Oct 13, 2011

For seafood lovers with a taste for Middle Eastern food, fish with tahini, or samak bi tahiniya as it is called locally, is a great recipe to make. It’s easy to make, quick to serve, but hard to forget once you tease your palate with it. Ingredients 2 lb fish, filleted 125 ml tahini (a sesame seed paste available at Middle Eastern Grocers or gourmet...

Jul 20, 2011

This Moroccan apricot and olive chicken recipe is one I picked up while surfing for a good tagine recipe. This is another quick recipe that produces blinding results. It’s an excellent take on traditional Moroccan cuisine suitable for busy people. Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts (total 500g) that have been skinned, made boneless and cut in half 2...

Jul 5, 2011

Here is a fresh, summery menu, featuring swordfish on skewers, a mix of seasonal greens, and avocado salad.  Easy to shop for and prepare, this quick recipe will not only save you on a weekday but also provide an inspiration for all your bbq parties. Ingredients (Serves 1 person) 1 avocado 1 lime 1 tomato 1 red onion 5-6 bunches of fresh coriander 20 ml red...

Dec 1, 2010

The problem with being a bit keen in the kitchen is that you soon get a taste for real food. When you eat something from a packet or a tin, it just doesn’t taste right. Cooking you own food is a self-fulfilling prophecy, the more you do it, the more you want to do it. This pita bread recipe is a case in point. I bought some in a packet from the supermarket...

Sep 17, 2010

Continuing the North African theme from yesterday, I found this recipe while digging around one of my recipe books. It combines Moroccan spices with the Italian pasta and sauce dish. It’s lovely! Ingredients 300g dried spaghetti 100ml olive oil 1 onion, peeled, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed 8 tomatoes, finely chopped 1 tsp ground...

Sep 16, 2010

We’re stepping over to Egypt for this next recipe. The aubergine is spiced using Egyptian spices to give it an interesting and somewhat exotic flavour. It’s veggie friendly and very, very tasty. Ingredients For the aubergine ½ small aubergine, cut into three 2cm thick rounds 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp ground cumin 75g flour 4 tbsp olive oil 1...