Food inspiration from the Maltese Islands - Shared by an Australian Maltese home cook and food writer living in London
This Maltese savoury cake was a first for me. This recipe has come from my distant cousin who currently lives in London. It was an old recipe he got from his dad (my mum’s cousin) who he had from his mum (my mum’s aunty). A great new Maltese recipe which I will be making more often. This savoury cake is made from mince, onion, garlic, potatoes, marrows, aubergine, eggs and tomato paste. Next time I will also add some roast peppers. A delicious comforting meal. …
Alojtta is beautiful garlicky fish broth! I remember the bones in the alojtta soup my mum made but muslin has solved that problem. …
Maltese kusksu is a wonderful heartwarming soup. Made with broad beans, peas, giant couscous and, as an extra option Maltese cheese and eggs can also be added. I also added a teaspoon of dried mint to mine. Happy 2016 everyone. This is going to be my month of Maltese soups….
These white glistening ravioli were one of the many traditions in my family that seemed to have slowly disappeared to make way for the ready made frozen version. Not anymore……
I recently roasted pigeon last week for my cousin who was over for dinner and we had a mini Christmas celebration. We like to eat a variety of meats especially over Christmas and pigeon is one of them. As Christmas is approaching I thought this was perfect. …
This resilient pumpkin had been sitting on my kitchen table for over a month and I have been wanting to make pumpkin soup. Maltese pumpkin soup. This soup has semolina and tomato paste. I have also added sausages. It is meant to be Maltese sausage but I have had to improvise a little. I used pork sausages and coriander seeds. …
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….
Every time my family had either bought an octopus or my dad managed to get one somehow when he went fishing, this is what we made. Maltese octopus stew. A stew made with Mediterranean staples – onions and garlic, tomatoes, olives, capers and wine.
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These roast vegetables went along with the roast beef I made recently. No explanation required. …
