I am convinced this is THE tajine of spring. As soon as I see the first artichokes in the market my mind immediately races to this dish. Eaten out of season it just isn’t quite as good. I love the combinations that this tajine brings together. Sometimes everything just becomes mush and the same taste …
Moroccan Food
Our schedule has been getting consistently busier as my boys are getting older so I’ve had to start playing with the slow cooker a bit. A few weeks ago I tried another recipe without telling the family that I made it in the slow cooker (they tend to be slow cooker-phobic). They really liked it …
Before we lived in Morocco we also lived in Washington DC. I was so blessed to have several Moroccan women friends there who will forever be my angels. One of them would whip up basbousa in the afternoon snacks for our kids. When I would come to pick up our middle (then youngest) son as …
If there is one Moroccan marinade recipe to master, charmoula is the one! It’s very simple and also very versatile. Once you get the basics and learn how the spices taste together you can adjust and really play with the recipe to make it your own. What is charmoula? Simply put it’s a spice marinade …
Beef tajine with prunes is my very favorite Moroccan food, and it also was the one (aside from organ meat) that I was most skeptical about (I still remain skeptical about any organ meat!) when it first was put on the table. Beef tajine (or beef tagine) is easy to make in the US due …
One of the easiest recipes with the widest appeal, that I have so far found, is Chicken and Olive Tajine. This is often made with french fries on top but I add a twist sometimes by making zucchini fries. This is very simple and probably the most widely known Moroccan tajine recipe. If I’m totally …