Cookbook Author, Food and Travel Writer
Cookbook Author, Food and Travel Writer
THE KASBAH CHRONICLESApril to June 2022and aHappy Fourth of July(already?) Bestila filled with Sweet Shredded ChickenRecipe in Mint Tea and Minarets (easier to make than it looks!) Musings A pet peeve: book theft A quote from Gertrude Stein Street Legacy,...
Briouats for Neil Armstrong By Kitty Morse As many of you know from past Kasbah Chronicle MUSINGS (March 2019), I attended SPACE CAMP on Valentine’s Day weekend 2019, and played at being an astronaut with my friend Pat McArdle, who is, like me, a space “cadet”. This...
In the San Diego Union Tribune Dec. 16, 2015 Lavender Shortbread cookies View the recipe and a mouth watering photo here: Shortbread blossoms with lavender or http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/dec/15/shortbread-blossoms-with-lavender/
November 9, 2015 From Mint Tea and Minarets: a Banquet of Moroccan Memories (La Caravane, 2013) Egg Tagine with Olives Serves 4 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium onions, very finely diced 1 (14¼-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained ½ teaspoon sugar 10 green or purple...
Another shot from my most recent trip to Morocco: A cup of Starbucks Coffee at the HUGE Morocco Mall in Casablanca. A little cafe nearby serves mint tea, thank goodness! May you find much to celebrate this holiday season (preferably with a champagne toast.) As...
A quick recipe for a summer dinner! Tunisian Egg Briks Briks are deep-fried filo turnovers, very popular in Morocco. Now that I have the time, and that Edible Flowers: a Kitchen Companion is at the publisher's (December 2014 pub date!), I am rediscovering my...
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year A traditional French salad for New Year's Eve A menu for a “réveillon” celebration (whether Christmas or New Year’s Eve) almost always includes Belgian endives on French tables. This is how we used to greet the nouvel an, new year, in...
Greetings on a sunny, Southern California, Fall afternoon. Halloween and Thanksgiving are just around the corner, citrus trees are laden with ripening fruit (another record crop awaits!), and golden, apple-sized figs still hang on to our tree for dear...
Finally! Two advance copies of Mint Tea and Minarets: A Banquet of Moroccan Memories arrived at our front door. A couple of thousand more should arrive from Hong Kong by November 20, 2012. With 327 pages, 32 original recipes, and 99 food...
February 2 marks La Chandeleur (Candlemas), when crêpes are de rigueur on French tables--a tradition my mother upheld all the while I was growing up in Casablanca. Simply sprinkled a crêpe with a little powdered sugar, and celebrate! Another cause for celebration is...