Posted on Feb 25, 2008 in Food for Friends, Grow | 0 comments

Racing time: Roasted Squash and Puy Lentil Salad

Racing time: Roasted Squash and Puy Lentil Salad
It’s not exactly salad time yet but, when a gloriously sunny Sunday coincided with the local point-to-point races and the family coming round for a pre-race lunch, I couldn’t resist poking out an old bag of puy lentils (still working my way through two kitchen’s-worth of ingredients!) to...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2006 in Food for Friends | 4 comments

Dukkah by post

Dukkah by post
For the last round of European Blogging by Post, I decided to make some Dukkah to include in my parcel for Petula in Italy. An Egyptian blend of coarsely ground nuts, spices and salt that you eat with pieces of crusty bread dipped in olive oil, I had never come across Dukkah before going to live in New...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2006 in Cook, Lovely Lunches | 2 comments

Magic mushrooms: Mushrooms in Olive Oil

Magic mushrooms: Mushrooms in Olive Oil
When the weather is good no one wants to spend time in the kitchen and, when the Boyfriend arrived home from the supermarket the other day with a large box of button mushrooms, I didn’t much feel like frying them or using them in an omelette strognoff or making a mushroom stroganoff or risotto or any...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2006 in Do | 0 comments

Moroccan Market in Dublin

For anyone looking to experience some of the tastes, sounds and aromas of Morocco without having to travel too far, a Moroccan Market will take place next week, from Wednesday 14 to Sunday 18 June in Dublin’s Wolfe Tone Park next to the Jervis Centre. Situated in Temple Bar Square last year, apparently...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2006 in Do, Travel | 0 comments

Three perfect books to carry around Morocco

Three perfect books to carry around Morocco
Lonely Planet’s World Food Morocco Does exactly what it says on the tin. Having travelled and eaten our way around Thailand and Malaysia with the respective versions of these small, incredibly useful books, I recently added their Moroccan edition to my collection. Dense with information on everything...
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Posted on May 14, 2006 in Food for Friends | 4 comments

Couscous to accompany a Moroccan-style meal: Spiced Squash and Couscous Salad

Couscous to accompany a Moroccan-style meal: Spiced Squash and Couscous Salad
The Boyfriend and I are about to head off to Morocco in a week’s time so I thought I should use up my last year’s supply of Moroccan spice blend ras el hanout on a meal for the Writer – who brought me my first taste of spices from Morocco – and her husband. I decided to make my...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2005 in Eating Out, Living in New Zealand | 0 comments

Restaurant review: Simo’s Moroccan Restaurant

Restaurant review: Simo’s Moroccan Restaurant
The days when you get a call from your Boyfriend saying “don’t plan anything for dinner tonight. I want to take you out” don’t come too often so, no matter what you’ve been thinking about cooking, it’s time to put it aside. Especially when you discover that you’re...
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