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Squaquerello

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , , , , on September 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Squaquerello, Squacquerone?! What on earth is that?! Sometimes, I found this ingredient in Italian recipes and I always wondered what does this funny word stand for. Well, this creamy cheese of the Emilia-Romagna region, believe it or not, it is also available on our supermarket shelves. Not for long, I assume, since many people would [...]

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Paccheri?!

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , , on August 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

For anyone who is wondering what are paccheri these are pasta shapes similar to cannelloni but half their size. They can be stuffed with several types of filling or served with seafood sauces or chunky meat sauces. The following recipe is one of the most traditional for paccheri. Paccheri ricotta & basil Ingredients for 4 [...]

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Low calorie pasta

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , , , on June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

An Italian classic, very light, low in calories and deliciously tempting… pasta with rocket and cherry tomatoes. Ingredients for 4 persons: 400gr brown pasta 10 cherry tomatoes bunch of rocket leaves good quality olive oil ricotta salata (can be substituted with parmesan) salt & pepper Bring the water to boil and add some salt, throw [...]

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Aubergine & Tomato Towers

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , , , on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Trying to cut down on calories is not the easiest of tasks for anyone, let alone for a food enthusiast who spends most of the day thinking about recipes to try, food to buy and preparing meals to eat! Ah yes, Summer is approaching and like many I want to lose some weight so now [...]

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BBQ time

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Thanks to the fine weather of this weekend on Sunday we enjoyed a BBQ at our dear friends in the company of sweet little Carla who is now 1 year old! We had a delicious menu consisting of the following starters: Following we had barbecued Maltese sausages, cotechino and chicken kebabs. As for main course [...]

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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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It’s Artichoke time!

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Globe artichokes are easily available at this time of year! This is a diversion from the traditional recipe which is so popular in Malta… that is artichokes filled with tuna, garlic, capers, parsley etc. Ingredients for 4 persons: 8 large globe artichokes 100g sausage meat 100g pancetta (bacon) 2 lemons 2 garlic cloves 1 onion [...]

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Aubergines?

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , on January 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Was looking in the vegetable compartment and found 2 large aubergines waiting to be grilled and eaten… so I made out the following light and easy recipe! Serves 4 2 large aubergines 1 scamorza affumicata (you can used mozzarella instead) 80gr anchovy fillets 1kg fresh tomatoes basil garlic peperoncino salt & pepper parmesan grated breadcrumbs [...]

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Chicken with Peppered Pineapple

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

Quick chicken recipe you can enjoy after a hard week to spice up your weekend! Serves 4 chicken breast 8 slices fresh pineapple fresh rosemary twig 2 tsp black peppercorns 1 tblsp butter 1 glass of white wine salt & pepper Season chicken breast with salt & pepper. Grill on a hot pan and set [...]

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Fishy weekend!

Posted in Events, Recipes, tagged , , , , , , , on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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