This baked squash dish traditionally complements the couscous of Tétouan, a city in Northern Morocco. In our family, cassolita or cazuelita ...
The Kasbah Chronicles/Tagine of Quince
October 2011 Nothing surprised me more two or three years ago, than to learn from one of my “foodie” cousins in Paris, that “Alloween” (with silent "h", sic) had taken root in France. Dozens of sites initiated novices to la soirée d’Halloween, from...
New title! The Kasbah Chronicles
Fall 2011 Friend and e-marketing expert Chris Pemberton came up with the catchy Kasbah Chronicles during a brainstorming session held over a strawberry waffle smothered in an Everest of whipped cream, specialty of the DipSea Café, in Mill Valley (CA)....
Beating the Heat at the Kasbah!
July 2011 (recipe for salmorejo is below) Dear friends: Sitting at my desk under the relatively cool skies of Southern California, I can’t help but feel sorry for those of you sweltering in the heartland, and up and down the East Coast. The fact that 143 MILLION...
Encore fava beans!
A New Way to Cook with Fava Beans! Leaves included! Some of you may know of my taste for fresh fava beans, that most underrated bean, at least among US cooks. Fava beans always come to mind at this time of the year, especially around Easter and Passover....
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:...