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May 8, 2015
At Home with Friends

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Antipasto Platter

When I was a kid, one of the restaurants we went to was an Italian pizzeria. There was a chef in the front, throwing and stretching pizza dough for all to see. We always ordered a huge family size pizza and I always burned my tongue on the hot melted cheese, too impatient to wait […]

Moroccan Feast Menu

 

Appetizers

Bastilla with Chicken

* Warm hummus with pine nuts

* Spinach and feta pastries (“brik”)

* Moroccan olives

First Course

* Spinach salad with grapefruit segments, pistachios, pomegranate seeds and cumin vinaigrette

* Artichoke salad with saffron and preserved lemons

* Fennel salad with carrots

* Beet salad with oranges and feta

Main Course

Lamb tagine with apricots and prunes

* Moroccan couscous

Chicken with preserved lemons and olives

* Basmati rice

* Grilled eggplant with honey and spices

* Grilled zucchini with pomegranate syrup

Desserts

* Almond orange cake

* Dried fruit compote with Grand Marnier

* Chocolate pomegranate bark

* Almond cookies

* Pistachio ice cream

*Vegetarian

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