
Sadly, we had a first recently, one which has knocked us all. Pistachio fell ill quite suddenly and after a worrying time in hospital in and out of consciousness, she died on November 5th.
This post is a wee tribute to her, as she was such a constant presence in all of the lives of those who frequent 'The Pantry' - and also Mr X, where she had many friends too.
She had a strong moral compass and always stood up for what she thought, firmly and resolutely yet it never felt threatening. I always admired her for her courage of conviction. She was a fabulous cook and we shared a love for Mediterranean and Moroccan food, I cooked many a recipe from her lovely blog. She inspired me to start this blog and was helpful in the set up phase, in fact my first ever post was one of her recipes.
My life is certainly the better for having 'known' her and we are all so sad that she has gone.
Tonight's dinner was especially for her.....Moroccan lamb and chickpeas with gingered couscous.

Toast the couscous with the powdered ginger and salt to taste in a smallish thick-bottomed pan, when it starts to smell nutty and aromatic take it off the heat. Now pour over exactly one and a half times the amount of boiling water to couscous and quickly clamp on a tightly fitting lid. Let stand exactly ten minutes. Fluff with a fork, cover with a cloth and then put the lid on again. Let rest five minutes before serving. Best couscous ever!
I agree it IS the best couscous ever Pi! I will miss your down to earth input on the Pantry and your gorgeous cooking.

9 comments:
Lovely tribute to Pi. She'll be sorely missed. Your Moroccan lamb looks sooo good. Must try this xxx
Lovely tribute Linda. That Moroccan lamb looks delish
xxx
That looks a wonderful meal Linda. Thank you - and Pi - for the couscous cooking tip. I'll try that next time.
Hey Linda, thanks so much for your comment of support on my blog! I can tell you TOTALLY know what I'm going through! It is hard to be so attached to your stats but not really want to do the fake and lame things to get them up again. I guess I've finally found the answer and that is to just write them off and not care. Just be organic about it...
Anyway, thanks. I was really hoping to hear from people who been there, I really appreciate it!
Linda that is a lovely tribte to Pi, I have to agree that she has some fabulous recipes on her blog, many are now faves in my house. I've tried her method of cooking cous cous too and it's delicious!
I remember when Pistachio told us about her way with couscous. I cook it that way most of the time too. I only ever do it the 'old' way when really short of time, and I have to say, it really is a pale comparison of 'Pistachio's couscous'. Moroccan food is a perfect tribute to Pi.
What a lovely tribute to Pi. Your lamb looks gorgeous and now I only cook couscous the 'Pi Way'
Beautiful tribute, Linda. Pi would be happy to be remembered so dearly.
Lea xxx
What a wonderful tribute to Pi Linda. You will be very sadly missed Pi xx
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