Ingredients

500gr fresh mussels

chopped leek and garlic

3/4 cup white wine

4 lrge ripe tomatoes

1/4 cup finely chopped mintand basil

extra virgin olive oil

sliced bread

Method

Clean selfish discarding any broken or open

Fill the heavy pan with water . Drop mussels and cover , steamingthem until they open very high heat . Remove the mussels from the pan and discard any that they are still closed.

Place the rest in a warm bowl .

Reserve the liquid and stain through a cheesecloth to catch any sandthat might have been released by the mussels .

Toast the bread

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and lightly brown the garlic .

Add the tomatoes stairring with a wooden spoon and sprinkle the herbs .

Cook fo three minutes . Dd the wine , the liquid releasd from te mussels as well as a few grids of pepper .

Simmer for 10 minutes starring occasionally. 

Add the mussels and heated through .

Ingredients

1 small red onion  thinly sliced

one and one half tbsp lime juice

oneand on third light greek yougourt 

2 tbsp tandori paste      

1 kg chiken tights fillets, trimmed, cut into 3 mm pieces

 1 cup coiander sprigs

1/4 cup mint leaves

2 garlic cloves crused

lime wedges  to serve.

Method

Lace onion and 2 tsp lime juice in a glass bowl .

Season with salt. Stand coered fo 1hr .

Meanwhile combine 1 up of the ugout nd the andoripastein a large bowl  add chken and oss t coat . Thread onto skewers . Place in te fridge for at leas 15 minutes to mainate .

 Process the coriander mint, garlic, chilli and remaiing yougourt in a smal bowl.

Stir in he coriander paste until ombied .

Season .

Heat a barbecue chargill on medium . Cook chichen turning for 10 minutes or until cooked and lightly charred . Serve with dip and onion .

Ingredients

pot sticker ginger dumplings

ingredients

2*4cm pieces ginger

250gr chinese cabbage shreaded

350 gr minced pork

2 green onions

2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 tablespoon saxsoying rice wine in red wine  or dry sherry

cornflour for dusting

2*275pkts gow gee parties wrappers

1/2 cup 80ml peanut oil

chinese red rice vinegar

method

In a bowl sprinklethe cabbage with one teasepoon salt and leave for 30 minutes .

Meanwhile finely grated a piece of ginger and finely shred a second piece .

Drain the cabbage of excess liquids .   Add one and a halfteasepoon grated, ginger , minced pork onions , sauces, sesame oil   and wine and combine well.

Line a tray with baking paper and dust with cornflour .  using your fingers wet the edges of a wrapper with a little water .  Place 2 levels teasepoon  of filling in the center . fold wrapper in half and using your thumb and index finger , pleat one edge then press egdes together to seal . 

Place in a single layer on a tray .  Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling .  Dumplings can be made in advance covered in the fridge .

Preheat the oven to 250degrees celcius

Heat a tablespoon peanut oil in a non stick frying pan over medium high heat .  Add 12 dumplings pleated side up in a single layer and cook for one or two or until brown underneath .

Carefully add half a cup of boiling water , then cover partially and cook for a further 4 minutes or until has evaporated and the dumplings are crisp underneath .   Transfer to an oven tray cover with foil and keep warm in the oven .

Serve with bowls of shredded ginger combined with the red vinegar for dumplings .

Ingredients

400gr fresh clams

400gr spagetti

125ml olive oil

3 garlic cloves crushed

1 red chilli finely chopped

4 bay leaves rand

4 small handfull of basil

parsley to garish

extra olive oil for drizzling

Method

Put the clams in a pan salted water for about 30 minute , then rinse in clear water and drain.

Discard any clams that are broken or do not close when ou tap them gently .

Meanwhile boil the pagetti in plenty of salted water . Heat the oil in a non stick frying panand cook the garlic , chilli bay leaves on low for 1 minute . Add the clams and 125ml water then cover and cook for 4 minutes until the clams are open .

Stir in most of the herbs . Drain the pasta onto a serving dish then ladle the clam sauce on top.

Garish with the remaining herbs and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and serve .

Ingredients

1 red pepper

1 yellow pepper

 courgettes

1 aubergine

4 large mushrooms

a little oil for brushing

1 mild green chili opitional

a few mint leaves

salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

Quarter the peppers remove the core, seeds and white pip

Slice the courgettesand aubergines lenghtwise . Clean the mushrooms and trim the stalks

Brush all the vegtableswith oil and heat a grilled pan until hot. Grill the vegtables in batches untilenough to eat .

Transfer to a platter . Put the extra virgin oil in a  bowl and the chilli and season well .

Drizzle over the vegetables and garish with mint.

You can use any vegetables of your choice and serve this mix with either fish or meat and what’s more you cn serve a simple couscous .

Ingredients

1 red snapped
200gr medium potatoes
40g cherry tomatoes
50g porcini mushrooms
10g shallot
20ml fresh cream
4ml white wine vinegar
15gr butter (unsalted)
20 gr mustard cross
15g aberigines

Method

Clean scale and fillet the fish and remove all the bones.  Season with salt and pepper, squeese a little lemon juice and roll over. 

Wash the potatoes, with a small vegatbles knife; turn the edges to a bettle. Boil in water for 10 minutes until done. 

To make the vinegar wine, lemon juice and the peeled, cut shallots in a pot. Bring to the boil, add the cream, and reduce by half over a low heat and the fresh drill. And then pass through a chinoise.  Thickens with the butter over a low heat and place in the washed, cut cherry tomatoes and the fresh drill.  Saute the porcini mushrooms 

And add to the sauce. 

To make the garish slice, the aborigine into long slices and then shallow fry in the olive oil. 

Steam the fish for 10 minutes and then serve .

Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

4drainedanchov fillets

1 small rchillidceeded and finelychopped

1kg ripe tomatoes.

½ cup white wine

50gr clean clamari cut into 1cm thick rings , parsley , chopped

400g taghliatelle

40gr tomato paste

Method

Heat oil in a saucepan , over medium heat . add onion , garlic , anchovies and chilli . cook for 5 minutes

Stairing on untl onion softens. Add the chopped tomatoesandwine nd addtomato paste  .

Bring to the boil , and then reduce  heat to medium low .

Simmer , partially covered for 10 minutes . Add the calamari , cook for 3 minutes or until tender .

ingredients

Season with salt and pepper and mix well .

Divide the stuffing among the poultry the body cavities . Arrange in the roasting tin . sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle over the melted butter . Roast for about one and one half hours before serving .

Method

Wipe the bird inside around out with damp paper towel . Stuff the bird if the receipe directs and tuss it .

Spread the breasts of chiken with soften or lean bird prick prick the skin or duck and goose .

Set the breast up on a rack in a small roasting tin or shallow baking dish . if you are roasting or lean game bird set the bird in the tin breast down . Rasting the bird , lasting in every 10 minutes often after the first 1/2 hour with the acumalated juices and fat in the tin , turn if directly . if browning too quickly cover loosely with foil .

ingredienti

600grv Tuffieh

mgharfa meraq tal-lumi

3 imgharef gulepp (golden syrup jew gulepp tal-harrub)

150gr Hafur (oats)

150 gr gewz mithun

150gr zokkor

150gr butir mqatta cubes

50gr tofee jew fudge imqatta

Metodu

Sahhan il- forn ghal 200.c/ gas 6 . Qaxxar it- tuffieh aqsamhom f’ 4 minn gewwa. wara irrangahom f’ dixx tal-forn ovali ta’ 30cm . Roxxhom bil-gulepp (Golden syrup)

Farrak flimkien il-hafur (rolled oats ), il-lewz mithun, iz- zokkor, il-butir fi blender jew liquidizer sakemm jitkisser kollox u it-tahlita tifforma ftit capep . Roxx is- saff tat- tuffieh u imbaghad ferrex it-tofee u il-fudge fil-wicc.

Ahmi ghal madwar 30-40 minuta . Sakemm tibda tiehu kulur dehbi u il- frott . servi shuna bil-krema u il-custard wara 20 minuta ohroghom mill-forn jew la darba tibred u serviha shuna .

Ingredients

2 pounds(nofs artal) new red skinned potatoes

¾ cup sour cream

½ cup minced green onions including the green onions greens

1 tbsp of fresh fresh minced dill.

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

2 tsp kosher salt

½ teasepoon freshly ground black pepper

Method

Place potatoes skin on in a 2 to 3 quarter saucepan . Cover with an inch of cold water . Bring to a simmer lower te heat to maitain a low simmeruntil they are easily pierced ith a fork . Strain the potatoes in cold water , then set them aside to cool

In a medium bowl whisk together the sour cream, green onions , dill , cider vinegar , salt & black pepper. The dressing should be strongly flafoured (the potatoes will need it )

Cut the cooled potatoes in half lengthwise . Top with the dessing chill for at least 1 hour before serving to allow the potatoes to adsorb some of the dressing .

ingredients

6 tablespoon olive oil

4 tablespoon honey

4 tablespoon soy sauce

fresh ground pepper

2 skinless chiken breasts

garlic

1 green red bell

1 red bell pepper

mushrooms

Method

In a large bowl whisk together , the oil honey , soy sauce and pepper . before adding the chiken reserve a small amount of marinade to brush on the kebabs while cooking

Cut the chiken in a medium size cubes and seal them and put them in the refregerator for 2 hours () this longer the better preheat the grill to high .

. Drain the marinade from the chiken , cut the peppers into large cubes peel the onions (if they are too small use whole onions .) Thread the chicken and vegetables alternatively onto thee skewers .

Lightly oil the grill grate . place the skewers on the grill grate. Cook for 12-15minutes until chiken juices run clear . turn and brush with reserve marinade frequently .

Note. If using car skewers sink them in water for an hour in water in order to get burnt.

ingredients serve 6

1 small red onion , very thinly sliced

one and one half tablespoon lime juice

one and one third greek yougourt

2 tablespoons tandori paste

1kg chiken tights fillets trimmed cut into 3cm pieces

1 cup coriander sprigs

1/4 mint leaves

2 garlic cloves crushed

1 long green chilli, chopped

lime wedges to serve

method

lack onion and 1 tablespoon lime juice in a glass bowl . season with salt stand covered for 1hr

meanwhile combine 1 cup of the yougourt and the tandori paste in a large bowl . add chiken and toss to coat . thread place in the fridge for at least 15 minutes to marinate . season . Heat a barbiecue on chargrill on medium . cook chiken turning 10 minutes or until cooked and lightly charred . serve with dip and onion .

ingredients

120gr salamon fillets

100gr dried papardelle

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoons pesto

60 rocket leaves

sea salt fresh and black pepper

20gr parmeasan shavings

method

Put the salamon in a pan and pour the water until barely covered bring to the boil and simmer in a low heat for 5 minutes .

Put the salamon on a plate and leave to cook the papardelle in a large boiling salted water for 6 minutes or until al dente . Drain well and return to the pan .

Add the parmeasan shavings and olive oil.

Cut the salamon into 1cm due to break into flakes . add to the pasta together with the rocket salt and pepper and well combined . serve immediately on warm plates topped with the remaining parmeasan shavings .

Ingredienti ghal 12 il-persuna. 

65 meraq tal-laring

50gr zokor castor

Zokk tal-kannella

4 imsiemer tal-qronfol shah

Laringa slassjata rqiqa

Lumija slajsata rqiqa

750ml inbid ahmar

650ml brandy

 750 ilma soda

 jew luminata tal-lumi,

Silg 

Metodu

Go kazzola fuq nar baxx sahhan il-meraq tal-laring, iz-zokkor u iz-zokk tal-kannella u l-imsiemer tal-qronfol. Hawwad sa ma jinhall iz-zokkor Go buqar li jiflah is-shana poggi is- sjajsis tal-laring u tal-lumija u ferra it-tahlita shuna Ghatti bil-clingfilm u kessah ghal 3 sieghat. Nehhi iz-zokk u l-imsiemer u zid l-inbid , il-brandi u il- luminata jew ilma soda . Zid is-silg u servi immedjatament . tista flok inbid ahmar tista tuza inbid abjad

Ingredients

Serve 4

2 packagages refrigerate butternut squah ravioli

2 asparagus cut into thirds

3 tablespoon butternut sqash ravioli

2 asparagus cut into thirds

3 tablespoon butter

3 kosher salt and black pepper

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon chopped shallots

1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage

Grated pecorino to serve \

Method

1 cook butternut sqash ravioli according to package directions.

Meanwhile season chiken with kosher salt and black pepper .

Cook in olive oil meanwhile medium heat in a large skillet partially covered until cooked for 4-6 minutes per side . Slice high heat in a large skillet and butter and  cook until golden 2-3 minutes . Stir in sage and garlic . Add shallots and cook until golden brown 1-2 minutes in ravioli asparagus and reserved cooking liquid . Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Serve topped with sliced chiken and grated pecorino .

ingredients , serve 4-6

one and one half dried chickpea soaked overnight

1 small onion quatered

3 garlic cloves

3/4 cup parsley

2 tablespoon olive oil

5 cups vegetable stock of 1/2 lemon

salt and pepper

Method

Drain the chickpeas , rinse in cold water and drain again . put them in a saucepan of fresh water of fresh water , bring to the boil , boil rapidly for 10 minutes then simmer for one and one half until just tender.

Put the onion garlic and parsley in a food processor or blender and blend until finely chopped . Heat the oilin a large saucepan and cook for 20 minutes or until the chichpea are really tender .

Allow the soup to cool a little then part – puree it in a food processor or blender or mash it with a fork so that it remains plenty of texture . cover and chill until required .

when ready to serve , pour the soup into a clean pan , add the lemon juice adjust the seasoning as necessary and heat through .

Serve the soup into a clean pan add the lemon juice adjustthe season as necessaryand heat through . serve the soup topped with grated lemon zest and cracked black pepper .

Ingredients

Lamb brand walnuts 200gr

lamb brand milk

Dark chocolate bar 150gr

lamb brand glace cherries 150gr

lamb brand candied peel 150gr

lamb brand hazelnuts 100gr

lamb brand almonds 100gr

morning cofee buiscuits 450gr

Brandy 45ml

condenced milk2 tins

for covering and decorating

lamb brand milk

dark chocolate bar 150gr

lamb brand icing sugar 1 tablespoon

Method

Roast the hazelnuts and almonds in a preheat oven at 180/cfor about 10-12 minutes or until light tan and fragrant . Crush together the buiscuits , walnuts , hazelnuts and almonds . Grate the chocolate.

Mix all the ingredients with your hands. Form the mixture in a shape of a log , wrap in waxed paper and store in a refregerator for at least 12 hours .

Remove from the refrigerator and cover with beanie Marie melted chocolate. Once the chocolate dries sprinkle over the sifted icing sugar to resembles snow and decorate with holly .

Isservi għal 6 persuni

Ingredjenti

600g tuffieħ tat-tisjir

Mgħarfa meraq tal-lumi

3 imgħaref ġulepp (golden syrup)

150 ħafur (rolled oats)

150g gewz mitħun

150g zokkor (moscovado light)

150g butir ftit mielaħ imkessaħ u mqatta’ f’kubi (cubes)

50g toffee jew fudge, imqatta’

Metodu

Saħħan il-forn għal 200 gradi °C / Gas 6 Qaxxar it-tuffieħ aqsamhom f’4 u minn ġewwa; qatagħhom fi flieli rqaq u poġġihom fil-meraq tal-lumi . Wara irranġahom f’dixx tal-forn ovali ta’ 30ċm . Roxxhom bil-ġulepp (golden syrup ).

Farrak flimkien il-ħafur (rolled oats), il-lewz mitħun, iz-zokkor u l-butir fi proċessur tal- ikel sakemm jitkisser kollox u t-taħlita tibda tifforma xi ftit ċapep .

Roxx fuq is-saff tat-tuffieħ u mbaghad ferrex it-toffee u il-fudge fil-wiċċ.

Aħmi għal 30-40 minuta sakemm tibda tieħu kulur dehbi u l-frott jibda jbaqbaq fit-truf. Servi sħuna bil-krema jew bil-custard wara xi 15-20 minuta li tkun hrigtha mill-forn, jew la darba tibred.

ingredienti

1 kg dqiq

350gr zokkor

250gr butir helu

4 bajdiet

2 qxur ta’ lumijiet mahkuka

inbid abjad biex taghqad

forom biex tifforma il-gellettini

metodu

1. Charbel id-dqiq u il-baking powder go skutella.
2. Qatta il-butir bicciet zghar u itfa mad-dqiq.
3. ‘ B’Idejk oghrok id-dqiq u il-butir sew sakemm iggibhom wisdom frak tal-hobz .
4. Zd iz-zokkor u lumi mahkuk u hawwad sew.
5. Habbat il-bajd u itfa mat-tahlita u ibda ghaqad l-ghagna.
6. Bill-mod il-mod ferra l-inbid abjad u kompli sakemm tifforma ghagna.
7. kif tlesti poggi l- Ghana go skutella u ghattiejha bil-cling film .
8. hallieha tistrieh ghal-sieghah
9. wara itfaghha bil- lenbuba u halli ftit gholi u aqta il- forom
10. Poggihom f’dixx b’karta forn, dellikhom b’pinzell bil-bajd imhabbat u ahmihom go forn 180˚C ghal 20 minuta .
11. wara li jikshu zejjinhom kif trid.