Recipes
NEW CLASSES, summer 2016
Coming soon, my Alaska schedule for the end of September. BUT: My summer got busier! Le Creuset Outlets is opening a new outlet store in San Clemente, CA. Sunday, July 17, 1 to 3PM Free and open to the public 101 Vista Hermosa Suite 628 San Clemente CA (Next to...
Summer 2016 Morocco news
News of Morocco and beyond: In Casablanca in May 2016? The Fondation ONA, Morocco’s leading cultural foundation, is sponsoring a retrospective of the works of my friend Abderrahman Rahoule, one of Morocco’s leading modern artists and director of the Ecole Supérieure...
Media and reviews 2016
Kitty in the media: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/explore-flowers-as-food-b99713063z1-377972191.html Alpha Phi magazine: https://issuu.com/alphaphiintl/docs/2016spring/1 Missed the show on Edible Flowers on San Diego's CW...
The Kasbah Chronicles April /May2016
More Chilean adventures I did it! Behind me, Volcan Osorno I wasn’t quite done with a report of my trip to Chile in March. I hit the ground running soon after my return, yet “Northern Patagonia” and “Atacama Desert” still sound so exotic that I can hardly believe I...
Classes and presentations Spring and Summer 2016
Classes and book signings: May 14, 2016: Benefit cooking class for the San Diego French-American School. Private event. May 21, 2016. San Diego Herb Society. Members only. Looking ahead: To fun events in June, July, September, and October 2016. Looking back: Culinary...
The Kasbah Chronicles-March 2016. My travels to Chile
A CHILEAN ADVENTURE! LLamas in the Lago Andino District town of Peulla, CHILE, on the way to Bariloche, Argentina. I would like to set Morocco aside, to tell you about my latest travels. In March, I headed south instead to CHILE, a country that has fascinated me since...
The Kasbah Chronicles February 2016
Musings: Author Celebration makes for strange bedfellows: I was honored to be included in the 50th celebration for local authors at the Central Library recently, but I had to chuckle at the juxtaposition of titles. Nothing against the subjects, however! Some of you...
My interview on Pink Pangea
This lovely travel site bills itself as a travel site for women. Very interesting and informative, and they published an interview about Mint Tea and Minarets: a banquet of Moroccan memories Published on Pink Pangea on December 31, 2015 at this link:...
Edible Flowers in the San Diego Union Tribune Food Section
In the San Diego Union Tribune Dec. 16, 2015 Lavender Shortbread cookies View the recipe and a mouth watering photo here: Shortbread blossoms with lavender or http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/dec/15/shortbread-blossoms-with-lavender/
The Kasbah Chronicles November 2015
Musings: Chef David Thorne of Elysian restaurant in Glendale, CA THANKSGIVING at THE KASBAH: In need of “comfort food” I broke my tradition of basting a turkey inside and out with PRESERVED LEMON PULP to prepare a TURKEY COUSCOUS from Mint Tea and Minarets: a...
San Diego Living Show, Channel 6, NOV. 2015
This link to San Diego's Channel 6, the CW, San Diego Living should be accessible until December 2015, I hope. It was great fun on sandiego6.com Monday, November 9, 2015 San Diego Living, 9AM Mint Tea and Minarets http://www.sandiego6.com/san-diego-living Please...
Recipes from San Diego Living, SD Channel 6, Nov. 9th, 2015 TV appearance
November 9, 2015 From Mint Tea and Minarets: a Banquet of Moroccan Memories (La Caravane, 2013) Egg Tagine with Olives Serves 4 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium onions, very finely diced 1 (14¼-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained ½ teaspoon sugar 10 green or purple...