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Exploring Morocco & North Africa

Take a journey into the aromatic warmth of cuisines from across North Africa. Find the flavors of Morocco, Tunisia and Libya, and vibrant dishes that link North African cuisine to that of the Mediterreanean and the Middle East.

Modern Moroccan

Modern Moroccan

Ghillie Basan

Discover the secrets of Moroccan cuisine - a culinary tradition characterized by subtle scents, delicate flavours and elegant presentation. This wonderful collection of 75 recipes draws upon the herbs and spices of the souk, the fabulous, fresh ingredients of the countryside and coast, and the traditions of the Moroccan kitchen.
The Jewelled Kitchen

The Jewelled Kitchen

Bethany Kehdy

In her debut cookbook, Bethany Kehdy explores the common threads that link the cuisines of the Middle East and North Africa, through family recipes and classic regional dishes. “I like to think of this book as an ode to the treasured dishes of the past, embracing a creative and contemporary approach,” she writes. The result: carefully written, flavor-packed recipes that demand to be cooked.
Taste of Morocco

Taste of Morocco

Robert Carrier

Robert Carrier loved Morocco, spent several months each year in Marrakesh and his enthusiasm for the country, its food, and its people runs through Taste of Morocco. A pioneering volume at the time, the book remains one of the best guides to the warmly-spiced cuisine of this North African country. It features soups such as harira, other local specialties including kefta and various types of tagine, and two different recipes for harissa, the addictive Moroccan red chilli paste.
The North African Kitchen

The North African Kitchen

Fiona Dunlop

The North African Kitchen is the result of Fiona Dunlop's long fascination with the region, where she visits eight of the best home cooks in Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya, shopping and cooking with them, and learning their favorite recipes and cooking tricks.

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Recipe of the Day

Recipe of the Day

Chickpea Waffles with Spinach

The Spice Collector’s Cookbook

Vina Patel

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"I used my waffle maker and it made 4 good-sized waffles from the one batch. Nice and spicy; crisp like you expect from a waffle and makes a great alternative to the usual sweet breakfast offering. I served mine with plain yoghurt, chutney and a dollop of red lentil dal as a light supper. I used fresh baby spinach fairly well chopped and a tablespoon or two of dried methi leaves and let it sit a while to rehydrate before adding the baking powder and cooking them." ckbk user, Fay

Author spotlight

Hiroko Shimbo

Hiroko Shimbo

Born and raised in Japan, Hiroko Shimbo is a sushi chef, restaurant consultant, culinary instructor, food writer and multi-award-winning cookbook author. Her books include The Japanese Kitchen and The Sushi Experience.

Justin Wilson

Justin Wilson

Cajun comedian, TV presenter, and cook Justin Wilson, was the star of three hugely popular PBS cooking series, in addition to his many best selling comedy albums. His legacy includes the recipes demonstrated on his TV shows, many of which are included in The Justin Wilson Gourmet and Gourmand Cookbook.

Niloufer Mavalvala

Niloufer Mavalvala

Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Niloufer Mavalvala taught her first cookery class at 17 to a group of school girls. Settled in Canada, she shares her love of cooking, and the Parsi food of her heritage, through her food blog, Niloufer's Kitchen, and her many cookbooks.

Features & Stories

New Feature: I Cooked This

New Feature: I Cooked This

Keep track of what you have cooked with ckbk’s new I Cooked This collection. You can order the collection by the date you cooked it, by the star rating you gave the recipe, or in many other ways, so you have a full record of what you cooked when, and which dishes you enjoyed most.

Newsletter: 📚Celebrating Jennifer Brennan’s pioneering Thai cookbook + Journeying along The Route to Parsi Cooking🍛

Newsletter: 📚Celebrating Jennifer Brennan’s pioneering Thai cookbook + Journeying along The Route to Parsi Cooking🍛

‘This cookbook has been written to share the culinary journey of the Zoroastrians as they migrated from the Persian Empire to the shores of India. It summarises how Parsi food has been influenced by Persian cuisine but is distinctively different in its preparation. As the title suggests, it is just the route to an end—a beautiful way of being intertwined with different cultures while maintaining a clear identity of its own.’ Niloufer Mavalvala

Food photography with Rupa: Part 6 – Edit Like a Pro (Without Overthinking It)

Food photography with Rupa: Part 6 – Edit Like a Pro (Without Overthinking It)

Welcome back! We're now at one of the most anticipated parts of food photography, the edit. It’s where so many people think the magic happens. You’ll often hear the phrase “Oh, you can just fix that in the edit.” But I’m here to tell you: editing shouldn't be a crutch. It's not where the real magic happens. That starts in-camera. Editing is simply where we add the finishing touches. The sprinkle of sea salt. The drizzle of olive oil. A way to elevate the image, not disguise mistakes.

Behind the Cookbook: The Original Thai Cookbook

Behind the Cookbook: The Original Thai Cookbook

Max Tan is passionate about classic cookbooks and is on a mission to ensure that pioneering cookbook authors are not forgotten. In this feature, published to mark what would have been her 90th birthday, he celebrates Jennifer Brennan’s groundbreaking 1981 work, The Original Thai Cookbook, which is now available on ckbk.