Recipes

Not sure what to cook for the guests coming over this weekend? Or looking to feed your stubborn children some vegetables with a clever cooking hack? Well, I have a recipe for everything. From lip-smacking breakfast, dips, mains to desserts, if you love to cook, this is just where you should be.

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massapan

Massapan: MarzipanTarts

When ousted from Andalusia, the Moors and Jews of Spain brought with them their love for marzipan to Morocco. As a result, many Moroccan pastries are made with ground almonds. Massapan, from the Spanish word

Moroccan Couscous with Vegetables

Moroccan Couscous with Vegetables

Couscous salads are rather relatively novel. Couscous in Morocco is not traditionally made as a salad but as a meal, complete with vegetables and meat. Every Friday Moroccan households prepare a couscous, typically with chicken or beef

Dry Rub Lamb Chops with Mint Yogurt Sauce

Dry Rub Lamb Chops with Mint Yogurt Sauce

This week was long but short, eventful but inadequate as are all holiday weeks. I spent long afternoons lying in the sun like a lizard—I hope my skin doesn’t look like that of a lizard

Chicken Sausages in Triple Red Pepper Sauce

Chicken Sausages in Triple Red Pepper Sauce

I’ve mentioned before how fond I am of mixed marriages and cultural blends—so fond I actually entered into one myself. After nearly two months of wedded life, I’m happy to report that my opinion hasn’t

simple lentil stew

Simple Lentil Stew

Last week brought the first real cold front we’ve had in Florida this year, and I loved it. I got to eat breakfast in my mom’s old wool robe, and whenever I crossed the doorstep

Mixed Berry and Hibiscus Aspic recipe

Mixed Berry and Hibiscus Aspic

What better way to showcase gorgeous spring berries than to frame them in clear aspic where their colors brightly shine through and their flavor is minimally fiddled with. The beauty of this dessert is in

Mashed Peas

Mashed Peas

I’d been contemplating what to do with the peas I had in the freezer for a while. There was the option of eating them with butter, salt, and pepper as I normally do or adding

Fekkas

Fekkas: Moroccan Biscotti

Fekkas are biscotti-like Moroccan cookies flavored with aniseeds. They are first baked in a log, cooled, sliced then baked again to become crunchy. They are traditionally made with almonds, raisins, and sesame seeds but other versions including salty, spicy, and tinted with food coloring

Baked Miso Fish

Baked Miso Fish

Hello, friends. Things have been quite hectic on my end lately — loads of homework and deadlines but through it all, there are many exciting recipes in the making. In the meantime, this dinner happened

Moroccan Lentil Salad

Moroccan Lentil Salad

The school year is almost over and I’m so excited about my summer. I will certainly miss my rascally-cherubic students but I’m just as ready as they are for a break. My beach bag is