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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘parmesan’
Squaquerello
Posted in Recipes, tagged parmesan, risotto, starter, rocket, soft cheese, easy, squaquerello, squacquerone on September 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Paccheri?!
Posted in Recipes, tagged parmesan, oven-baked, tomato sauce, pasta, ricotta, paccheri 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 [...]
Low calorie pasta
Posted in Recipes, tagged parmesan, buffalo mozzarella, pasta, rocket, light, cherry tomatoes, low-calorie 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 [...]
Aubergine & Tomato Towers
Posted in Recipes, tagged antipasto, aubergine, cheese, fresh tomatoes, low-calorie, parmesan, vegetarian 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 [...]
BBQ time
Posted in Events, tagged BBQ, cornish pasties, parmesan, rib-eye, tartlets 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 [...]
Fish Parmigiana
Posted in Recipes, tagged parmesan, oven-baked, cilento, buffalo mozzarella, tomato sauce, fish, fresh anchovies 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 [...]
It’s Artichoke time!
Posted in Recipes, tagged artichokes, pancetta, parmesan, sausage meat 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 [...]
Aubergines?
Posted in Recipes, tagged anchovy, aubergine, fresh tomatoes, parmesan, scamorza 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 [...]
Chicken with Peppered Pineapple
Posted in Recipes, tagged chicken, parmesan, peppercorns, pineapple, rocket 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 [...]
