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Moroccan Couscous With Seven Vegetables

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This is an outstanding recipe for classic Casablanca-style couscous with seven vegetables. Steamed couscous is piled high with stewed meat and vegetables – very delicious! Omit the meat for a vegetarian couscous. It's become increasingly popular in recent years to garnish this dish with a generous topping of tfaya, a caramelized onion and raisin mixture that can also adorn couscous all on its own. Learn ​how to steam couscous if you've never used a couscoussier. If cooking chicken, an organic, free-range bird works best due to the long cooking time. Vary the vegetables to your family's preferences, but try to include the full variety to achieve an authentically flavored sauce. Popular additions are listed as optional ingredients Buttermilk or Saycouk are traditionally offered afterward.  Ingredients 1 kg (2 lbs. 3 oz.) dry couscous (not instant) 1/4 cup vegetable oil ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 kg (2 lbs. 3 oz.) lamb or beef, cut i...

The Best Moroccan Chicken Tagine Recipe

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The chicken is marinated with Moroccan spices and you'll get more flavor if you start it the night before. The cooking times may vary depending on the size of your chicken. In the tagine, 2 1/2 hours allows the tagine to be brought to a slow simmer so it doesn't dry out. The time for the oven-roasted chicken is based on the average 3- to 4-pound roaster. With either, check that the internal temperature is between 165 and 175 F. Pitted olives are recommended for this recipe. If you choose to use olives with pits, warn your diners that they will need to remove their own pits. If you like, add the optional ingredients of Ras el Hanout (an aromatic Moroccan spice mixture), smen (a Moroccan preserved butter), and saffron to give it even more flavor. These can be found at specialty stores, online, or you can make the Ras el Hanout, smen, and preserved lemons yourself. Since the olives, lemons, and smen are salty, don't be too liberal with the salt—1/2 teaspoon or less is best. ...

Slow cooker pulled pork

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Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only Succulent pulled pork spiced with paprika and cinnamon is oh-so simple when you make it in the slow cooker. Serve with fennel and apple slices in bread rolls Prep: 5 mins   Cook: 8 hrs 5 mins Serves 10 Nutrition per serving Calories 325 Carbohydrates 7 Saturated Fat 7 Sugar 5 Protein 27 Fat 21 Fibre 1 Salt 1.7 Ingredients 2kg pork shoulder, skin removed 1 onion, sliced 2 tsp smoked paprika ½ tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp flour 2 tsp oil 4 garlic cloves, crushed 160ml cloudy apple juice 1 tbsp black treacle 2 tbsp honey 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar 50g onion marmalade 1 fennel bulb, sliced thinly 1 apple, sliced thinly juice 1 lemon 8 - 10 bread rolls English mustard mayonnaise (optional) Method Put the onion slices at the bottom of the slow cooker. In a small bowl mix together 1 tbsp salt with 1 tsp ground black pepper, the smoked paprika and cinnamon. Put the flour onto a plate then rub the spice mixture over the pork...

Greek Feta Dip recipe

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This whipped feta slays store-bought  hummus . Every. Single. Time. Yields: 8                      Prep Time: 0 hours 20 mins                Total Time: 0 hours 20 mins Ingredients 12 oz. feta 1 c. Greek yogurt 1 oz. (8-oz.) block cream cheese, softened 1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling Juice and zest of 1 lemon Kosher salt Pinch crushed red pepper flakes 2 tbsp. freshly chopped dill, plus more for garnish 1/2 c. chopped cucumber 1/2 c. halved cherry tomatoes Pita chips, for serving Directions large bowl using a hand...

Vanilla Cupcakes With Blueberry Frosting

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Two of my favorites TOGETHER! Blueberries and Italian Buttercream Frosting. I just love blueberries, they are actually my favorite fruit. I remember going with my mom to buy blueberries, there was this wonderful place… and all they sold was blueberries. It was called Blueberry Acres, perfect name if you ask me, there were rows and rows of blueberries as far as the eye could see or at least as far as I could see. We’d buy 5 pound boxes of blueberries, the boxes were bright yellow. We did not just get one box either. Oh no, we bought many boxes. My mom would bake blueberry muffins, blueberry pancakes, blueberry syrup and of course we’d eat them right out of the box, we’d put them in a bowl and cover them with milk and add a tiny bit of sugar. We’d put them on cereal and she’d freeze them so we could enjoy them all year long. The other day I went to the store and they had just gotten in a shipment of blueberries. I couldn’t have been happier. They weren’t in 5 pound boxes, but I stock...

Zucchini Lemon Pesto “Pasta”

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What you’ll need: 8 oz lemon-garlic jackfruit 3 large zucchini (spiralized) 1 lemon (juiced) 2 garlic cloves (minced) 1 pint cherry tomatoes (sliced) ¼ cup fresh basil (chopped) ½ cup pesto ½ tsp sea salt ¼ tsp black pepper Instructions: Place jackfruit in a microwave safe dish and heat on high for 1-2 minutes, or until jackfruit has been heated thoroughly. Next, in a large skillet over medium heat add garlic, lemon juice, and spiralized zucchini. Allow to cook for 2-3 minutes (it will cook fast!) or until zucchini has softened slightly. Next, add your pesto, jackfruit, and cherry tomatoes to the skillet and stir until all ingredients are well combined and coated with pesto. Remove from heat and top with fresh basil, sea salt, and pepper to taste. Drizzle with some additional olive oil and lemon juice if desired.

Salad Collard Wraps “Tuna”

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What you’ll need: 8 oz lightly seasoned jackfruit 4 large collard wraps ½ cup hummus 1 pint cherry tomatoes (sliced) ½ bell pepper (chopped) 1 cucumber (sliced) 1 cup purple cabbage (chopped) 1 cup rainbow quinoa 1 tsp sea salt ¼ tsp black pepper Optional: 2 tablespoons mayonnaise Instructions: In a medium saucepan bring two cups of water boil. Once water has come to boil add 1 cup rinsed quinoa to the pot. Cover quinoa and reduce heat to simmer. Cook for approximately 25 minutes or until quinoa is soft and water has been completely absorbed. While the quinoa is cooking chop all vegetables into small pieces that will be easy to roll in a wrap. Depending on your personal preference at this time add jackfruit to a bowl and mix with two tablespoons of mayonnaise. You can also choose to skip this step and simply mix jackfruit in a bowl without adding any additional condiments. Next, take a large skillet and add 1-2 cups of water. Remove skillet from heat once water is boiling and qu...