Recipes
What the French media says about Bitter Sweet: UPDATE
Life has been a whirlwind for a number of reason for the past 5 months, and Bitter Sweet is garnering reviews in French newspapers. I was able to go to France at the beginning of May 2023, on a trip I had been planning for 2 years. Covid put a crimp in my plans, but I...
Bitter Sweet: Content description and reviews
Publication date: February 15, 2023 I am booking presentations, book signings, and dinners featuring Blanche's recipes. It's a really fun event... Just send me an email for more information. Merci! Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied...
The Kasbah Chronicles: Summer 2022 Musings and More! NEW COOKBOOK COMING
THE KASBAH CHRONICLESApril to June 2022and aHappy Fourth of July(already?) Bestila filled with Sweet Shredded ChickenRecipe in Mint Tea and Minarets (easier to make than it looks!) Musings A pet peeve: book theft A quote from Gertrude Stein Street Legacy,...
The Kasbah Chronicles: SPRING 2022 has SPRUNG (finally)
The Kasbah Chronicles APRIL 2022 On the trail to aptly-named Inspiration Wash Borrego Springs, Southern California's desert Musings Links of interest en français and in English COME AND SAY HI!Couscous de la Mimouna demonstrationSunday, APRIL 24,...
The Kasbah Chronicles: February 2022, New beginnings
THE KASBAH CHRONICLESFebruary 2022 https://mailchi.mp/194fda95a1c4/the-kasbah-chronicles-newsletter-re-emerging-february-2022 https://winedineandtravelmagazine.com/wdt/koningsdam/ Sent from my iPhone Let's try to emulate Theo Van Gogh.We all need to find beauty...
December 2021: The Kasbah Chronicles, a belated post
THE KASBAH CHRONICLESGOOD BYE 2021 FOR A BON REVEILLONNEW YEAR'S EVEand toRING IN LA NOUVELLE ANNEE AT THE KASBAH MINT TEA WILL GIVE WAY TOA CHAMPAGNE TOASTwith several glasses of effervescentCrémant d'Alsace Derive inspiration from San Diego artists. What to they...
The Kasbah Chronicles: October 21 belated post!
The Kasbah Chronicles Les Chroniques de la Kasbah In English and en français Now it its 13th year C’est la 13ième année VIVE l’HALLOWEEN The French have adopted our custom. C’est vraiment too much! Celebrated in my mother’s hometown of Châlons-en-Champagne...
The Kasbah Chronicles: October 2021 C’est l’Halloween!
The Kasbah ChroniclesLes Chroniques de la KasbahIn English and en françaisNow it its 13th yearC’est la 13ième année! A FIERY SUNRISE IN VISTAVIVE l’HALLOWEEN The French have adopted our custom. C’est vraiment too much!Even in my mother’s hometown of...
Ghoriba, Moroccan macaroons
Ghoriba Semolina Cookies Excerpted from Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from my Moroccan Kitchen Makes about 4 dozen Did you know that the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, and Greeks, all cultivated sesame seeds and sometimes used them as packing material? Ghoriba...
The Kasbah Chronicles: Valentine’s edition 2021
MUSINGS The Kasbah Chronicles Les Chroniques de la Kasbah Happy Valentine’s DAY Bonne Fête de Saint Valentin In Praise of CENTENARIANS Kitty in the media: WineDineandTravel magazine: California’s historic HIGHWAY 395 Podcast with Kitty: Moroccan cuisine: an...
The Kasbah Chronicles: Last of the decade! Bye Bye COVID…
The Kasbah Chronicles Les Chroniques de la Kasbah In English and en français This book tree looks as if it is created from copies of Mint Tea and Minarets! I wish! Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année Musings Will COVID soon tiptoe out of the picture? Covid, va-t-en. On...
The Kasbah Chronicles 2020:Thanksgiving—covid go away!
In English and en français Les Chroniques de la Kasbah The Kasbah Chronicles When we could travel: Kitty in Tien An Men square (1984) When we could entertain: My husband built and decorated our Moroccan tent so we could throw our diffas (Moroccan feasts): Yes, that is...