lamb with preserved lemon and olives

You can cook this, largely unattended, for less-special occasions too, like your regular-old weeknight dinners.

briny garlic cucumbers

I did this whole thing where I "made" a recipe. And then I realized way after it seemed pretty damn familiar.

vegetable tagine with preserved lemons

Tagine is a stew as easy as any other to make, but there are special ingredients that set it apart.

a real pickle: fermented lemons

This year I choose to demystify...fermentation. You either got really excited just now or removed this site from your RSS feed.

mango salad with hazelnut and lime dressing

My little cousins (well, they're really my cousins' kids) are strange. I think. This is not the kind of salad I'd expect them to like, and in fact, I warned...

lime and harissa yogurt marinade

A while ago I was singing the praises of yogurt marinades, especially for the grill. They stay put better than oil marinades and of course they add a creamy e...

must make: crispy, savoury french toast, preserved lemons and eggplant bacon!

You know I like the savoury version of anything over the sweet, right? So when I came across this savoury french toast recipe on food52, I was sold--it even...

real lime cordial (for a true gimlet, of course)

Homemade cordial = best gimlet ever.

sesame somen noodles with enoki mushrooms, napa and sprouts

This sauce has big flavour: heat from garlic and ginger, sweetness from a little sugar, tartness from orange juice. Perfect with somen noodles.

lemon and parm magic flavour sprinkles

I recommend sprinkling lemon zest and Parmesan on your next tomato sauce and if you dare, try some with tamari on a bowl of plain rice.

must-make: baked beans and eggs, meyer lemon pudding cakes

Eggs in tomato sauce, or shakshuka, is almost typical weekend fare in our house. But eggs poached in baked beans?

winter salad of fennel, orange and hazelnut

This is the kind of salad that i actually reserve for the colder months--a true winter salad.