Peacock Pavilions: and a tale of a Moroccan cooking class in Marrakech

And you thought that the Peacock Painters were only painting when at Peacock Pavilions?  Most certainly not!  We put them to work in the kitchen........ 

Well it was actually darling Chef Ellis who gave them a Moroccan-inspired cooking class:-)

Spicing the filling for Moroccan dumplings called briouwates

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 Plating the briouwate sauce on peacock dishes.......

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Browning chicken for the Moroccan tagine.
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 Assembling the tagine, with plenty of local vegetables.D5

 Simmering the tagines on the stove............
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Baking fresh bread.  
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Preparing poached pears for dessert.

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And the Peacock Painters...........well, they were naturals when it came to Moroccan cooking.  Who knew it was so do-able?!  Chef Ellis typed up the Moroccan recipes for them, and we picked up 8 Moroccan earthenware tagine dishes for them to take home. 

Bon Appetit:-)