Cooking
Now that we have our tagine, we're making plans for more Moroccan dishes.
One of the things we noticed was how many recipes call for preserved lemons. Ha, ha...that's a good one. Odds are, most people in the States won't have a jar of preserved lemons sitting in their pantry. We certainly didn't.
Until now.
Using a recipe found in the Paula Wolfert cookbook, Couscous and other Good Food from Morocco, I just went ahead and did it the other night.
Lemons, quartered almost the whole way (leaving about a 1/2 inch intact), salted, and put into a salted mason jar. Squish lemons in (that part's fun). Add spices, if you wish...I did: coriander, peppercorns, cloves and a cinnamon stick (it also called for bay leaves, but we'd recently run out and shopping day was still ahead). If the juices don't cover the lemons, squeeze fresh lemon juice (never store-bought) over lemons, and seal. Shake once daily for thirty days. They'll keep for a year.
So, now, I wait. And shake!
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Cooking
Morocco is calling...
Now that we have our tagine, we're making plans for more Moroccan dishes.
One of the things we noticed was how many recipes call for preserved lemons. Ha, ha...that's a good one. Odds are, most people in the States won't have a jar of preserved lemons sitting in their pantry. We certainly didn't.
Until now.
Using a recipe found in the Paula Wolfert cookbook, Couscous and other Good Food from Morocco, I just went ahead and did it the other night.
Lemons, quartered almost the whole way (leaving about a 1/2 inch intact), salted, and put into a salted mason jar. Squish lemons in (that part's fun). Add spices, if you wish...I did: coriander, peppercorns, cloves and a cinnamon stick (it also called for bay leaves, but we'd recently run out and shopping day was still ahead). If the juices don't cover the lemons, squeeze fresh lemon juice (never store-bought) over lemons, and seal. Shake once daily for thirty days. They'll keep for a year.
So, now, I wait. And shake!
- Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken Recipe
The two most popular dinner requests in my household are for chili and roast chicken. They are both classic comfort foods and my husband never gets tired of eating either of them. It’s funny, because I rarely if ever make either one of them the same...
- Do Rutabagas Exist?
This is my box of organic produce, delivered today. It contains satsumas, Nantes carrots, yellow onions, red onions, spinach, rutabagas, Meyer lemons, Gold Blush apples, kiwis, lettuce, kale and leeks. Around 10 pounds of produce, maybe a bit more. ...
- My First...tagine
My in-laws gave me a lovely tagine, made in Morocco, for Christmas. Finally got around to using it this past weekend. And of course, the best place to start would be by making something from Paula Wolfert. From her newest book, The Food of Morocco, the...
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Or in my case, you make Lemon Poppyseed Muffins. Third recipe from this book. The zest of two rather large lemons, two tablespoons of freshly-squeezed lemon juice, and 2/3 cup lemon-sugar (see above...if you can); you'd think this would a be a seriously...
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... to make anymore elderflower cordial. At least around here. A mere glimpse is the period when the elderflowers are in bloom. That's how it seems, at least. (okay, so you get peas, and cucumbers and tomatoes, but they don't make elderflower...