Posted on March 30th, 2008 by Lori
What kind of special cookware is used in Moroccan cooking?
Something called a Tagine, also spelled tajine. These are special conical clay pots which are glazed to retain the heat and moisture making the food tender, while retaining the flavors and natural juices of the ingredients.
You can find some great pictures of tajine (both the food and the cookware) on Flickr Continue reading
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Posted on March 24th, 2008 by Lori
Today we did some work on our Squidoo lens about healing herbs and spices. We added a great list about herbal teas you can add to your diet to detox, reduce stress, control blood sugar, and improve liver function.
Take a look at the new information we posted there because many of the herbs and spices, and even the teas will play a part in our How to Cookbooks project.
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Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by Lori
When you start to cook food from a part of the world that is somewhat foreign to you, one of the first obstacles is to know the terms you’ll find in the recipes. Some of course translate easily while others need a bit of explanation.
Below is a short list of some terms you will want to be familiar with related to Moroccan cuisine.
- Confit - preserved
- Confiture - preserved with sugar
- Merguez -
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Posted on March 16th, 2008 by Lori
In one of my earlier posts I mentioned the connection between certain ingredients in food from very diverse areas of the world.
One of the other things that is fascinating is the way that spices and herbs are used in many ethnic cuisines for health reasons.
Since I have always be fascinated by alternative forms of healing, and since food and cooking has always been a passion of mine I connected those Continue reading
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