Before I went to Morocco I had never eaten a pistachio. The closest I had come to a pistachio was in the Jello pudding my dad ate. But, once I ate one, well I was hooked – and a little upset that I had missed out on this delicious nut for the first 20 years [...]
Moroccan pastries are small, bite size gems of deliciousness. Most have nuts, usually almonds, honey, and powdered sugar. Sadly, the majority also have wheat making them off-limits for us. Ramadan is right around the corner and I have been re-making all of our favorite treats into gluten-free replicas. Are you ready for a ghriba-a-palooza? I’ve [...]
Do your kids cringe at the sight of cooked carrots? One of the easiest and most delicious Moroccan salads is this cooked carrot salad served at room temperature and dressed with a simple vinaigrette. When I was growing up I, like many other kids, wasn’t too fond of cooked vegetables. But, fresh vegetables well that [...]
This weekend is considered the start of summer in the United States. So, it makes sense that the theme for this weeks’ Sunday Supper is Picnics. It seems like we missed spring and are jumping right into summer considering we’ve only been without snow on the ground the last three weeks. I however, am not [...]
This week I’m participating in #WeekdaySupper, where contributors share easy meal ideas to help you get dinner on the table. As soon as the snow melts here, and sometimes when it’s still flying, our grill is on overdrive. Most everyone loves grilled burgers, but I like to mix that up. This recipe combines the Moroccan [...]
My kids LOVE pumpkin seeds. Actually they love any kind of seeds or nuts, sunflower seeds, soybeans, almonds, peanuts, squash seeds, you name it and roast it -they eat it. We had two organic pumpkins to carve for fall/Halloween and while I had dreams of roasting and eating the pumpkins the kids had other plans. [...]
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 [...]
Maybe you’ve been noticing that I haven’t been posting as much lately. I have to confess I haven’t been here as much as normal. Over the last few months I’ve been struggling with some pretty nasty wrist pain (in both wrists). While I first wrote it off as just overuse when it didn’t go [...]
As promised I continue to delve into the appetizers that I tested out during Ramadan. This recipe came from a group I’m a part of on Facebook but I adapted a little bit while making. The recipe is a little in depth but once you get into a good rhythm it goes fast. You can [...]
One thing this Ramadan has brought for me is the testing out of several new appetizers. I’ll admit my repetoire in this department is limited but luckily I’ve tried several new things. I’m going to be posting several of them over the next few days. First up is a cheesy puffy appetizer. I originally saw [...]
Now that you’re loaded up with new recipe ideas (and even more after Monday’s chat) it’s time to start planning the fun part of the party – the decorations! I love the idea of simple, chic design that’s easy to set up and even easier to clean up. I put together this little picture collage [...]
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