Recipes
July at the Kasbah
A quick recipe for a summer dinner! Tunisian Egg Briks Briks are deep-fried filo turnovers, very popular in Morocco. Now that I have the time, and that Edible Flowers: a Kitchen Companion is at the publisher's (December 2014 pub date!), I am rediscovering my...
Happy New Year!
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year A traditional French salad for New Year's Eve A menu for a “réveillon” celebration (whether Christmas or New Year’s Eve) almost always includes Belgian endives on French tables. This is how we used to greet the nouvel an, new year, in...
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...
Happy Thanksgiving from the kasbah
Happy Thanksgiving! Photography by Owen Morse Squash and Sweet Potato Purée with Red Bell Pepper Confetti I can hardly believe that November has come around again. Somehow, the fact has difficulty sinking in when it is 90 degrees...
Belated October post/pomegranates
Finally! Two advance copies of Mint Tea and Minarets: A Banquet of Moroccan Memories arrived at our front door. A couple of thousand more should arrive from Hong Kong by November 20, 2012. With 327 pages, 32 original recipes, and 99 food...
Make preserved lemons with me on YOUTUBE
If you have ever wondered how to make REAL Moroccan preserved lemons, or if you still have questions after attending one of my in-person demonstrations, this video will show you exactly how to prepare this uniquely Moroccan condiment: Cooking at the...
The Kasbah Chronicles Jan/Feb 2012
February 2 marks La Chandeleur (Candlemas), when crêpes are de rigueur on French tables--a tradition my mother upheld all the while I was growing up in Casablanca. Simply sprinkled a crêpe with a little powdered sugar, and celebrate! Another cause for celebration is...
A HOT couscous soup for a cold night!
Joyeuses Fêtes and Happy Holidays! (to paraphrase a Moroccan proverb) To each of you, I send a box filled with sesame seeds. Each seed representing one hundred wishes for peace, health, and happiness in 2012 Bonne Année, Bon Appétit and...
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....
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...
Blue Heron Farm Bed and Breakfast
Andrea Peterson’s Sheepherder Pie Serves 4 to 6 We can let Andrea Peterson, of Peterson Specialty Produce, wax poetic about her organic raspberries, twenty varieties of baby lettuce, and especially, her super sweet sugar-snap peas. For over 20...