Cooking Mag Mommy

I don't usually cook on the weekends, at least recipes from magazines.  This weekend I was inspired or maybe just hungry.  I even woke up early enough on Saturday to make muffins.  Richard makes fun of my total lack of productivity most mornings so this was quite a feat.  The Chocolate Chip and Banana Muffins in this month's Food and Wine were worth waking up for.  They were basically a moist yummy banana bread with chips wrapped up in a muffin paper.   They did not take an hour to make, even though the recipe said that.  This weekend also began the culinary tour of North Africa, with a heavy dose of Moroccan food.  The Chicken Chorba with Walnuts from the "Why French Women Don't Stay Fat" article was really simple and really good.  As you can see from my picture I paired this dish with couscous and raisins, one of my all time favorite sides.  Chicken thighs were a great choice for this dish because the richer tasting dark meat stood up to the flavors of the bro

Nothing beats Guedo's tacos. Sorry, they just can't. This classic taco stand on the corner of Chandler and Arizona in ironically the city of Chandler, Arizona is my all time favorite taco place. I lived in Chandler for 4 years and went to Guedo's almost weekly. If you ever are in Phoenix, it's worth the trip a few miles south to Chandler. If you're lucky, you will arrive during Ostrich Festival to add to your joy. Today I made the last two taco recipes in this month's Food and Wine Taco World article. They had nothing on Guedo's. The first taco I actually made for lunch, just for me. The whole concept of the L.A. Gas Station Taco struck me as a bit too odd to try for dinner. In retrospect, I made the right decision. Don't get me wrong, these tacos aren't terrible. They are just a combination of things you could buy at 7-11 or QuickTrip. These tacos were filling but for me, the flavors and textures didn't really work. The beef jerky really thr