Petit Pain au Chocolat
Monday July 30, 2012
Make your own Petit Pain au Chocolat for a luxurious breakfast treat, Ramadan offering or tea time snack. Although my kids are usually happy with the petit pain we buy ... Read More
Dried Fruit Milkshake with Avocado
Friday July 27, 2012
Dried figs, raisins and dates are all popular in Morocco as snack foods, and in this Dried Fruit and Avocado Milkshake Recipe, they're blended into a healthy and refreshing drink. ... Read More
Cheese Briouats
Wednesday July 25, 2012
Briouats are small Moroccan pastries which are stuffed with a variety of fillings and then fried. They're a very popular offering on Moroccan iftar tables, and many families stock their ... Read More
Ramadan Mubarak!
Saturday July 21, 2012
Today Morocco is observing the first day of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting. I wish all Muslims, whether in Morocco or elsewhere, a very blessed and meaningful month!
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El Karmouss El Hindi– Prickly Pears
Tuesday July 17, 2012
This odd-looking fruit may not be familiar to all readers, but just about everybody in Morocco knows what it is. El karmouss el hindi - or "prickly pears" in English ... Read More
Almond Briouat Tutorial
Monday July 9, 2012
Although we can buy Almond Briouats at a bakery, we rarely do. These popular Moroccan pastries are best made at home with quality ingredients. Almonds are blanched, peeled and fried, ... Read More
Healthy Sellou
Friday July 6, 2012
When we stopped in a neighborhood spice shop recently, we found the proprietor busy making his version of sellou, a traditional Moroccan concoction of sesame seeds, fried almonds, baked ... Read More
How to Make Sellou or Sfouf
Monday July 2, 2012
Sellou (or sfouf as some Moroccans call it) is an unbaked Moroccan sweet which I look forward to each Ramadan. I first tasted it when my mother-in-law prepared it for ... Read More