I don’t often think of fish dishes when I’m making a recipe but they really are a great example of easy Arabic recipes. You might be surprised how many fish and seafood dishes are made in Arab countries. This recipe is a guest post that was shared shortly before we moved to Morocco in 2013. …
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Moroccan always rings a good bell in my mind, and after meeting Amanda through Sunday Supper and snooping around her recipes, I realized that the mix of dried fruit, the tagines, preserved lemons and spices like cumin are what makes me love this type of food. Titles like lamb and eggplant tajine, zaatar flatbread and sesame honey cookies make me swoon and just …
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 …
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 flavors of kefta, spicy meat kebabs, with the American hamburger. It’s a cross-cultural masterpiece!
This lamb and eggplant tajine is made using a tajine pot, or a Moroccan “slow-cooker”. It’s an ancient cooking pot originally used by the indigenous Berbers of North Africa. It is not only the word used to describe the cooking vessel but the meal contained inside. Braniya happens to be one of MarocBaba’s favorite meals, …