Food & Drink

More and more travel is becoming about the “experience”, with hashtags like #authentic trending. Travel bloggers are all competing for top tips and “secret” spots only known by locals –…

So we are all clear that Mint Tea is a HUGE thing in Morocco  . . . And in fact some would go so far as to say that no…

I first met Omar at a market in Bristol and I couldn’t resist buying a jar of Amlou – which was soon devoured at home. I love how they have…

I have coffee, I have cake, and I am listening to The Noisettes as I sit down to read another chapter of my book. Earlier this week I posted this…

I have been following Nargisse on Instagram for some time now – drawn by her inspiring images and recipes that are so deeply rooted in Moroccan tradition yet have a…

A little while ago I wrote about my experience in Marrakech attending a cooking course at the Amal Women’s Training Centre – and having followed the progress of Tangier based…

Things have been quite busy in my neck of the woods, so I thought it might be time for a coffee break. I am pretty flexible about a lot of…

I spent a wonderful morning at Amal Women’s Training Centre when I was in Marrakech a few months ago, learning to cook my favourite Moroccan dish . . . Lemon…

It’s that time of the year when I start feeling all creative about cocktails. Its a christmas thing . . . It is also the time of the year that…

I dont know about you, but the events of the past year, months, few days, have left me feeling a little overwhelmed.  Suddenly things feel strangely out of kilter. There is…

My eldest daughter and myself are partial to a pistachio or two . . .We do try and make a regular stop at the Nut Mans table at the Medina…

When life gives you olives . . . Having had our fair share of meals at Port XIV in Assilah, we have also consumed WAY more than our fair share…

With a salty honey caramel swirl! I first stumbled across the recipes of The Bojon Gourmet when her Moroccan Mojito caught my eye, and since then, although I have never…

If you find yourself hungry and in Assilah – and possibly, dare I say it . . .  a little tagine and couscous-ed out (it does happen from time to…

It’s {almost} Friday . . . and I personally feel the  need for something a little more substantial than tea! This image for a Moroccan Mojito caught my eye on…

Morocco, like many countries on this fair continent, has its fair share of excess plastics and packaging, but it also has a wonderful tradition of the homemade and the handmade.…

Cumin is used in almost every Moroccan dish, and is so much an everyday essential, that it is served on the table along with salt and pepper. It is also…