The Kasbah ChroniclesAugust 2018 Carlsbad Beach: 7:30AM Why travel in the summer when we can take an early morning walk along one of the most photogenic beaches in Southern CA? With the dramatic Orange County fires a mere 50 miles to our northeast, I can only count my...
My Moroccan Preserved Lemons: a family recipe
The Kasbah Chronicles Feb 2018 edition: It’s the process
The Kasbah ChroniclesFebruary 2018 edition Happy Valentine's DayCONTENTS:Musings:Note to self: It’s the process. . . .stoopid…. Last call for Niki de St Phalleat the Escondido Center for the Arts. I am off to Vietnam in April:any insights or special addresses to...
Make preserved lemons with me on YOUTUBE
If you have ever wondered how to make REAL Moroccan preserved lemons, or if you still have questions after attending one of my in-person demonstrations, this video will show you exactly how to prepare this uniquely Moroccan condiment: Cooking at the...
Encore preserved lemons
This is why I get such a kick out of teaching Moroccan cuisine: “I still think about the class I attended at Vista Jazzercise! I enjoyed the evening so much! In fact, I decided to make "Preserved Lemons" as Christmas gifts this year. I currently have 26...
It’s raining limes! (Again)
I feel so sorry for my citrus trees. The weather has been so mercurial that they can't tell if it's summer, Fall, or spring. We have had several heat waves at the oddest times, which has spurred fruit to ripen prematurely perhaps, and in doing so, splitting...
Help! I am drowning under Bearss limes!
Our prolific, hard-working, semi-dwarf Bearss lime is loaded with fruit. Many fell to the ground during our hot spell last week. And so, after making gallons of limeade, freezing lime cubes, preserving yellow limes a la marocaine (green ones turn grey from...
Kitty’s Cooking tips
This is a family favorite: Give your holiday bird a Moroccan twist! Baste your turkey inside and out with preserved lemon pulp. The salty tang of preserved lemons adds a mouth-watering dimension to a celebratory roast, whether turkey, lamb, beef, or chicken. Placing a...
Preserved Lemon Lovers, read on!
I love the following column written several years ago by Carolyn Jung, then the food editor for the San Jose Mercury News. She now writes the blog www.foodgal.com. Carolyn attended a class of mine in the Bay Area. As I always do, I began by demonstrating how to make...
Preserved limes?
Hello preserved lemons aficionados: I don’t have a book to announce—yet! But I am preserving lemons. Actually, not lemons, but Bearss limes. It occurred to me, as I was gathering the dozens of yellow Bearss (sic) limes that had fallen to the ground around...
Bay Area Impressions
I wanted to share the interesting experience I had on my way to the airport for my Bay Area appearances at Le Creuset stores, last Saturday at 5:45 AM—my shuttle was a no-show. Panicked, I called the company several times: they did finally send a driver...