I recently was having a conversation with a friend of mine about Moroccan salads. In the American sense a lot of dishes labeled salads in Morocco are more similar to our concept of side dishes. However in Morocco the salad course is one unto itself, served before the main dish. In a multi-course meal they [...]
Welcoming Fall with Crumb Soup
22 Sep posted by
Tonight marks the beginning of fall, even though the last few weeks in the Midwest have felt very fall-like. I packed away most of our summer clothes in the beginning of September and my kids don’t leave the house without a sweatshirt in the morning. Even though the temperatures are dipping, I am happy to [...]
Grilled Peppers
31 Jul posted by
One of my favorite Moroccan salads is Taktouka, a very simple but flavorful salad. The key to making it is charring the outside of bell peppers so that the skins can be removed. In the summer placing them on a charcoal grill that is just smoldering is the perfect way to char them extremely well. [...]
A green thumb?
9 Jul posted by
I’m not a farmer/gardener/dirt person. I’m really not. I love fresh produce, I love farmers and I do love dirt but not on my hands. This was the first year we lived somewhere that it was possible for me to have a little container garden and I thought why not? How hard can it be….Well…..There [...]
Moroccan Fruit Salad
9 May posted by
Let me preface this post by saying I’ve never eaten this in Morocco it is purely my own creation, and it was devised more out of fridge cleaning than anything else. It’s a quick salad for a busy mom on Mother’s Day! I found that this was a great combination of sweet and tart. It’s [...]
Strawberry Spinach Salad
16 Apr posted by
I really enjoy pairing different flavors and textures together. I think that finding great new combinations of ingredients is like opening a new set of taste buds! This salad grew out of an end of the week leftover purge of my fridge. It’s very simple and could be either a main meal for lunch (or [...]
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