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Stuffed chokos! One way with the underrated choko

March 8th, 2016 by

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Chokos are way underrated and a few of my Maltese recipes prove just how underrated they are. In this recipe I stuff my artichokes with mince and fresh homemade Maltese cheese (you can use ricotta if you don’t have fresh Maltese cheese)….

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Maltese inspired pancakes for Shrove Tuesday

February 9th, 2016 by

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These wholemeal pancakes have been topped with a Maltese recipe from my cousin in Malta. The topping is made using broad beans, garlic, onion, potato, tomatoes, tomato paste, Maltese gbejniet and parsley. My cousin also mixes in a beaten egg but I have fried an egg and placed it ontop. Happy pancake day. I am looking forward to the Easter period….

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Filled cabbage rolls with mince and fennel seeds

February 6th, 2016 by

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Filled cabbage rolls have resurfaced again on my blog. This time they have been filled with mince meat instead of Maltese cheese (or ricotta) and fennel seeds. I have also cooked them in a tomato sauce (I cooked the tomato sauce separately when I made the Maltese cheese filled cabbage rolls). …

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Stuffed artichokes – qaqocc mimli

January 29th, 2016 by

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Stuffed artichokes have featured on my blog when I had first started it but I can’t help filling this humble vegetable. Served with potatoes, tomato paste, tuna and a large drizzle of olive oil. Wonderful! …

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Aljotta – A very Maltese garlicky fish soup

January 15th, 2016 by

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Alojtta is beautiful garlicky fish broth! I remember the bones in the alojtta soup my mum made but muslin has solved that problem. …

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Stuffed Cabbage Leaves with Maltese Cheese (Kabocci Mimlijin bil-gbejniet)

November 25th, 2015 by

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It was my youngest daughter’s 2nd birthday today and to top it off I decided to make these delicate stuffed cabbage rolls with Maltese cheese (ricotta as an alternative). A beautiful old tradition which I am passing on to my girls….

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Cauliflower fritters take two (Pulpetti tal-Pastard)

November 17th, 2015 by

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Cauliflower fritters take two! No mashing required….

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Cauliflower fritters (Pulpetti tal-Pastard)

November 17th, 2015 by

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Another day, another fritter. This time cauliflower fritters (pulpetti tal-pastard). I can only imagine how many fritters would have been made from the cauliflowers grown on my parent’s farm!

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Savory Pumpkin fritters (Fritturi tal-qargha hamra)

October 18th, 2015 by

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Autumn, pumpkin, fritters! All that is needed for these pumpkin fritters is pumpkin, egg, flour, oil and your herb or spice of choice. …

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Apple, fig and cinnamon qassatat

October 14th, 2015 by

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While we are beginning to munch on apples, figs are still hanging around. Apple, fig and cinnamon qassatat are happening right now in my kitchen and should be in yours too!…

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