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Issue #7

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Ginger Peach Pie
A touch of spicy ginger and cinnamon add warmth and depth to sweet summer peaches in this pie. We made this pie with sweet, ripe peaches which allowed us to use less sugar; you may need to adjust the amount of sugar, depending on the sweetness of your peaches.
Gazpacho Andaluz
Cool, vaguely acidic, and faintly sweet, gazpacho is the definitive Andalusian dish.
Fried Olives
This is the perfect snack for two to nibble while sipping martinis.
Orange and Radish Salad
Fragrant orange flower water, called zhaar in Morocco and made from the blossoms of bergamot orange trees, perfumes this delicate salad, in which sweet citrus is offset by spicy radish.
Martini
The martini is a very serious matter—any bartender who can’t make it right might as well throw in his (or her) bar towel.
Striped Bass Stuffed with Swordfish and Shrimp
Stuffed with a generous amount of swordfish and shrimp, this delicious dish is infused with exotic Moroccan spices.
Whole Striped Bass Baked in a Crust of Salt
This method of cooking a whole striped bass keeps it very moist.
Striped Bass in 'Saor'
In Venetian cooking, saor, meaning "sour", is a tart, slightly sweet marinade for fish.
Baked Striped Bass with Fennel and Pernod
The addition of fennel in this preparation adds a richer dimension to this delicate fish.
Michael Roberts's Corn 'Risotto'
This adaptation from Betty Fussell's Crazy for Corn lends an Italian twist to a quintessentially American food.
Quesadillas with Pecorino
This quick, delicious snack is sure to satisfy any craving for something cheesy.
Seven-Spice Mixture
There are many different traditional spice blends in Moroccan cooking, each used for a different purpose.
Crêpes with Vanilla Ice Cream
To make these warm, crispy crêpes, we recommend using organic cream for the ice cream—it will improve both the flavor and texture.
Lentils with Swiss Chard and Khlea
Khlea, or preserved meat (usually lamb or beef), is used to flavor a variety of Moroccan dishes.
Lamb, Quince, and Okra Tagine
Quince is an autumn fruit, so you can if you can't wait until fall to make this stew, you might substitute tart green apples.