Simply Natural Gourmet Cookbook

Tahdig with Golden Raisins and Potatoes

Posted on February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 by Carole Cooper

Tahdig with Golden Raisins and Potatoes. My Tahdig with Golden Raisins and Potatoes is inspired by a Martha Stewart version of the traditional Persian rice cake called Tahdig. I substituted golden raisins for the commonly used dried cherries and […]

Lamb Chop Korma in Tagine

Posted on February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 by Carole Cooper

Lamb Chop Korma in Tagine. So I pulled out my tagging pan to prepare some small lamb chops for Valentine’s Day; then I discovered that I had a package of Frontier’s organic […]

Cross Cultural Baked Chicken

Posted on February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 by Carole Cooper

Cross Cultural Baked Chicken. So I couldn’t decide whether to make the traditional Italian Chicken Rosemary or the pungent Chicken Tagine from Morocco; what to do? My Cross Cultural Baked Chicken is a […]

Rapini Sausage Soup

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Carole Cooper

Rapini Sausage Soup. It’s soup season up north; and there’s just nothing like a steaming bowl of soup to take the chill out of your bones when it’s mid-winter […]

Eggplant “Meatballs” and Pasta

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Carole Cooper

Eggplant “Meatballs” and Pasta I call my Eggplant “Meatballs” Over Rigatoni Italian Comfort Food! So I came across a super yummy recipe for vegetarian “meatballs” made with eggplant and beans in a Martha […]

The Salted Turkey

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Carole Cooper

The Salted Turkey Everyone has their most perfect recipe for the holiday turkey and I have prepared this bird in a number of ways until I discovered the dry salt rub which in my opinion creates the most succulent meat encased in the brownest skin! Make sure you buy a farm raised turkey that has […]

Moroccan Spiced Turkey

Posted on November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 by Carole Cooper

Moroccan Spiced Turkey Free range heritage turkeys are a fabulous source of healthy lean protein, so when the turkeys are abundantly available in the Fall, I always by several to freeze and enjoy throughout the year! Make your Thanksgiving uniquely special with one of these birds, exotically seasoned with the North African spices of Morocco! Serve my Moroccan Spiced […]