What you’ll need;
A big bowl and wooden spoon for mixing the spices.
Spice Jars (can get them at the dollar store).
Spices from your recipe (cheaper to buy in bulk).
Ribbon, twist-tie bows (the dollar store is great) and scissors.
Recipe of your choice (best to chose one that calls for equal amount of each spice)—either typed & printed or handwritten.
What to do:
Have the amount of spice you need prepared. Have your child pour each spice into a big bowl and mix them all together well.
Next, have you child fill each spice jar with the mixture. Fasten the lid and clean excess spice from outside of jar.
Roll the recipe into a scroll and fasten with twist-tie from bow. Fasten bow with recipe to jar with ribbon.
Here’s the recipe & spices I used:
Spices: Equal parts of Cumin, Coriander, Cinnamon and Ginger. I called it Moroccan Spice.
Recipe:
Tagine
2 tbsp olive oil
1 brown Onion
Stewing Beef/Chicken/Lamb
3 Carrots
3 Russet Potatoes
1 green & red pepper
2 tbsp Moroccan Spice
2 cups Chicken stock
1-cup mammoth green olives
½ golden raisins
Warm olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Brown onion, than stir in Moroccan Spice. Add salt & pepper. Add chicken stock and simmer for 1 hour. Add veggies & simmer ‘til tender. Add olives & raisins. Serve over couscous.
As an alternative; Make it a vegetarian tagine by using chick peas instead of meat or Add veggies & fruit of your choice, simmer ‘til tender...dried apricots would make a tasty addition.
~Sarah
