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Friday Recipe - Moroccan Fish Bastila (Pastilla) How to make the famous Moroccan Fish Bastila, a savory thin flaky pie stuffed with fish and vermicelli.  Your friends and family will be asking for more! Ingredients Ingredients of the Filling: 1/2 pound of squid 1/2 pound of white fish (tilapia, cat fish, etc.) 1/2 pound of peeled shrimp 1/2 cup of finely chopped cilantro 1 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice 4 oz of chinese vermicelli 1/2 teaspoon of crushed garlic A large pinch of saffron 1 teaspoon of paprika 1/4 teaspoon of cumin Red chili pepper (to taste) 1 teaspoon of salt (to taste) 1/4 teaspoon of pepper (to taste) Ingredients for the wrap: Spring roll pastry 2 egg yolks 4 tablespoons of butter Directions Steps to prepare the filling: 1- Cut the squid and white fish into small pieces. 2- Boil the squid pieces in water for 15 minutes before adding the white fish and shrimp to boil for another 10 minutes. 3- Remove the squid, fish, and

Friday Recipe - Muqueca - Delicious Brazilian Fish Stew Muqueca is a fish stew with tomatoes, red peppers, onions, coconut milk and palm oil. It's quite simple to prepare and goes very well with plain white rice. Although Muqueca comes from the North Eastern state of Bahia, it's eaten throughout Brazil. INGREDIENTS Soup 1 1/2 to 2 lbs of fillets of firm white fish such as halibut, swordfish, or cod, rinsed in cold water, pin bones removed, cut into large portions 3 cloves garlic, minced 4 Tbsp lime or lemon juice Salt Freshly ground black pepper Olive oil 1 cup chopped spring onion, or 1 medium yellow onion, chopped or sliced 1/4 cup green onion greens, chopped 1/2 yellow and 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded, de-stemmed, chopped (or sliced) 2 cups chopped (or sliced) tomatoes 1 Tbsp paprika (Hungarian sweet) Pinch red pepper flakes 1 large bunch of cilantro, chopped with some set aside for garnish 1 14-ounce can coconut milk R