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February 16, 2026

Kitchen · Jacqueline's Kitchen · New Year

January first

moroccan

Quiet morning after the fireworks. The first pot of the year is on the stove.

Beans on January 1st. They look like coins, they swell when they cook — prosperity, abundance. White beans today, with cumin and olive oil and lemon.

The courtyard smells like bay leaf.

White bean soup

250g dried white beans, soaked overnight1 onion, diced3 cloves garlic, crushed1 tsp cumin½ tsp paprika1 bay leaf1 tomato, gratedgenerous olive oil½ lemonsalt and pepper

Olive oil, onion and garlic until soft. Cumin and paprika, one minute. Grated tomato, cook down. Beans, bay leaf, water to cover. Low and slow for an hour. Crush a few against the pot with a wooden spoon. Lemon at the end. Olive oil on top.

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