11 06, 2019

Eid al Fitr in Morocco What is it

2019-06-11T11:03:29+02:00June 11th, 2019|

Eid al Fitr is an important date in the Muslim calendar as it marks the end of Ramadan. It marks the end of a month of fasting. It also marks the end of the most spiritual month is the Muslim Calendar. Eid al Fitr is [...]

21 03, 2019

Fish and Foliage

2019-03-22T11:40:07+01:00March 21st, 2019|

Fish and Foliage? Sardine Chermoula 'Mille Feuilles" Lightly fried sardines layered with the traditional ‘leaves’ of wafer thin pastry might sound like a strange combination, but the Sardine Chermoula ‘Mille feuilles’ (a million leaves as the traditional dessert is called in French) is a [...]

29 05, 2018

Artichokes announcing the approach of summer

2018-05-29T16:08:30+02:00May 29th, 2018|

This week in the medina in Fez, the market stalls are piled high with artichokes, which is always a sign that summer is just round the corner as their abundance tends to precede a spate of much warmer weather in this part of North [...]