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December 8, 2014
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Pistachio Ice Cream

This is nothing like the American version of generic pistachio ice cream which usually tastes like vanilla ice cream with a few chopped nuts and a bit of green food coloring. This is a serious rich, deep pistachio flavored wonderfulness! I would expect nothing less from Melissa Clark, one of my favorite food writers. This […]

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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