How to make the best cup of coffee

June 22, 2026
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☕ I love me a good cup of coffee! But what do the experts say about what the best cup of coffee entails? I did some research. Now, let me go on record and say I do not follow these directions entirely or even mostly. But they're good to know, because hey, one day? I just might take it a bit more...
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Swinging tassels

April 17, 2012
Tassels are very Moroccan and we saw them everywhere and in every known color. And some unknown. I bought one of these small ones for my car rear-view mirror to...
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Intricate flavors, exotic meals & slaughtering chickens

April 16, 2012
"I keep thinking about going back to Morocco," I said to M. the other day."I don't think you ever left," he responded, and maybe he's right. I've been home more than...
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Moroccan harems, sultans & concubines

April 15, 2012
"My father had four wives," our dinner host told us one night in Morocco, "and 17 children. I am number 13."A harem. Courtesans in jangling, jeweled waist chains,...
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Canny cats in the souk

April 14, 2012
Cats are everywhere in Morocco.Dogs, not so much.Our guide told us that's because cats in Moroccan culture are considered cleaner than dogs.Most of the cats we saw in...
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Men of the Sahara

April 13, 2012
Just like the male bird is the more colorful of the gender, Moroccan women tend to fade into the background more than men, whose striking hats, turbans and djellabas dot...
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From souk to nuts

April 12, 2012
The sights and sounds of the souk:You can find anything you like in the souk. This guy's a water seller, traditional-style, and since it gets up to 120 degrees F in...
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People of Morocco

April 11, 2012
Whether near a mosque, a souk, city or country,people were a fascination. Mom and kids. The San Francisco Bay area's pretty diverse, andfamilies like this aren't...
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Cupping

April 10, 2012
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Doors

April 10, 2012
Doors, the gateway to exotic Morocco. What lies behind them?Doors ancient and new. Fortified and artistic. Metal and...
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Prickly pear for skin care: you heard it here first

April 10, 2012
I remember my grandmother telling me that prickly pears were a delicacy in her native Sicily and how she loved to eat them. She lived to the age of 99 and her skin...
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