August 14, 2008

Basil Leaves



It's full on summer and that means eating as many summer vegetables as possible.  This year I have a balcony with herb pots on it.  Most prolific is the basil and I have started incorporating the leaves as a salad green.  This is seared Spanish Mackerel with a salad of warm roasted eggplant, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and whole basil leaves.

August 05, 2008

The Souk in Morocco

turnips and oranges in the vegetable souk in Agadir
pumpkins
golden turnips, one of my favorites rarely encountered here
purple top turnips
preserved lemons