Several years ago a grandma who knows I have a cookbook addiction got Moroccan Modern as a gift. It was one of my first cookbooks about Moroccan food and I’ve made nearly every recipe that is included. This is not a new release book but if you really like Moroccan cuisine with a little twist this [...]
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Freezer and Crock Pot Cooking + Midwestern Hotdish

This is most definitely not Moroccan food – pretty obvious right? Hold on for the recipe. I’ve been posting a little about freezer and crock pot cooking because there is a) a lot of interest in this and b) I’ve been doing a lot of this myself. When I say this I mean – it [...]
[Continue reading...]White Bean Garlic Dip with Green Olives and Tomatoes

Dips and scoop-able salads are really big at our house. It seems to me that in Middle Eastern/North African cuisine dips are just an excuse to eat more fantastic bread. I’m ok with that. I came up with this dip during Ramadan as a side dish for iftar. It came together out of a bunch [...]
[Continue reading...]Sweets To Celebrate and modernEid Decorations

Have you noticed the abundance of holiday “gear” filling up grocery and department stores? Lately I’ve been feeling just a little depressed that there isn’t much out there for Islamic holidays. If you know me you know that I don’t do tacky and a lot of decorations geared towards Muslims go over my glitter and [...]
[Continue reading...]Bring on the Vegetables!

A revelation I had during this trip to Morocco was that our diet has clearly changed. While we were once eating meat at every meal we have really relaxed a lot on the quantity and types of meat eaten. If we do eat meat it’s most likely chicken or turkey. You might find red meat [...]
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