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Bella Sicilia 2!

Posted in Events, Travel, tagged , , on July 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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: [...]

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Bella Sicilia!

Posted in Events, Travel, tagged , , on July 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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Fresh Sardines

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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Sea urchins

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Sea urchins are a culinary delicacy and when considering the work required to pick them from the seabed, open them and clean them up you will understand why a small tub costs around 9 euros! Yet it is definitely worth the money! Sea urchins can form part of a delicate meal and eaten raw with [...]

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Legal tuna

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

If you are lucky enough to find fresh tuna available at your fishmonger then make the most of it since this species has become a very precious and expensive one! I tried the following recipe which turned out to be very delicate and tasty. Ingredients for 4 persons: 4 fresh tuna steaks of 150/200gr each [...]

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Oh what a BBQ!

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , on June 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Many times hard work yields positive results… here’s a wonderful fish BBQ menu which will tantalize your taste buds… everything prepared with the finest ingredients and with sparkling dedication… To start with: home made sage focaccia served with a sun-dried tomato and basil olive oil Following… king prawns sauteed in white wine, olive oil, garlic, [...]

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A mother is a woman who has, conceived, given birth to, and raised a child.

Posted in Events, Recipes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »

On Mother’s day we never plan to eat out, I always feel that genuine food in restaurants cannot be really enjoyed on similar occasions! Therefore, like I do on many other special occasions I prepare a menu and spend some hours in the kitchen cooking. For this time I could not really plan what to [...]

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Cuttlefish

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , , , on April 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »

With Summer approaching fast the variety of fish on the market increases and now it’s the perfect time for buying molluscs which are squid, cuttlefish, octopus.  Today I tried a very light and quick recipe with cuttlefish which can excellently make part of a BBQ menu. Ingredients: 4 medium sized cuttlefish, cleaned and tentacles put [...]

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Fish Parmigiana

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , , , on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

As we were walking to the car we realized that the other fish shop had just put on display 2 trays of fresh anchovies – cleaned and filleted – a rare sight in Malta! So we immediately made our way to buy them and with only 6 Euros we had just less than a kilo [...]

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“Vongole, Vongole Fresche!”

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A visit to the fish shop created a feast of fish based dishes on our table during this long weekend… since the waters were calm the availability of fresh fish was at its peak and thus we took the opportunity to do some shopping! Here is an easy recipe which will take you little time [...]

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