Comments on: Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons & Olives a la Mrs. Marketman

By: Boots

Boots — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:00:19 +0000

I make chicken tagine at home and it’s definitely our favorite dish! My husband absolutely is in love with it. The recipe is almost like yours..and I use the Le crueset tagine as well.

By: N

Thu, 19 May 2011 01:43:27 +0000

Thanks MM!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:59:56 +0000

N, if you must buy waxed lemons, wash them several times in lukewarm water, then brush vigorously with a vegetable brush or a medium soft bristled brush and rinse again… this should remove most of the wax. To check, dry it off and use the blade of a knife in a scraping motion to see if there is still a waxy residue on the lemon. You can do this trick on apples as well to see how much wax they have. I find lemons from the U.S. and western markets tend to have some wax, but apples from say China or elsewhere seem to have less wax sometimes…

By: N

Wed, 18 May 2011 08:43:32 +0000

MM,

I checked your post on preserving lemons and noticed too that most lemons at the grocer seem to be coated with wax. Where do you get organic lemons here in Manila?

Also, you mentioned seeing Morrocan goods at weekend bazaars? Which weekend bazaars are worth visiting?

Thanks!

By: foolishrose

foolishrose — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:19:43 +0000

Hi Marketman! I’ve stumbled upon your blog through JJ Yulo’s 10 favorite blog. Last Wednesday lang yun huh. At hindi ko na tinigilan ang pagbabasa lalo na kapag walang ginagawa dito sa office. Hindi naman talaga ako marunong magluto. Maja Mais at Maja de Fruta lang ang alam ko. But I really want to learn and your blog really inspires me. My sister is a BIT in Food Technology student and I suggested to her to read your blog. Tuwang-tuwa sya nung binabasa na nya. ^_^

By: Rain

Rain — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:13:21 +0000

P.S.
I also got their hammered carbon steel WOK which is a steal for $20!….now I can follow your advice and get the “Breath of a Wok” or The food of China. I love the Food of Series…what do you reccomend?

https://www.amazon.com/Food-China-Hardcover-Deh-Ta-Simonds/dp/0681025840/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1299863552&sr=8-5

https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/hammered-14-inch-wok/?pkey=e%7Cwok%7C6%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Feature_Recipe_Rule%7CTop_Marketing_Billboard-_-

By: Rain

Rain — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:01:45 +0000

MM, Just wanna tell you that this post has inspired me to get a Tagine! I’ve been longing for one for so long and I saw this at WS at 59th and Lex and priced just right. :)
https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/tunisian-hand-painted-tagine/?pkey=e%7Ctagine%7C4%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C2&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Feature_Recipe_Rule%7CTop_Marketing_Billboard-_-

I’m excited to cook in it. I do have the Emile Henry Pots but I just think there’s nothing like cooking real Morroccan/Tunisian/North African Cuisine in a Tagine! I got the Arabesque cookbook as well to start my culinary adventure.

I wish you’d put all the Kitchen equipments/cookware in one seperate folder for ease of use. I find myself always returning to them…especially the Woks and fishpans and silver ware :)

By: rita

rita — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:04:06 +0000

that’s a nice set of tagine you got there, MM. now, i have a tagine-envy. AHAHAHA! i’ll look for one. i can use that on an electric stovetop, right?

if only i could smell the aromatic flavors of that chicken through my monitor…

By: melissa

melissa — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:51:20 +0000

Hi MM! I have seen dried lemons in supermarkets here in Dubai. Do you think it’s a good substitute for preserved lemons?

By: sophie

sophie — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:32:01 +0000

oh MM you make me sooooo hungry now looking at those photos….. i hope i can replicate without the tagine and just make use of a heavy bottom casserole i have at home. but first i have to make preserved lemons (make use of the lemon available in the market) wish me luck :D… and i thank you a lot for all the recipes, photos you’ve shared all these years!