Posted in Fish recipes, Maltese, Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Feb 27th, 2012
My mind immediately associates salt cod with Lent and with a poor man’s meal. Probably I got this impression because this dish was part of the diet of local rural families. My grandmother used to prepare bakkaljaw cooked in a tomato, caper, olive and mint sauce during the fasting period in Lent. Yet, I have [...]
Posted in Events on May 31st, 2011
Fresh calamari, king prawns, and John Dory: our food repertoire for a BBQ Sunday. The dull brown grey sky and the soiled rain of a couple of weekends ago did not disrupt our plans for the first fish barbecue of 2011. Chris was not really enthusiastic about waking up early for preparations and I did [...]
Posted in Events, Gluten free recipes, Recipes, Risotto recipes, Travel, Vegetarian recipes on Mar 8th, 2011
By Karl Vassallo as told to Adam Warner This is the first of a series of articles about my experiences whilst travelling around the risotto rice belt. My first stop was Isola della Scala, home of the Vialone nano rice, in the Veneto region – Italy. When it comes to risotto I’m a bit of [...]
Posted in Food Mania, Recipes on Nov 3rd, 2010
The blog is now one year old and would like to take this opportunity to thank all the avid followers and supporters. Our objective is to keep your tastebuds alert as we post our recipes, inspire you with gastronomic ideas and learn more about the ways and means of food. Many more projects are in the pipeline so keep in touch! Surely, [...]
Posted in Fish recipes, Recipes on Oct 28th, 2010
Here’s another recipe with Maltese ’lampuki’ or mahi-mahi! The price of lampuki is at the moment quite cheap so why don’t you make the most of it and enjoy this fresh and healthy local ingredient! Lampuki fillets with fresh tomato and caper sauce Ingredients for 4 persons 2 large lampuki fish, cleaned & filetted 3 garlic [...]
Posted in Recipes on Sep 29th, 2010
For those who do not understand Maltese, the title means the fish vendor selling ‘lampuki’ is here. ’Lampuki’ is known as dorado or mahi-mahi and is very popular in the Maltese Islands, especially at this time of year. There are many creative ways to cook this particularly simple and tasty fish. Here’s one of my favourites: Lampuki [...]
Posted in Fish recipes, Recipes on Sep 16th, 2010
The man in the house wanted some action and thus after preparing our lunch, namely the pesce al sale, he took the stand to break the salt crust. You can try this recipe with any type of fish you like, use fish with scales on or you can use fish which have a thicker layer [...]
We woke up everyday thinking about food, planning where to eat and looking out for the best spots to taste Sicilian specialties! On one occasion, the staff at La Petrara Resort cooked for us all and we had a lovely menu which we washed down with tasty home-made white wine. This is what we ate: [...]
It has become our yearly custom to visit Sicily for 4/5 days in mid-July with a couple of friends and together with my parents. This year we also had the pleasure of being accompanied by baby Carla who at 1 year and 4 months she turns out to be an avid food lover and a [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jul 8th, 2010
These cheap fish can make an exclusive variety of dishes which are delicious, especially in Summer! Although many fishermen use sardines as bait, I must say that this fish are a large source of omega-3, protein, calcium, B12 and vitamin D. Another pro is that they are relatively bought for few euros – just ask [...]
