Posted in Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Sep 10th, 2011
In Southern Italy, the filling I did for this pie, is usually prepared with a variety of the endive family, most commonly known as: escarole; scarola in Italian. In the Campania region you can also find pizza topped with this mixture. Since escarole is not easily found locally I replaced it with lettuce and the [...]
Posted in Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Jul 26th, 2011
A quick one to entertain guests, an ideal party item or an easy bite. Instead of using the traditional pizza dough I substituted this with ready to use shortcrust pastry. Pizzette with bacon and courgettes Ingredients for 4 persons: 1 packet ready to use shortcrust pastry (250g) 200g small courgettes 100g bacon, thinly sliced 60g [...]
Posted in Events, Food Mania, Gluten free recipes, Oven baked recipes, Recipes, Risotto recipes, Travel on Apr 11th, 2011
By Karl Vassallo as told to Adam Warner It wasn’t the scale of the place that impressed me at first, but rather the size of an event that was dedicated solely to rice, specifically risotto rice. I was at the Fiera del Riso in the village of Isola della Scala just outside Verona. A village [...]
Posted in Oven baked recipes, Recipes, Risotto recipes on Mar 27th, 2011
Following our recent discovery of the Carnaroli type of rice I thought of using this variety for the traditional Maltese baked rice dish. So here’s my recipe for ross il-forn with carnaroli rice. The result is a creamy and crunchier risotto. The grains keep their individuality and the texture of the bake is not sticky. Ingredients for [...]
Posted in Desserts, Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Mar 21st, 2011
My greatest fear is monotony; that is why I find myself well-off in the kitchen. It is the place where my creativity is free to explore the endless combination of ingredients. Recipes available in books, magazines and on the net are my daily inspiration. In addition, lately I have realised, that a fresh pair of eyes [...]
Posted in Desserts, Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Feb 14th, 2011
We had eatmaniac relatives over for tea this Sunday. After a pleasant and eventful wedding on Saturday night, concentrating on food the following morning was quite an ordeal. So I humbly sat down at the kitchen table and started flicking through the thick River Cottage Everyday recipe book in search of an effortless but tasty [...]
Posted in Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Feb 6th, 2011
At the moment artichokes are in full season and relatively cheap. We bought 4 lovely artichokes for just €1! Artichokes come in a variety. The most commonly found are the classic green globe artichokes which are quite meaty and the oblong Italian bred artichokes which are purplish and have a tender heart. For this recipe [...]
Posted in Desserts, Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Feb 3rd, 2011
Apple and almond pudding cake Serves 8 Ingredients: 150g unsalted batter, softened 125g caster sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp almond extract 75g self-raising flour 75g blanched almonds grounded 4 firm dessert apples 25g unsalted butter 1 tbls granulated sugar 1/4 tsp cinammon Grease a 20cm cake tin and line with baking paper. Peel the apples, [...]
Posted in Oven baked recipes, Pasta, Recipes on Jan 24th, 2011
I feel an adrenalin rush as soon as I manage to get hold of some high quality, original type of pasta. When I got acquainted with the Paccheri type in one Neapolitan restaurant I realised that this pasta could be an inspiration for culinary creativity. This short, tube-like pasta has two versions: lisce (smooth) or rigate (ridged) – [...]
Posted in Bread, Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Nov 7th, 2010
Following last Sunday’s success with the home-made bread I gave it another try this weekend however with a different method for the dough, as suggested by my Mum, and I must say that it gave better results! For the dough: 525g plain flour 1 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp salt 3 tbsp olive oil 1 [...]
