Admin on Feb 09 2010 | Filed under: Food, Food, Photographs, Savoury
Hi there everyone!
Well the Arabic is going “B’shwiya b’shwiya” – slowly, slowly! Two weeks is only just enough to get the very basics of the language but I am pleased I have done this and will hopefully continue to learn! Secretly my main aim is just to become a better negotiator in the souks so [...]
Admin on Jan 22 2010 | Filed under: Culture, Food, Food, Markets, Moroccan Food, Photographs, Recipe Books, Savoury, Travel, Travel
I have longed to go to Essaouira since we arrived in Morocco almost two years ago. So as you may know we finally got to go down that way on New Year’s Day. Well, it was everything people said it was and more! What a gorgeous place, not even the debris on the beach from [...]
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 yesterday [...]
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 know [...]
Admin on Oct 20 2009 | Filed under: Food, Food, Gluten Free, Moroccan Food, Photographs, Savoury
So Meat Free Monday was a huge success in our house yesterday, following on the beetroot gazpacho for lunch we had a lovely vegetable tagine for dinner!
Tagines are really easy to throw together and if you don’t have a tagine, just use a saucepan with a tight fitting lid! You could serve this with couscous [...]
Admin on Sep 27 2009 | Filed under: Culture, Food, Moroccan Food, Photographs, Travel, Travel
Saturday was a strange day, not starting quite as we had planned but turned into one of those days that will be etched into our memories forever!
Our local village was hosting their annual fantasia festival this Saturday. It was off to a rocky start with a morning of thunder showers, but nothing was going to [...]
Admin on Sep 10 2009 | Filed under: Food, Moroccan Food, Photographs, Recipe Books, Savoury
Some of the flavours that just taste of Morocco to me have to be the combination of lemon, olives, fresh coriander and flat leaf parsley! All produce that is found in abundance here and form part of so many Moroccan dishes.
I am sure I have mentioned this before, but one of my favourite Moroccan recipe [...]
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 one [...]
Admin on Aug 12 2009 | Filed under: Photographs, Travel, Travel
Well after a wonderful 8 days in Mozambique, our time sadly had come to an end and we headed back to South Africa. As I said before I would highly recommend a trip there, the beaches are fantastic and the people are generally unbelievably friendly!!!
I hope you enjoyed the journey with me!
Admin on Aug 03 2009 | Filed under: Culture, History, Travel
We love travelling in Africa and there is nothing better than the sights, smells and sounds of arriving in a new country. Whilst there are many similarities between the countries in the Southern African region, to me they each have their own unique charm. We had the pleasure of visiting Mozambique on our recent trip [...]
