Ras El Hanout
This Moroccan spice blend can be made with anywhere from 10 to 50 different spices. The basic recipe here was designed to call for spices you probably already have on hand. 1 [...]
Winter Vegetable Couscous Stew
This Moroccan-style couscous stew is great for weeknights because it can be made with any vegetables you have on hand. Even better the next day, once the flavors have develop [...]
Sage Pesto
In my garden (if you can call 3 large planters a garden), there is never enough basil and always too much sage. Ergo: Sage pesto. The secret to using sage - or any other non- [...]
Small Batch Ginger Nuts
Ginger nuts are a British cookie/biscuit that are made with golden syrup, a thick, sweet liquid that keeps them tender. Because not everyone has access to golden syrup (thoug [...]
Quince Jelly
There are few kitchen tasks as rewarding as making quince jelly. Some fruit, some water, some sugar; a strainer, a saucepan, a hot burner…and then the magic happens. First th [...]
Cooking Quince, Made Easy
Quince can be a hard sell because…well, everything about quince is hard. The fruit itself isn’t just firm, like a pumpkin. It is dense and murder-weapon hard. (It could easil [...]
Single-Rise Moroccan Bread
This is the homemade bread recipe for people (like me) who don’t just *love* bread baking. It is easy. It exceeds my expectations for shape, texture, and flavor. The dusky, d [...]
Santiago Almond Cake
Once in a very rare while, a recipe found via internet search resonates in such a way that it seems Fate has guided the algorithms and web crawlers to bring it to you. That’s [...]
Bright, Light Sorrel Soup
Sorrel’s lemony taste makes it a springtime (well, anytime for me) herb favorite. The flavor’s a little like rhubarb (to which it is related) only milder and more palatable. [...]