.png?1761580233)
From Silence to Sovereignty: What Love Really Is
In this soulful episode, Erica Gifford Mills and her guest, Khadija Zahra, explore the journey of healing the inner child and reconnecting with the woman beneath the roles she plays.
Khadija shares how faith, food, culture, and introspection helped her rediscover self-love and spiritual authority. This conversation reminds us that living it up begins with loving ourselves enough to let go.
Episode giveaways:
- Moroccan Chicken Tagine Recipe
Ingredients:
8–10 chicken thighs or 4 whole legs
1 tablespoon olive oil with a pat of butter
2 preserved lemons, cut into strips
6 oz cracked green olive oil
1–2 teaspoons dried thyme or oregano
For the Marinade:
1 onion, grated
3 garlic cloves, crushed
A 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated
A small bunch of cilantro, finely chopped
A pinch of saffron threads
Freshly squeezed juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoon grounded cumin seeds
1 tablespoon grounded coriander
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
3–4 tablespoons olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions:
In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the marinade. Put the chicken thighs or
legs in a shallow dish and coat them in the marinade, rubbing it into the skin. Cover and
chill in the refrigerator for 1–2 hours.
1. Heat the olive oil with the butter in a tagine or a medium size frying pan. Remove
the chicken pieces from the marinade and in tajine or pan and brown the chicken
in the oil.
2. Pour over the marinade that is left in the dish and add enough water to come
halfway up the sides of the chicken pieces. Bring the water to a boil, reduce the
heat, cover with a lid, and simmer for about 45 minutes, turning the chicken from
time to time.
3. Add the preserved lemon, olives, and thyme to the tagine. Cover again and
simmer for a further 15–20 minutes.
4. Top with thyme and cilantro. Serve immediately from the tagine with flat bread or
Moroccan bread. Serves 6
Reflection: As the Tagine simmers its flavors, reminds us of the heart, warm,
tender and full of love Cooking becomes a meditation on the heart, nurturing both
body and soul with compassion and light.
✨ A woman in her kitchen is never just cooking. She’s preserving a legacy, with heart.
Host
Erica Gifford Mills
Guest
