Food binds geographically and linguistically diverse Morocco together. Moroccan cooking reflects the influence of indigenous peoples, traders, invaders, immigrants and colonizers, each of whom, over centuries, played a role in the development of local culture and dietary habits with new ingredients and cooking techniques that remain influential today. Today’s Moroccan cuisine is a blend of Berber, …
This dish of Rice Noodle Soup with Salmon, Snow peas and Shiitake Mushrooms is my nontraditional adaptation of phở cá, a fish phở I enjoyed in Vietnam, a splendid comforting lunch or light dinner for the first chilly, rainy days of autumn. Phở, the national dish of Vietnam, is the street food of ordinary people, …
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When the dog days of summer bring temperatures in the high 90s and turn the air thick and sultry, my enthusiasm for the kitchen diminishes: it’s too hot and sticky to cook a dinner, with or without an outside grill. What is needed now is an easy to prepare meal that cools us down, and a visit …
It’s asparagus season. The appearance of bunches of vividly green or ghostly white asparagus at the local market is a harbinger of spring, calling for a seasonal celebration of this often unappreciated vegetable with special recipes for soups, omelets, soufflées, tarts and even asparagus desserts. And now is the time to savor the difference in …
The holidays and the joyous part of winter have ended. The decorations were taken down and carefully put away. The dried tree and wreath discarded. The cookie cutters and assorted baking pans which were in constant use through November and December have been stored for another ten months. The dreary part of winter has started, …