Recipes
Community Supported Agriculture Hits Rabat!
I grant you this is a strange post for my California Farmers page, but I thought it fit perfectly in the spirit of California farming. CSA (Community Support Agriculture), or "subscription farming" has arrived on the outskirts of Rabat. Many well-to-do...
Ever tasted edible flowers? Now is the time!
PS: Fast forward to January 2014: A local publisher would like to republish my sweet book on Edible Flowers.I am thrilled. Yes, I did go out this morning and picked the last of my orange blossoms. About 3 cups of petals remained, just enough to make about 1/2 cup of...
A Biblical Feast for Easter or Passover
My new book is finding a niche in a number of stores from Southern California, to Wisconsin, Illinois, New York City, and even, south of the border. For that, I am most grateful You can, of course, always order it on this site, and...
A Biblical Stew for Easter or Passover
Many of you know what a fan I am of the Vista Farmer's Market, and of California farmers and food purveyors. In keeping with the Easter/Passover theme, I recently spoke with Sally Brown, of Good for You Gourmet. Sally sells organic beans and grains at the...
Bitter Orange Salad/Salad d’Oranges Amères
In answer to the e-Newsletter I sent out at the beginning of February, I received this lovely letter from Danielle Avidan, a follower of this website. She was kind enough to contribute this recipe. She writes: “My grandmother used a heavy earthenware...
Happy 2010
As I write, I can hear thunder rumbling in the background. High winds and pelting rain are so unusual in our neck of the woods that we had to take in a roommate, and allow Olive, our scott terrier, to sleep on our bed (normally...
It’s raining limes! (Again)
I feel so sorry for my citrus trees. The weather has been so mercurial that they can't tell if it's summer, Fall, or spring. We have had several heat waves at the oddest times, which has spurred fruit to ripen prematurely perhaps, and in doing so, splitting...
Help! I am drowning under Bearss limes!
Our prolific, hard-working, semi-dwarf Bearss lime is loaded with fruit. Many fell to the ground during our hot spell last week. And so, after making gallons of limeade, freezing lime cubes, preserving yellow limes a la marocaine (green ones turn grey from...
A Biblical Feast
September 2010: My book has found a home in most independent bookstores around California, California missions, and numerous church gift stores in and out of state. If your church or organization is holding a sale and the book fits in with your line...
Kitty Cooks Moroccan in Milwaukee
KITTY IS COOKING IN MILWAUKEE! Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 5-7PM Friends of the UWM Golda Meir Library present Tastes of Morocco Presentation and book signing followed by a sampling of Kitty’s dishes UWM Hefter center 3271 N. Lake Drive Milwaukee WI 53211...
Mulhalbiya
In answer to Victoria, a frequent visitor to this blog, I thought I would share the recipe she requested with all of you. Hello Victoria: The last time we corresponded, you were living in Agadir, in the south of Morocco. I hope you have not...
Kitty’s Cooking tips
This is a family favorite: Give your holiday bird a Moroccan twist! Baste your turkey inside and out with preserved lemon pulp. The salty tang of preserved lemons adds a mouth-watering dimension to a celebratory roast, whether turkey, lamb, beef, or chicken. Placing a...