Chicken

One of my first “homemade” Moroccan meals (before that time I had eaten in Moroccan tourist restaurants that were bad!) was a roast chicken stuffed with spices and vermicelli noodles.  To this day it still is one of my favorite things.   But, I also don’t like making the noodle stuffing because if it’s not …

Roast chicken seems to me to be an often overlooked meal. There are few times when I buy a whole chicken but whenever I do the meal is always warmly received. This recipe is no different. At my engagement party in Morocco my sister in law cooked the most amazing chicken dish. It was spiced …

It’s been a long time since I’ve blogged a new tajine recipe. You see it’s not intentional but you may be surprised to know I don’t do a lot of our main meal cooking – especially when it comes to Moroccan food. My sister-in-law who happens to be an amazing cook handles the lunchtime meal. …

Soup is a hard sell in our house. But thick, creamy stews, well they get eaten up right away.  Chicken and dumplings is not a meal I grew up with but my sister first made for us about a year ago.  I love it, my kids love it, even MarocBaba loves it. Summer in the …

Summer is one of my favorite times of year. Especially because I LOVE picnics. They are seriously one of my favorite things. But, I know one of the hard things that people struggle with is what food to pack for a picnic. Sure you can go with the simple things like sandwiches but when you …

Quince fruit recipes were not something that I had in my cooking repetoire until I met MarocBaba. I had never even eaten a quince and had no idea what it was. My introduction came via quince paste and later the fruit itself. Of course, a lot of experimentation also helped. MarocBaba and I always come …