Sea, Sun and Spring veggies

By On April 2, 2012 · 2 Comments

For a blink, Petit Tom and I teleported ourselves in the middle of Moroccan Spring and It felt like heaven after all those long dark winter days inside…

What a joy to watch Petit Tom avidely laying out his eyes on the breaking waves of the Atlantic ocean for the 1st time,…

Or just [...]

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On food extremism, preserved lemons and parsley roots

By On February 21, 2011 · 1 Comment

I have a confession to make: I can turn into a heavy-duty food extremist when it comes to the food close to my heart…

Don’t get me wrong, I do not mind free interpretations (I wouldn’t be well placed complaining [...]

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Joyeux Noel!

By On December 15, 2010 · 3 Comments

Just found a minute to escape from the Christmas preparations to wish you a happy and delicious Christmas with all your loved ones!

Got a little present for you… these lovely mini snowball shaped Moroccan almond cookies, that will be ready in under an hour. The recipe [...]

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La Soupe de Maman

By On October 1, 2010 · 6 Comments

Today’s special: A bowl of my favorite soup… My Mum’s Harira. Please handle with love!

Bon appetit!

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Fighting for the last bone…

By On November 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Today’s special: a regressive tajine style slow-cooked lamb, with dates an pomegranate…

Slow-cooeked lamb, dates and pomegranate

Bon appetit!

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More pumpkin… with an oriental touch

By On November 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Today’s special: A tajine with an automnal vibe… and pumpkin of course

Pumpkin Tajine

Bon appetit!

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Farniente and summer greens

By On August 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I had big plans for my kitchen diaries this summer. Somehow I always tend to have big plans for everything and far too little time to realise them. As my mom says: my eyes are always bigger than my stomach! Unfortunately, I’ve kind of overdone it the last years and especially the last 8 [...]

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Moroccan pancakes for a grumpy gourmande…

By On March 22, 2008 · 11 Comments

I had a bad feeling for that weekend all along. And here we are: It’s cold, raining melted snow, I have a flu and I just lost the complete last post I’ve spent at least 3 hours writing (first time since I moved to wordpress)… So far so good for the first weekend of [...]

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When the mood is down…

By On December 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Today was one of these days when everything goes wrong and I wish I had just stayed in bed dreaming of a better one: too much work, not enough time, not enough sleep, good friends in trouble… I guess It happens to everyone once in a while (I think). I have a whole batch of [...]

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The "1001 nights" breakfasts of my childhood

By On November 6, 2007 · 3 Comments

Moroccan pancakes have the taste of my childhood. It tastes of my summer holidays in moroccan paradise, at my lovely aunt Mina, my mum’s little sister. The whole summer, she would spoil us like kings…  Her modest house was our palace.

That’s me, a long time ago: a little gourmande in [...]

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