Kitty Morse

Cookbook Author, Food and Travel Writer

Kitty Morse

Cookbook Author, Food and Travel Writer

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Kitty quoted in Moroccan magazine

November 2014: Imagine my surprise when in Casablanca when friends and neighbors Yves and Marie Paule asked me. “Have you seen your name in the new magazine Zamane?” I hadn’t, but was honored to be credited in an article on Estebanico/Al Zemmouri, the man from...

THANKSGIVING or Le Jour de Merci Donnant 2014

I flew across the pond to Morocco in early November to take care of Dar Zitoun, our family riad, 90 kilometres south of Casablanca.  My memoir, Mint Tea and Minarets relates the story of this local landmark which I hadn’t visited in FOUR years. Although Dar...

October 2014 update

I will be on my way to the real kasbah when you read this. As many of you know, I haven't been there in four years, an eternity for me. Dar Zitoun awaits on the banks of the Mother of Spring. I was thrilled last month to be interviewed for NPR's The Salt Blog, where...

Calling on food fans in Southern California!

Saturday, September 20th, I am participating in the first THE GOURMETZIA™ EXPO event at the Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall K. www.gourmetzia.com/  WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 21  Saturday ONLY from noon to 4PM:  Visit...

AUGUST 15, 2014/FIFTY YEARS IN THE US

Of course, this is a momentous date only for me, and for my mother. I just wanted to hare what being an American means to me after 50 years! This piece was first published in the Los Angeles Times, pre-Internet, I believe! AUGUST 15, 2014  An Immigrant’s story...

CHARMOULA marinade served at White House Dinner!

You'll find a recipe for this classic Moroccan marinade in each of my books! Obama Welcomes African Leaders for Unusual Dinner WASHINGTON — Aug 5, 2014, 10:49 PM ET White House dinner "The menu featured a largely American-style dinner with hints of Africa sprinkled...

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...

ALO Magazine/Mint Tea and Minarets

MInt Tea and MInarets and recipes reviewed in http://www.alomagazine.com/culture/cuisine/MoroccanCuisine/ Alo magazine is dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa: “ALO magazine has served as a forum for understanding the Middle Eastern culture and a tool for...

June 2014/Sliding into summer

Photo Michael Pawlentywww.ChefsPress.com Roasted salmon with Borage Yogurt Sauce from the upcoming Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion Chef's Press (Fall 2014) Aside from giving talks about Moroccan cuisine and culture around SD County, I am cooking up a storm for the...