My Mom’s Traditional Date Stuffed Arab Cookie, with orange blossom and a cookie dough of farina and Arab spices, shaped in a wooden Ma’moul mold.

My Mom’s Traditional Date Stuffed Arab Cookie, with orange blossom and a cookie dough of farina and Arab spices, shaped in a wooden Ma’moul mold.
A classic tabbouleh recipe, refreshingly flavored with lots of parsley, herbs, lemon, garlic and tomatoes, made with cooked millet instead of bulgar wheat.
Moroccan rice with dried fruit, cooked stove top with an exotic array of spices makes a great accompaniment to any meal.
Caramelized pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seed oil, sweetened with dates makes it an autumn celebration must have.
Pastilla (Bastila or B’Stilla), an exotic dish of Moroccan cuisine, succulently cooked squab or chicken, layered with eggs, lemon, spices and crushed almonds, wrapped in crisp pastry and dusted with aromatic Middle Eastern spices, should find its way to your dinner party!
In my family, I’ve always been known as the ‘Muffin Queen’. Out of necessity, I created muffins for breakfast, lunch, on the go snacks, sometimes dinner and a sweet yet healthyish treat for dessert!