A Berbere vegetarian tajine

By On January 30, 2013 · 4 Comments

So, cooking for ‘Moroccan Quirky Friday’ was so much fun! Here is the recipe for my winter version of the Berbere vegetarian tajine..
Berbere vegetarian tajine
[recipe inside]

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Droolworthy… My favorite Moroccan food drools

By On January 22, 2013 · 2 Comments

Yes, I have “Les yeux plus grands que le ventre” (literally, the eyes bigger than the belly)… and I am sharing my favorite Moroccan food ‘drools’ around the web hoping it will keep you warm.

Berbere vegetable tajine in the making

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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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