Tag: Fez
Another year close to home
For just about everyone everywhere, 2021 was 2020 on repeat. For Tom and me, the year ended as it began, circling back to lockdown...
Breaking the fast–around the Ramadan table
“Can you please come into the kitchen for a minute?” our friend asked, smiling. “My wife and daughter need a taster.” Ah, that’s cool,...
Wild honey of Fez, Morocco
One of my requisite stops upon returning to Fez is “the honey souk”, Fondouk Kaat Smen, set back behind a display of carpets on...
A refresher course in Moroccan sweets
Morocco excels in sweet flavor notes. During a long absence from our house in Fez, I somehow forgot just how strong those notes can...
Three cooks, one Moroccan kitchen
Mlaoui is the croissant of my Moroccan mornings, just one of the delectable pastries from a Moroccan kitchen.
Thin, crepe-like layers dotted with butter and...
Foreign Flavours from Writers Abroad now on Kindle!
Foreign Flavours, published by Writers Abroad, is now available on Kindle.
The book includes my article," Three cooks, one Moroccan home kitchen, result: delicious", along...
Foreign Flavours: An Anthology from Writers Abroad
The online writing group Writers Abroad has published Foreign Flavours, an anthology of 64 short stories and non-fiction articles themed around food, drink and...
Tangia or tanjia—either way, it’s Moroccan pot roast
Sunday dinners after church were wonderfully predictable when I was a kid: if it was Sunday, it must be pot roast. The meat seared...
The sun sets on Ramadan 2011
At 19:52 last evening, the cannons on the hills above either side of the Fez medina fired three times, signaling the end to Ramadan....
A Moroccan gift of ‘beldi’
Soon after my arrival in Fez last month, I came down with a nasty summer cold. A medina friend came to the rescue, concerned...