Chicken Carrot Turnip Tajine Recipe
Carrot Turnip Tajine
All my readers know what a thrill it is to me to start out with humble ingredients and end up with a glorious dish that surpasses the sum of its modest parts by leaps and bounds It’s a game that I love to challenge…
Chocolate Halvah Pie Recipe. Raw and Gluten-Free
Chocolate Halvah Pie
My latest Creation! I developed it in Honor of Israel's 70th birthday celebration, and all my Israeli Shabbos Guests wholeheartedly approved and raved!
OK. Seriously. It is the stuff of proverbial dreams.
To…
Vegetable Chicken Tajine Recipe
This Vegetable Chicken Tajine stars two humble roots: Carrots and Turnips
When combined, carrots and turnips make a wonderful pairing, the robust turnip playing off the carrot's natural sweetness. This contrast is further underscored by the…
Crockpot Boneless Lamb Roast Tajine Recipe
Lamb Roast
This is the stuff of dreams to me, and to my Moroccan landsmen. There are no holiday meals without a lamb dish: Lamb chops, lamb shanks or boneless shoulder lamb roast.
Forgive this Moroccan a passing vanity: We Sephardis/Moroccans…
Baked Kibbeh Recipe: Nice and Easy
Baked Kibbeh
Kibbeh are little bulgur meat pies. It is a great Middle Eastern favorite; it seems everyone has adopted it as the darling ethnic dish.
Traditionally, kibbeh are torpedo-shaped; the trademark oblong shape is indeniably adorable; …
Tomato Eggplant Lamb Curry Recipe. Gluten-Free
This lamb curry, like all lamb dishes, might well be my weakness.
Lamb and Eggplant: A love story. The addition of tomatoes and eggplant in lamb curry is seriously spectacular.
The best part is, this lamb curry dish is so simple.
Once you…
Artichoke Tajine with Fennel, Olive and Tomatoes Recipe
Artichoke Tajine
It is wonderful, and not only in summer: You can indeed make it year-round, as frozen artichoke bottoms or hearts are easy to find anytime.
Artichokes: A Great Sephardi Favorite
We grew up in Morocco eating them in…
Moroccan Beef-Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Orange Sauce
This Moroccan favorite is a wonderful way to cook Chicken Breasts.
Cooking the chicken Breasts on a stovetop makes them ideally moist and tender. These chicken breasts are elegant enough even for a very festive occasion. This is a perfect…
Baklava Recipe. Fillo Tips
Baklava
Although it likely originated in Greece or Turkey, all Mediterranean cultures have adopted it and tweaked it to their own tastes.
Baklava is a Mediterranean confection that sounds really decadent, loaded as it is with honey and…
Moroccan Shortbread Cookies Recipe. Ghriba
Shortbread Cookies: Ghriba
Ghriba is the delightful Moroccan Shortbread Cookie we grew up with. It is Vegan without even trying! Ghriba is beyond simple to prepare, in fact I've always had a no-fail mnemonic formula for the ridiculously…
Crockpot Turkey and Wild Rice Cholent Recipe
Crockpot turkey is the best
You end up with pulled turkey, fabulous, economical and incredibly easy. I gamely share the credit with two brands that devote their expertize to wrapping food in bags. I will explain, keep reading.
Crockpot turkey lends…
Moroccan Almond Fillo Pastries Recipe
Fillo Pastries
They are a staple in our Moroccan Pastry repertoire.
There is no Moroccan Dessert display without fillo pastries, first cousins of Baklava. Although I am showcasing the glorious almond in the filling of these Fillo Pastries,…