Cooking And Reading From Morocco

Last month’s #FoodAndLit challenge was Morocco. I thought I would love Moroccan food, but didn’t really, sorry. But! My kids loved it.

I started with herb and yogurt spread from the cookbook Mourad: New Moroccan by Mourad Lahlou. I tried it once on a sandwich and the next day spread on crackers with honey. I just didn’t like it. It contained both cucumbers and nutmeg, and I think that combination wasn’t my favorite.

Next I made briouats and kefta from Jamie Oliver’s Food Escapes. My kids LOVED this meal, but again I was turned off by the savory foods with nutmeg in them thing. I did love the harissa and yogurt though. Harissa is going to become a go-to condiment for me.

While all this cooking was going on I read The Caliph’s House by Tahir Shah. This was a light memoir about a family that buys and restores a house in Casablanca. It was billed as a Moroccan Under The Tuscan Sun which is fair I think.

Next month we’re on to Pakistan!