Mint Tea & Tagine

Weeks….

Admin on Jan 31 2010 | Filed under: Markets, Photographs, Shopping, Travel, Travel

So it seems my Wordless Wednesday has slowly morphed into a wordless week!!! I have a list of excuses as long as my arm for not blogging, but wont bore you with the details! One of my New Year’s resolutions was to make a serious attempt at learning a new language, so Monday morning bright [...]

Wordless Wednesdays, Fountains and Tassles…..

Admin on Jan 27 2010 | Filed under: Markets, Photographs, Shopping, Travel, Travel

Souks and Sardines….

Admin on Dec 11 2009 | Filed under: Food, Food, Markets, People, Photographs, Savoury, Shopping, Travel, Travel

I have really been neglecting this blog of mine over the last few weeks. It just seems a combination of sick children; cold weather and life in general have been getting in the way of all my good intentions of cooking and blogging! Enough excuses though….. I took a trip down to the Rabat Medina [...]

Chicken and Fennel Tagine…..

Admin on Nov 03 2009 | Filed under: Food, Food, Gluten Free, Markets, Moroccan Food, People, Photographs, Savoury, Shopping, Travel, Travel

One of my favourite places here in Rabat is the Rabat Medina. It is a wonderful place to have a stroll about, looking at little odds and ends without the hassle that you get in some of the larger medinas in Morocco. There is one little courtyard that has a trader I have come to [...]

Figs…..

Admin on Aug 17 2009 | Filed under: Food, Photographs, Shopping, Sweet

One of the other fruits in season here in Morocco at the moment is figs. They are literally dropping off the trees and for those without a tree; they cost about 5 Dirham (US$ 0.63) for a kilogram! Figs are loaded with fibre and have the highest overall mineral content of all common fruits.Morocco is [...]

Melons…..

Admin on Aug 14 2009 | Filed under: Food, Markets, Photographs, Shopping, Travel

Summer in Morocco is melon time!! I love the sight of the giant mounds of green and yellow melons everywhere. This year the sellers seem a bit more organised and have set up little stalls in our local town. This is far better than being parked along the highway in their pick ups! Now, I [...]