Fava Bean Soup
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Fava Bean Soup (Bessara) Recipe. Iced Variation

Fava Bean Soup Fava Bean Soup. This is a funky and much beloved Moroccan classic, called Bessara. Fava Bean Soup soup costs pennies It also takes no time to make, but it tastes like a million bucks, much more seductive than the sum of…
semolina soup
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Moroccan Semolina Soup Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly

In my native Morocco this semolina soup is often breakfast. Semolina soup takes minutes from beginning to end and costs pennies, and it is so satisfying. I have whipped it up countless times when I needed to round out a meal in a jiffy. You…
fishballs
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Fishballs in Lemon Sauce Recipe. Roasted Salmon Variation

Fishballs Moroccan Style Fishballs. They are our Moroccan/Sephardi answer to Gefilte Fish, easy, fragrant, zippy and delicious. We Sephardis are suckers for the Mustard-Caper-Lemon Trinity. No problem using this exact recipe using meat…
A plate of food with lemon slices on top.
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Lamb and Pine Nut-Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipe

These stuffed grape leaves are a real treat, and might cure you of all misguided urges you might have to open a can and find a dozen insipid ready-to-eat grape leaves. Instead, spend a few minutes on the preparation of these fabulous gems, and…
Glazed yellow cake squares on plate
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Semolina Almond Cake Recipe. Gluten-Free Variation

Semolina Almond Cake It is a delightful Sephardi/Moroccan dessert classic made from semolina and almonds, and soaked in a lemon syrup. It goes by some other, fun names in Sephardi Kitchens: Basbusa, Tishpishti. The idea is the same in…
Plate of sesame-topped layered dessert squares
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Makrod: Semolina Date Pastry Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly

Makrod is a great North African Dessert Classic. It showcases some of my absolute flavors: semolina, dates and honey. I have always rather neglected this wonderful treat because the traditional preparation requires frying, my nemesis. Frankly,…
Lamb Shanks Tajine
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Lamb Shanks Tajine with Mushrooms and Artichokes Recipe

Lamb Shanks Tajine Lamb shanks tajine. Lamb shanks are one of the most ideal cuts of the lamb: Lean, tender, low maintenance, and best of all, very well priced! And I love their rustic, unpretentious look making your homemade dish look....homemade.…
Beef Tajine
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Moroccan Beef Tajine Lemon Oregano Sauce Recipe

Beef Tajine You wouldn't believe how easy my Moroccan beef tajine is to make. If my latest cookbook is endowed with so many wonderful recipes, you have my daughter Bella to thank almost as well as me: While I was writing this book, she would…
Chicken soup with matzo balls and vegetables
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Chicken Soup with Vegetables and Matza Balls Recipe

Chicken Soup Chicken soup is the enduring classic. The ultimate comfort food. My family couldn't be without it. Chicken Soup for the Soul, for the Body, for the Tummy, for the Mind, for Life! I am giving you here a vegetable chicken…
Moroccan Fish Soup Recipe
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Moroccan Fish Soup Recipe

Moroccan Fish Soup Julia Child's Bouillabaisse, the perennial favorite, wears several hats, all quite becoming. My version of Moroccan Fish Soup omits the verboten shellfish, and has very pleasing Moroccan overtones (this Moroccan can't…
Pan-seared salmon with cherry tomatoes and lemon
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Moroccan Baked Salmon and Vegetables Recipe

Baked Salmon and Vegetables Baked Salmon and Vegetables. Going All Moroccan on this Dish! This delightful roasted salmon dish is overlaid with our beloved Moroccan flavors: Lemons, olives, tomatoes, cilantro, saffron. It is also a complete…
fish fillet
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Fish Fillets in Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe. Chicken Variation

You will love to include these fish fillets in your repertoire. I think you can tell: I am crazy about our Sephardi fish dishes: Glorious in their simplicity and their flavor pairings. Sweet and Sour Sauce done the right, natural homemade way:…