M … Morocco

Morocco

 

 

 

Nadine was our host and the air was filled with the smell of spices for our Morocco day.

Tuna Masala

We started with Pauline’s Tandoori Tuna Masala served as open sandwich finger food.

 

 

 

 

Laura served Zaalouk, Moroccan Eggplant Salad with Khobz Kesra, Moroccan Bread.

Zaalouk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marie prepared a Moroccan Salad with Pomegranate.  She used Hawaiian sweet potato with yellow and purple skinned sweet potatoes – a delicious combination.

Pomegranate Salad

 

 

 

 

 

Nadine made a Lamb Tagine with Dates and Apricots, served with Couscous.

Lamb Tagine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joan prepared Moroccan Chicken Thighs with Chickpeas and Raisins, served with Moroccan Rice; a tasty combination of flavours and spices.

Chicken Thighs

 

 

 

 

 

Laura also prepared Moroccan Coconut Snowballs.

Coconut Snowballs

 

 

 

 

 

We finished with Wendy’s Spicy Roasted Plums; and easy recipe, but a beautiful presentation with a lovely flavour.

Spicy Plums

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credits:

Pauline’s Tandoori Tuna Masala is from a recipe by Aziza at Ahlan Wa Sahlan

Laura’s Zaalouk is from Lands & Flavors.  Her Khobz Kesra is also from Lands & Flavors.

Joan’s Chicken Thighs with Chickpeas and Raisins is from food.com

Nadine’s Lamb Tagine was from taste.com.au

Laura’s Moroccan Coconut Snowballs were from The Spruce.

Wendy’s Spicy Roasted Plums are also from food.com

 

See our Recipes page for more recipes.

E…Egypt

  Egypt

Our E – Egypt day was held at Julie’s place but the only pyramids were the piles of food.

Think of Egyptian food and you must immediately think of Dukkah (or Duqqa), the tasty mixture of herbs nuts and spices whose name is Arabic for “to pound”, which describes it perfectly.  We started with Marie’s home-made Dukkah served with Chili Oil and Garlic oil.  This is one of those treats that you can’t stop eating once you have started.

Dukkah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laura prepared Ful Medames or fūl, an ancient dish that has been adopted and modified by various Arabic-speaking countries and a great meal for any time of the day.  Laura also made Aish Baladi (Egyptian Pita Bread).

 

Ful Medames

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeanne made Egyptian Eggs, soft-boiled then fried and rolled in Dukkah.

Egyptian Eggs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy made Kushari, a vegetarian recipe of lentils, macaroni and rice that was sprinkled with Baharat, a finely ground mixture of spices.

Kushari

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barley was a staple of ancient Egypt and Joan’s tasty and colourful Barley and Nutty Roast Vegetable Salad continued the healthy vegetarian nature of our day.

Barley nutty Veg Salad

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pauline prepared Egyptian Roasted Chicken and Potatoes, served with yogurt cucumber dip.

Roasted Chicken and Potato

 

 

 

 

 

Julie made Omm Ali (Egyptian Bread Pudding), served with Pomegranate seeds and ice-cream.

Bread Pudding

 

 

 

 

 

 

We finished with Kathy’s Basbousa with Pomegranate, Roasted Almonds and Rose water.

Basbousa

Credits:

Laura’s Ful Medames is from culturecheesemag.com.  For her Aish Baladi recipe see our Recipes page.

Wendy’s Kushari is from SBS food.

Joan’s Barley and Nutty Roast Vegetable Salad is from lifestylefood.com.

Kathy’s Basbousa is from SBS Food Safari

Julie’s Omm Ali (Bread Pudding) is from SBS Food.

Pauline’s Roasted Chicken and Potatoes is from foodofegypt.com

See our Recipes page for more recipes.

P for a perfect day

Julie hosted our “P” day and what a day it was. Here’s a quote from Joan:
“Ladies thank you for making me laugh so much. The food was absolutely beautiful and the company was priceless. We started at 11:30 and left at 4:30 – that is one long lunch. It was a 10 out of 10. I won’t look at food for a week. Thanks again for a fabulous day”

Here’s why:

Marie – Pear and Parmesan Salad

 

 

 

 

 

Jeanne – Pea and Ham Soup

 

 

 

 

 

Laura – Potato Gnocchi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris – Sweet and Sour Pork

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy – Prawn Salad

 

 

 

 

 

Julie – Pulled Pork Taco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nadine – Pomegranate and Pistachio Cake

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joan – Poached Pear with Peanut Butter icecream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credits

For more great recipes, check out our Recipes page.