Easy and tasty recipes for the whole family to enjoy
How many of you have bulgur wheat in your pantry? If you don’t, I urge you to go buy some, as this grain is not only so versatile but also guarantees a great meal each time; well, as long as you have bunch of great recipes in …
When we eat out, there’s always one thing I look for to qualify a dish as spectacular: It has to surprise me. I like dishes that blow me away with their mix of flavors, or ones that contain a secret ingredient that I just can’t put my finger on. I also like intriguing food presentations, like this one time we had a cigarre au chocolat for dessert at the Michelin-starred restaurant Le Vertigo, which not only featured a chocolate cake shaped as a cigar, but also came decorated with edible gold leaf to mimic fire and a miniature matchbox full of thin matchsticks to make it look even more real. Meals like the latter remain in my head for months, making me want to recreate my favorites at home. Given that I’m no pâtisserie chef and am totally clueless when it comes to creating cigars and matchboxes out of pure chocolate, I tend to stick to those recipes that can be recreated at home without requiring any long list of skills besides a love for cooking and a couple of kitchen tools and appliances.
Remember when I told you about my first experience with the typical Moroccan way to cook salmon à la sauce rouge? Well, I have another story to share with you that has nothing to do with fish or sauces, but that deals with Moroccan cooking …
