A few days ago I picked up a book on Moroccan cuisine at the bookstore. The fact that I actually bought a book on it kind of obligates me to use it. So, I've planned to use it once a week for at least a month. Yesterday was my first time, and overall the meal turned out so so.



"No, but we have a sea dream."
"OK"
So that's what I made. Sea dream with a whole bunch of moroccan spices. Delightful! The kids gobbled up the green olives that surrounded the fish, and I couldn't get the bones out of the fish fast enough to feed them. Atticus loves fish so much that he wanted to eat the head. I know some people do eat the head and the eyes and such but there were so many hard parts and bones in it I didn't know how to instruct him. Perhaps I should do some research. Just because I think it's disgusting doesn't mean he has to think it is. We only had one fish. Next time I'll buy three. Jonathan and I probably got two tablespoonfuls each.

For dessert I made moroccan rice pudding. Not with much faith, might I add. I learned how to make spanish rice pudding in Spain and I haven't found anything that tops it. So I just made this for fun for our Moroccan Monday. I didn't have orange flower water. I bought orange extract instead. So I used a little of that and a little orange zest. The kids liked it and so did I. Not as much as the Spanish kind though. Jonathan didn't eat more than one bite. I guess he wanted to save his calories for something he really liked.
So, next week I'm planning on fish again or maybe a main dish with eggs in it. A side of some sort of potatoes and a chick pea based soup. Yum yum!
1 comment:
They do make a lot of carrot salads here, cooked with green spices on top and eaten cold. I think it tastes good. If you really want to do it the Moroccan way, be sure to make couscous on Friday. The entire country eats couscous on Friday. That's hilarious Jonathan wanted to eat the fish head. Why not, I guess.
PS Can you tell me the contact information of your friend in Coin?
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