Black Rice Risotto with King Oyster Mushrooms Recipe
Black Rice Risotto
Black rice is also called purple rice and forbidden rice. It deserves all the evocative aliases it goes by. Deep in color and flavor, with an appealing bite and nutty notes. It turns a dish into something…
Cold Kiwi Honeydew Soup Recipe
My cold honeydew soup is a real triumph.
We are really taking honeydew places! Fantastic flavor lineup for this summer treat.
The tart kiwi is a perfect counterpoint for the sweeter honeydew.
White grape juice acts as a "broth" in this composition;…
Potato Pie Recipe. Chicken Variation
Moroccan Potato Pie
This is a great favorite in our Moroccan cuisine. This rustic dish (called Amhammar in Arabic) is a good example of how we make something rich (eggs) or starchy (potatoes) go a long way. Consider it an eggy cousin of…
Vegetarian Quick Borscht Recipe. Beef Variation
My borscht is as quick as it is hearty.
It is a real sweet-and-sour match triumph.
I call my borscht quick for good reason:
Although I love the classic beef borscht and enjoy it occasionally, I have no intention (and neither do you, I’ll bet!)…
Babaghanoush Recipe
Eggplant lovers, you'll be happy!
We all know Babaghanoush is a huge favorite, with Sephardi expats and beyond. (We Moroccans eat semi-industrial amounts of eggplant!) But somehow not all babaghanoush recipes are created equal. I suspect…
Bean Soup Moroccan Style Recipe
Moroccan Bean Soup:
Another delicious all-vegetarian and inexpensive Moroccan soup.
You'll be happy to have preserved lemons on hand.
They do wonders for bean and many other dishes. And if you don't, settle today for lemon zest, and set…
Swiss Chard Mustard Greens Chicken Lamb Tajine Recipe
Swiss Chard Mustard Greens Chicken Lamb Tajine Recipe:
When I went food shopping this week, I saw gigantic and gorgeous bunches of Swiss Chard and Mustard Greens. That decided my main course right there and then: A Tajine! Don't just talk about…
Gravlax Recipe.
Gravlax is a great treat, and a snap to make.
It just needs a couple days' advance planning, just like all cured, pickled, fermented foods. And the rewards are great.
I own six bricks, which I use only for the preparation of gravlax. Once…
Kasha with Onions and Mushrooms Recipe. Gluten-Free
Kasha with Onions and Mushrooms
Kasha, onions, mushrooms: Perfect expat Jewish food. Mine is a super modern and healthy take on an Old World Classic.
Not Love at First Bite
Good Sephardi that I am, it took me quite some time to love the…
Moroccan Tomato Salad Recipe. Salsa Variation
Moroccan Tomato Salad is a staple in our diet.
We Moroccans cook tomatoes, sun-dry tomatoes, pickle tomatoes, candy tomatoes, we prepare tomatoes in every way possible. Moroccan Tomato Salad is our answer to Salsa. In Mediterranean climates,…
Oatmeal Cookies Recipe with All the Fixin’s!
Oatmeal Cookies
My all-time favorite! I am obsessed with oats, and jump on every chance to use them, both in sweet and savory recipes. Take a look at my steel-cut oat soup, and at my Oats Pots de Creme, to take but two glowing examples.
This…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake Recipe
Chocolate peanut butter ice cream cake: To me this is the stuff of dreams.
I made this fantastic ice cream cake for my niece Chana's Sheva Brachot this week. I had plotted the layers the flavors the textures the this the that over and over,…