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,...
Soups
Edible Flowers in the San Diego Union Tribune Food Section
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/
Boo-Hoo, it’s Halloween in 2013! Time for pumpkin chorba soup!
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...
A HOT couscous soup for a cold night!
Joyeuses Fêtes and Happy Holidays! (to paraphrase a Moroccan proverb) To each of you, I send a box filled with sesame seeds. Each seed representing one hundred wishes for peace, health, and happiness in 2012 Bonne Année, Bon Appétit and...
Encore fava beans!
A New Way to Cook with Fava Beans! Leaves included! Some of you may know of my taste for fresh fava beans, that most underrated bean, at least among US cooks. Fava beans always come to mind at this time of the year, especially around Easter and Passover....
Happy 2010
As I write, I can hear thunder rumbling in the background. High winds and pelting rain are so unusual in our neck of the woods that we had to take in a roommate, and allow Olive, our scott terrier, to sleep on our bed (normally...
Garbanzo Bean and Squash Soup
Serves 4 This nutritious soup is full of healthful ingredients. Cooks in Morocco can purchase soaked beans at the market or from street vendors, then must cook the beans before using them. You can do the same if you purchase dry beans. I opt for the...