Tasty Tagine, More Holiday Photos and Giveway Question Three

For these chilly days here's a recipe for Lamb
Tagine with olives and lemon that was in the
Telegraph last weekend. It is very authentic,
just like one we enjoyed in Marrakech.

Lamb Tagine with olives and lemon
Serves 4, preparation time 30 minutes, 
cooking time 60 minutes

Ingredients

2 large onions
2 tbsp olive oil
25g butter
2 large garlic cloves
pinch saffron stamens
3 tsp ras el hanout (Moroccan spice mix)
570g lamb shoulder, leg steaks or neck fillet
1/2 chicken stock cube
3 preserved lemons
75g pitted green olives
80g bunch coriander
1 fresh lemon
250g couscous

Method

1. Peel, halve and chop the onions. 
Add 2 tbsp oil to a spacious 
heavy-bottomed lidded pan or a tagine. 
Melt the butter in the oil and stir in 
chopped onions. 
Stir occasionally for about 10 minutes 
until glassy. 
2. Peel, chop and crush the garlic to a paste 
with a pinch of salt. 
Sprinkle the saffron over the onions, 
stirring as it bleeds colour into 
the hot juices. 
Stir in the garlic, then the ras el hanout, 
stir-frying for two minutes.
3. Cut the lamb into bite-size chunks. 
Brown the lamb in the onions, then 
add 1/2 stock cube dissolved in 300ml of 
boiling water.
4. Quarter the preserved lemons, scrape 
away the seeds and flesh and slice the peel. 
Stir the peel and olives into the stew.
5. Chop the coriander, slicing the stalks 
finely. 
Add the stalks to the pot.
6. Gently simmer, cover and cook for 45 minutes.
7. Check that the meat is very tender, if not, 
cook a bit longer.
8. Adjust the seaoning with salt, pepper 
and lemon juice. 
Stir in the chopped coriander. 
Serve with couscous (250g hydrated 
in 400ml boiling water).

Here are some fabric-related photos from my trip to
Marrakech. We had a guided trip in the souq
and no time to haggle and buy. On my next visit I would
be happy to go to the souk without a guide and
do some serious shopping.

The staff at our hotel seemed very skilled in fabric origami.
The chambermaid folded a towel to make this swan in Sam's cot:

 and a lovely waiter folded this napkin doll for Sam:

So to today's question.  You can still add your comments to question two but question one is closed as it has been answered.  I've realised I haven't told you what the giveaway is!  Be assured it's a lovely goody bag of quilty things which I'll reveal soon.
Giveway Question Three:
What sort of things do you like to bring home as holiday souvenirs (apart from fabric of course!)?