Posted in Recipes on Jul 8th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Fish recipes, Oven baked recipes, Recipes on Jun 25th, 2010
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. Fresh tuna with crispy potatoes Ingredients for 4 persons: 4 fresh [...]
Posted in Events on Jun 6th, 2010
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, [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 25th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Fish recipes, Recipes on Mar 21st, 2010
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 we had just less than a kilo [...]
Posted in Recipes on Mar 21st, 2010
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 [...]
Nearly unfailingly, every Sunday morning is dedicated to cooking. During the week I start looking for innovative recipes to try during the weekend. Then, a special menu is created for Sunday lunch which is usually a 3 course meal. This Sunday we had some friends over and prepared the following menu: Octopus salad served on [...]
It’s Sunday evening and the smell of fish still rules the kitchen! Since Friday my pans and dishes were the bed for all types of fish… on Friday Mum bought these fresh squid which I decided to stuff and oven bake. The stuffing consisted of onions, garlic, aubergines, marrows, red pepper, and the squid’s tentacles [...]
