Couscous is a pretty familiar food to me ever since my dad spent two years in Morocco, in the 90s. I have formed a rather gloomy image in my head about Morocco, based on the bits and pieces of what my dad has shared with me about his experience there. However, this impression has been… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Mediterranean
Basil, Strawberries, Mascarpone, Balsamic and a Pie
In my books, it’s officially summer. Even though the summer solstice doesn’t occur until June 20, Toronto is sizzling hot, humidity is high (I like), iced coffee is omnipresent (I like even more) and late afternoons are those times that I would like to put in a box and store somewhere under my bed so… Continue Reading
Stuffed Eggplants
These days I’m finishing the many lectures that I started during the last school year and I never got to finish. There is both dread and satisfaction in picking up unfinished books. Dread because most of the time I cannot remember a lot of the details of the book, which means that I have to,… Continue Reading
Ancient Omelette with Asparagus and Fresh Herbs
Today I tried another ancient recipe. This one is from Apicius’ book, “De Re Coquinaria”. Marcus Gavius Apicius was a Roman epicure who lived in the 1st century AD. However, “De Re Coquinaria” ( eng. “About Cooking” or “On the Art of Cooking”) was not written by Apicius himself, even though it is attributed to… Continue Reading
Stuffed Artichokes
For reasons obscure for us, mortals, the weather gods got mad at us, so today it wasn’t pretty outside. I could not read on my balcony, I couldn’t get my daily dose of vitamin D and I couldn’t finish the project we started – antiquing an old Ikea table (so much fun!). But I did… Continue Reading