Pastilla is one of the world’s great dishes, and it takes just one delightful bite to understand why. It epitomizes Moroccan cuisine, spicy and sweet, delicate and intriguing.  More labored than the dishes I usually share, but then this is a very special treat. I admit I toast the almonds instead of frying them as [...]

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I inherited the secret for this dish from the wonderful staff with whom I worked all my catering years, two of whom still serve as my assistants at my cooking workshops. My deciding to learn some rudiments of Spanish (a lifeline if you work in a commercial kitchen, with an overwhelming majority of workers who [...]

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  This recipe is excerpted from my new cookbook: The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen: Glorious Meals Pure and Simple. Couscous is wonderful and fun, the rock star of Moroccan cuisine. Couscous is native to Morocco, and the word refers to both the grain and the traditional dish made with the grain. It is semolina, or [...]

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Our answer to Gefilte Fish, easy, fragrant and delicious. No problem making this recipe substituting ground beef, bison or lamb, and proceeding exactly as instructed below. Ingredients: Cooking liquid: 2 tablespoons oil Good pinch saffron threads 1 teaspoon turmeric 3 cups water Fish mixture: 1 small onion, quartered 1 small bunch parsley 1 egg 2 [...]

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Lamb shanks are one of the most ideal cuts of the lamb: Lean, tender, low maintenance, and best of all, very well priced! I am making this dish the Tajine way: All in one pot: see what I mean, when I say low maintenance? And the shidduch of flavors just can’t be beat: Lamb, artichokes, [...]

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