Morocco

……my favorite movie……

……one of my favorite couples going to Morocco……

…..they have never seen the classic with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman…..

this calls for action:  cocktails, dinner and a movie!!!

the iconic ‘French 75’

served at Rick’s

‘Here’s looking at you, kid……..’

‘Play it again, Sam…..’

grilled filet mignon, blackened haricot vert, arugula and Moroccan orange salad

to serve four:  4 oranges, peeled and sliced, pitted kalamata and green olives, halved, a bit of shaved sweet onion

dressing:  whisk together juice of 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons olive oil, small clove garlic, pressed, 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon, sea salt to taste.  Sprinkle with chopped cilantro.  Serve at room temperature or slightly chilled.

olive oil ricotta cake with lemon glaze

a new cookbook to try when they return

Bon Voyage!!!!!

black and white photos from the Casablanca 70th anniversary publication 2012 from Turner Entertainment Co. & Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

cake adapted from the Smitten Kitchen Cookbook