Being Like Bob
I was not surprised when Ms. Kinney told me she wanted to bring her husband, Bob, of 30 years along on her trip to Morocco.
I was not surprised when Ms. Kinney told me she wanted to bring her husband, Bob, of 30 years along on her trip to Morocco.
“Peggy Markel has been leading culinary tours to Morocco since 2002. Her biannual trips mix luxury and rustic authenticity and pair cooking with observation and history lessons with hammam visits.” Top 10 Culinary Tours, written by Matthew Moran Sherman’s Travel Magazine March 2010 Read more.
“An early member of the Slow Food movement, Peggy Markel takes culinary tours to numerous parts of Italy but also goes further afield to Morocco.” Top 10 Culinary Guides, written by Bruce Palling The Wall Street Journal October 2010 Read more.
This labor day, have a cookout with fire. Whether you are headed for the hills or staying at home, you can travel the open road camping and cooking around a cozy campfire or turn up the heat on your back yard grill. Or set up an outdoor kitchen and cook for 30 like Veronica of Meadowlark Farm Dinners.
Majid shows us how to mix the traditional Moroccan “Res al Hanout” spice blend in his shop near the Marrakech souk. Watch the video on our Facebook here.
Guided by master Chef Bahija, we learned to make a traditional Moroccan chicken pastilla during our culinary adventure to Morocco. The recipe below uses filo dough to form the crust of the pastilla. Traditionally, Moroccan pastilla is made with warka, a slightly less-flaky, more malleable pastry sheet. In the United States, warka can be found in many Middle Eastern groceries, but filo dough also makes a suitable substitution.
Returning to the places we love is what drives us to travel. Unlike the impetus for adventure, or to get away to someplace new, returning fills a hunger that can only be satisfied by touching what you already know is true.
Nomadic Family Vacation! Riding camels in Essaouira, Morocco. Watch the full video on our Facebook here.
Arriving at Jnane Tamsna in Marrakech. Watch the video below…