Pastilla, also spelled Bastilla is a savoury-sweet Moroccan meat pie made by filling a thin flaky pastry shell with a mixture of tender braised poultry, eggs, and fried almonds. At first glace, a slice of pastilla could easily be mistaken for a dessert, since it’s generously dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon, but the sweet [...]
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Fresh peas have recently come into season in these parts and as I passed pile upon pile of satiny green pods at the farmers market, I felt a growing meat pie craving well up from the depths of my stomach. Of all the meat pie variants, I have a particular affinity for the humble shepherd’s [...]
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