Want to know a little insider secret? There’s no such place that has existed in history as Rick’s Cafe – and there never was. Flocks of tourists visit Casablanca every year to find it, and they do find a Rick’s Cafe but it’s a restaurant built in the 1990’s to evoke the movie fame. It’s …
Main Dish
Using fresh or frozen artichokes makes this Lamb and Artichoke Tajine special. Seasoned lamb slow-cooked with spices brings out all the rich flavors.
Whenever I tell someone MarocBaba is Moroccan, the conversation almost always ends up on couscous. Even for people who have little knowledge about the country they know this dish. It’s one of my favorite dishes (especially vegetable couscous) too but not so for MarocBaba. He never really liked it growing up and since he has been …
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 …
The first time I went to Morocco, our tour somehow left off the best Moroccan foods. We ate the same chicken and olive tajine day after day after day. When we left Morocco I didn’t think much of the food at all. To this day my dad refuses to eat Moroccan food. When I went …
I grew up in a small mining community in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. There were three major immigrant groups that established the community; English (Cornish), Italian (Sicilian), and Scandinavian. All three of which I claim heritage. Growing up pasties were as common on our table as a hamburger. Every year there was a school …