Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
This was the first dish I made when I started learning about the foods of Morocco. It’s still one of our favorites. I find it interesting that almost every cuisine that uses a bit of spice and lots of tomatoes has a dish that combines the two with eggs: Mexico’s huevos rancheros, Basque eggs piperade,… … Continue reading…
Month 7 of the Secret Recipe Club. Well, it’s eight months since I started but we skipped January. January should be skipped…. it’s a wretched month. Back to the food….. Last month I visited a blogger Mexico; this month it’s Canada, with Sarah’s blog: Things I Make (for Dinner). Since we love meatballs, and it’s still winter … Continue reading…
I love spaghetti squash. Mon mari tolerates spaghetti squash. However, he loves meatballs. Compromise: He’ll happily eat spaghetti squash as often as I want if I top it with meatballs. I can work with that. Spaghetti Squash with Ginger Meatballs Total time: 60 minutes Ingredients: 12oz (360gr) ground beef 1 egg 1/4 cup crumbs 1 tbs … Continue reading…
Did I tell you about my search for sumac when we were in Morocco? For some reason (perhaps a cook book?) I was convinced that sumac was a common North African spice. Well, further research tells me that it’s more Middle Eastern – Turkish – Greek than Moroccan, although Wiki says it’s used in ‘Arabic’ cuisine. … Continue reading…
Way back in the beginning of time when we were first talking about having our family reunion in Morocco, I bought a Moroccan cookbook: ‘the food of Morocco, a journey for food lovers’. It’s a wonderful cookbook, with beautiful photos….. When I was actually in Morocco I bought real (I think) Moroccan cookbooks. They’re not … Continue reading…
Spaghetti and Meatballs will never be the same….. At least not chez nous. I’m really loving the spaghetti squash – I get to have (sort of) pasta dishes that I love without having to cook two meals or have mon mari eat something he’d prefer not to. And (this is a big one) I get to … Continue reading…
When I was growing up, in God’s country, the back of beyond, miles from nowhere, out in the tullies, in the sticks (you get the picture) there were community dinners. Much like we have today in our local village here in France We called them ‘feeds’ back then…. (before RSS). In spring there was the … Continue reading…