Last weekend I finally got my hands on the Clock Book, a cookbook highlighting recipes from Cafe Clock in Fes. During my 6 month stint in the ancient city I spent many hours of refuge at the Clock, indulging on french fries and Coca Lights. Occasionally when I would feel rich enough I would cough up 90 dirhams for a camel burger, and then later on figured out how to make my own for a fourth of the cost.
Anyways, they now have a cookbook and its full of delightful recipes for classic Moroccan fare such as chicken tagines (clay pot cooking) and zaalouk (roast eggplant salad) and Westernized plates using typical Moroccan ingredients. In all honestly, I feel guilty that during the past 6 months I have eaten maybe 5 to 10 authentic Moroccan meals, preferring to create Child, Hazan, and Bittman dishes in the comfort of my own kitchen.
But not anymore! Starting today I am going to start on possibly another overdose of Moroccan cuisine by cooking every recipe from this book. Thankfully, it's not too big. Only 89 recipes with 62 days left in the Kingdom. Some recipes will be a cinch and truth to tell not all too Moroccan. But others, like the lamb mechoui and Fessi-style tangia are going to be a little tricky, especially because I don't have an oven at home.
We'll see. I may just be setting myself up for a failure. But hopefully I'll rekindle my excitement for this remarkable cuisine, and maybe you too will be inspired to start preserving lemons.
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