The Good Life in Morocco

I just wanted to share with you this years gorgeous organic spring roses for Zamzam, they smell heavenly too especially the floppy pink ones. This year I am also going to make Rose Petal Jam. It will be delicious with hot Moroccan crepes for breakfast in the morning. I just adore these ones they look like they have been made from tissue paper. The kitchen garden is doing well and I hope this year to have a bumper crop of sun ripened tomatoes, I would like to sundry some as you cannot buy them out here and more importantly make some delicious passata for the winter roast tomato and aubergine soup which everyone keeps asking me for the recipe of. I think we will have about 200 artichokes too so I plan to preserve some in lemon juice and olive oil with garlic and the rest we will enjoy eating fresh or in a beef tagine. I will post some more photos when the veg really gets going.

Hi sorry I haven't posted for a while I have been in the Uk with my daughter for the Easter Holidays. She was doing a ski course at the ski dome in Hemel so that when we shoot up those Atlas Mountains she will have a head start. She can now get a lift and stop in a snow plough so I rekon thats enough to get going. On our travels we stayed with Brenda the tortoise and Mrs Pickles dog with big attitude. I don't know how old Brenda is but she is big! I also randomly wanted to share a gorgeous Beni Ourain I have for sale at Zamzam it is soft cream wool with a short pile and in an unusual grey wool pattern. Email me for more information - zamzamriad@gmail.com Did you see Jamie Oliver in Marrakech last night it was very bizarre watching it in Marrakech kinda surreal . He was a bit out of his depth in the Jemma with those cheeky blokes but a good bit of advertising for our wonderful red city and don't forget we at Zamzam do stunning cooking courses if you want more