Author: davidedwardfarrugia

oven tempertures


  • very slow       120/c      250Fehenheith  gas 1
  • slow         150/c       300 Fehenheith gas 2
  • moderate slow    160/c      325/Fehenheith  gas 3
  • moderate      180/c      350 Fehenheith  gas4
  • moderate hot    190/c      375 Fehenheith  gas 5
  • Hot         200/c      400 Fehenheith  gas6
  • Very hot       230/c       450Fehenheith   gas 7
  • Liquid measures
  • 30ml      1 fluid oz
  • 60ml      2 fluid  oz
  • 100ml    3 fluid oz
  • 125ml    4 fluid oz 
  • 150ml    5 fluid (1/4 pint 1 gill )
  • 190ml    6 fluid oz
  • 250ml    8 fluid oz
  • 300ml    10 fluid oz (1/2 pint )
  • 500ml    20 fluid oz 1 pint
  • 1000ml 1 litre one and three forths pints

kejk plain


Ingredients

250gr dqiq self raising

175gr butir

175gr zokkor castor

4 bajdiet

qoxra mahkuka ta lumija ta’ malta

qoxra mahkuka ta’ laringa ta’ malta

meraq ta laringa

2 imgharef xorb jew halib

Ftit zbib

Ftit lewz

Method

Fil- mixer habbat sewwa il- butir maz- zokkor biex jinhall u li telghet bhal krema cara .

Ithan , gharbel id- dqiq . Habbat ukoll il-bajd wahda wahda go skutella zghira . Ibda itfa il-bajd wahda wahda fil- mixer . Ma l-ahhar bajda li titfa , waddab ukoll mgharfa dqiq mgharbul .

Waddab id dqiq ftit ftit u kompli hawwad b’ imgharfa ta l-injam. Zid iz-zbib u ftit ftit zid ix-xorb jew il- halib. Kompli hawwad sewwa. Ferra’ it- tahlita go dixx li ikun ipreparat minn qabel , midluk bi ftit butir u b’ karta strazza. Fil- wicc ipostja il- lewz u ahmi forn imsahhan 180/c, li tkun sahhant minn qabel. Ahmi ghal 45 minuta jew sakemm idahhal skewer u tohrog nadifa.

Xi sugerimenti utli


  1. jekk trid tuza tahlita ta’ kejk biex jaghmel ghagina ta’ gelettini zid maghha 2 bajdiet u nofs kikra zejt
  2. Biex taghmel ftit pancakes tajbin ghas- sahha , li b’ kollox ikollhom 250 kalorija , ghandek tuza banana misjura , 2 bajdiet , ftit vanilla u trab tal- kannella
  3. Jekk waqt li qed taghmel il- galettini tinduna li m’ ghandekx bajd , uza nofs banana ghal kull bajda li tehtieg ir-ricetta
  4. Ftit nutella mal- halib ghal ftit sekondi gol- michrowave , jaghtuk l- ahjar tazza cikkulata skura
  5. Meta tixtri bott frosting lest , habtu ftit bil- mixer biex tkabbar l- ammont . b’ hekk tkun tista tkabbar ikl- volum u tkun qed tiekol inqas kaloriji .
  6. ipprova imsah is- sink li se tqatta il- basal biha bi ftit zejt taz- zebbuga jew tal- kanola biex tevita li jaharquk ghajnejk .
  7. Jekk ricetta jkun fiha tahlita ta’ pured riceu marchmellows xarrab idejk bi ftit ilma biex tevita li it- tahlita jehel ma idejk
  8. Jekk jizloqlok xi ftit melh iktart milli suppost fir- ricetta waddab bicca patata imqaxra waqt li qed isajar l- ikel biex tassorbi l- imluha zejdha .
  9. L- ahjar mod kif tghaffeg il- patata maxx hija permezz ta halib fietel u mhux kiesah .
  10. Poggi bicca tuffieha gol borza taz- zokkor ismar jekk ikun ghaqad biex jerga jigi li kien .

Krema tal-frawli


Ingredienti

500gr frawli

100gr zokkor

galetini jew sponge Fingers

600gr halib

50gr cornflower

vanilla

grokk rum

l-isfar tal-bajd

Method

  1. Naddaf il-frawli u zomm l-ahjar biex tiddekora l-wicc. Irranga il-galletinijew l- isponge fingers madwar receipjent .
  2. GHalli il-halib u iz-zokkor, vanilla u rum. Hallat l-isfar tal-bajd u il-cornflowert u ftit halib u hawwad sakemm idub. Meta l- halib jaghli, zid it-tahlita u hawwad il-hin kollu.
  3. Aqta’ il-frawli f’bicciet zghar u zid mat-tahlita tal-krema. Iddekora il-wicc bil-frawli li tkun erfajt .

Gateau tac-cikkulata


Ingredients ghal isponge

5 bajd

100gr dqiq

100gr zokkor

25gr trab tac- cikkulata

Ghad- dekorazjoni

Krema ara cakes u torti 16

Icing sugar

Vermicelli tac- cikkulata

Cikkulata tat-tisjir

xorb

Method

Iprepara l- isponge . Haddem sewwa il- bajd u iz- zokkor .

Aghrbel id- dqiq u ic- cikkulata u meta it- tahlita tikber u tibjad . Zid id- dqiq ftit ftit

Iprepara forma midluka . Roxx ftit dqiq u itfa ‘ l- isponge . Wara sajjar

Iprepara il- krema . Halli nofsha bajdha . Meta l- isponge tkun keshet , aqsam fi tlieta , roxx ftit xorb u idlek bil- krema bajda .

Idlek il- ewicc u il- genb bil- krema kannella . Fil- genb wahhal ftit vermicelli .

Dewweb ic- cikkulata , ifrex fuq mejda . Meta tiksah aqla ‘ b’ sikkina . Poggi fil- wicc . Roxx ftit icing sugar .

Tadam mimli bil-bajd u tonn taz- zejt


Dawn it- tadam tista isservihom f’ xi coctail party jew cold buffet .

Ingredienti

4 tadamiet

Tursin imqatta irqiq .

Bzar u melh

Zebbug

Mayoneise

4 bajdiet iebsin

2 laned tonn taz- zejt

Basla zghira

Paprika .

Method

  1. Naddaf it-tadam biex tkun tista timla . Qaxxar il-basal u aqta f’bicciet zghar hafna .

2. F’ Receipjent, hawwad il-basal , tonn taz-zejt , mayoneise , bzar , tursin , melh, paprika u bajd iebes imqatta’ f’ bicciet zghar hafna . Hawwad kollox sewwa .

3. Imla it-tadam b’ din it- tahlita . Fil-wicc idekora bil-mayoneise u iz- zebbug . Irranga il-hass u servi kieshin.

Froga bil-haxix.


Il-Haxix f’ din il- froga mhux necessarjament li ikun imsajjar minn qabel , izda jekk ikun xi ftit iebes ikun ahjar .

Ingredienti

100gr mushrooms

8 bajdiet

bzar u melh

tadama

100bzar ahdar

ftit margerina

Metodu

  1. Aqta’ il-haxix bicciet zghar . Dewweb ftit margerina
  2. Habbat il-bajd sewwa u itfa fit-tagen . Haddem tajjeb bil-furketta
  3. Meta it-tahlita tibda taghqad, itfa il- haxix, bzar, melh u kompli sajjar sakemm il-froga issir .

Kabocca mimlija bil-majjal


Ingredienti

400gr ikapuljat

200gr mushrooms

300spinaci msajjar

Bzar u melh

Zewg kikri stock

100gr bacon imqatta

200gr basal

Weraq tal-kabocci

Ftit margerina

Tewm   

Metodu

Qaxxar il-basal u it-tewm u flimkien mal-mushrooms qatta bicciet zghar. Dewweb il- margerina u qalli .

Zid il-laham u bacon, bzar u melh fuq it-tahlita tal-basal . Kompli sajjar sakemm isir kollox.

Zid bicciet zghar ta’ l- ispinaci u hawwad sewwa . Iftah werqa tal-kabocci u imla b’ din it-tahlita . Kebbeb sewwa u poggi go casserole . Zid l-istock u sajjar forn moderat ghal madwar siegha u kwart . Servi shan .

Sugerimenti utli .


  1. Ixrob tazza ilma b’ nofs lumija maghsura u kuccarina ghasel kull filghodu.
  2. Zomm in-numru tal-emergenza x’ imkien fejn isiebhom facilment meta tigi bzonnhom
  3. Naddaf is-serpentina tas-sink tal-kamra tal-banju mill-inqas kull tlett xhur b’tahlita ta’ kikra baking soda, kikra hall abjad u mushun. Halliha bit-tapp maghluq ghal mal-lejl . Filghodu ahsel is-sink bis-sapun u l-ilma .
  4. Naddaf il-kitla ta l-eletriku biex tnehhi il-gebla li titrabba maz-zmien billi taghmilha ghal bil-lejl bil-hall. Hallieha bit-tapp maghluq ghal bil-lejl . Fil-ghodu batalha u biex tnehhi it-toghma tal-hall imla bl-ilma u ghalli .
  5. Meta se tuza it-toaster ghal ewwel darba ixwi bictejn hobz li imbaghad tarmihom peress li tkun l- ewwel darba biex titlaq ir-riha tal-plastik .
  6. il- vasetti tal-hgieg fejn se terfa il-mincemeat iridu ikunu jisigillaw sew u sterilizati . Kull ma trid taghmel hu li tahsilhom bil-mushun u tixxutahom sew.

l-uzu tal-isketch and seal


  1. Gerbeb it-tarf taz-zokk tal-banana biex ma isirux malajr.
  2. Qabel tifriza kaxxa gelat ghatti il-gelat bicca plastik biex ma tidholx l-arja.
  3. Biex l-ixkafef tal-frigg jibqghu nodfa, iksi kull wahda b’ dan il-plastik .
  4. Waqt xi girja iprotegi il- mobile billi tgerbu fi sketch and seal.
  5. Waqt li qed tuza il-mixer biex tahdem jew taghmel xi kelk ghatti l-iskutella tal-mixer bil-plastik u tevita li timla il-kcina bid dqiq li itir.
  6. Qabel taghlaq bott zebgha poggi bicca sketch and seal bejn l-ghatu u il-bott

Hobz mimli


Ingredienti

4 hobziet zghar

2 bajdiet iebsin

zebbug

zejt

bzar u melh

meraq tal-lumi

landa tonn taz-zejt zghira

Tadam

hassa u hall

kappar

Method

  1. Nehhi bicca minn fuq il- hobz u bil- mod haffer gewwa .
  2. Ahsel il-hassa u qatta’ bicciet zghar . Qaxxar it-tadam u aqta fi slices.
  3. Fi skutella aghmel tahlita ta’ hass tadam zebbug , imqatta bzar u melh . Hallat kollox . Aghmel tahlita ta’ zejt, hall meraq tal-lumi . Hawwad sewwa u zid it- tahlita ta’ qabel . Imla il-hobzb’ din it- tahlita.

Mushrooms bil-gobon.


Ingredienti ghal 4 persuni.

4 slices hobz mixwi

100gr gobon grunere

25gr margerina

paprika

200gr mushrooms

tursin imqatta irqiq

bzar u melh

Ahsel u qatta il-mushrooms .

Dewweb ftit margerina u qalli il- mushrooms sakemm dawn isiru . Zid ftit bzar , melh u paprika .

Ixwi il-hobz miz-zewg nahat . Meta il-mushrooms ikunu lesti poggi fuq il-hobz, poggi slices tal-gobon u erga sahhan taht il-grill jew fil-forn sakemm il-gobon idub. Roxx ftit tursin u servi shan .

Canape Riviera


Ingredienti

4 slices hobz ismar

paprika

bzar u melh

tursin

25gr butir

300gr zalza bajda (Bechamel )

meraq ta lumija

50gr cheadar

Metodu

  1. Il-gambli jridu jkunu diga msajrin Roxx il-lumi , bzar u melh fuq il-gambli u hallihom joqoghdu .
  2. Sahhan iz-zalza bajda u itfa fiha il-gobon. Hawwad sakemm idub.
  3. Idlek il- hobz bil-butir u ixwi . Hallat il-gambli maz-zalza. Zid il-paprika u hallat sewwa.
  4. poggi ftit gambli fuq kull bicca hobz . Sajjar taht il-grill ghal madwar 5 minuti u qabel roxx ftit tursin fil-wicc . servi shan .

Ghagin bil-pancetta u il-gewz


Ingredienti

400gr ghagin

basla imdaqsa imqattgha irqiq

4 sinniet tewm imqatgha irqiq

mgharfa butir

3 kuccarini pesto tal- gewz u l- irkotta

100gr gewz inkaljat

50gr gobon parmigjan , mahkuk

mgharfa zejt taz- zebbuga

tazza krema friska

bzar u melh

Metodu

GHalli l-ghagin u hallih al dente. Ipprepara it-tahlita tal-gewz billi tpoggi il-gewz , il-parmegjan u iz- zejt taz-zebbuga go food processor . Farrak sakemm ikollok tahlita qisha breadcrumbs .

Go tagen aqli il-basla u it-tewma fi ftit butir. Zid il-pancetta u kompli qalli kollox sakemm tara li saru . zid ftit melh u bzar jekk tiggosta .

Meta tigi biex isservi, hallat l-ghagin, mat-tahlita tal-pancetta. Zid il-pesto u il-krema u sahhan fuq nar baxx.

Zid il-gewz (minbarra mgharfa li tintuza ghal-wicc) .

Kompli sahhan fuq in-nar minghajr ma tixxuttah izejjed . Aqleb fil-platti u servi mal-kumplament tal- gewz u ftit parmegjan mahkuk fil-wicc.

Canepe bil-gobon u it-tadam


Ingredienti

4 slices hobz

3 tadamiet kbar

tursin

gherkins

25gr butir

bajda iebsa

100gr gobon gruyere

melh u bzar

Method

  1. Idlek sewwa il-hobz bil-butir

2. Qaxxar it-tadam, aqta fi slices, irqaq u nehhi iz- zerriegha kollha.

3. Irranga it-tadam il-gobon u il-hobz bhal ma hu fir-ritratt

4. Idekora l- gherkins, bajd u tursin . Servi kiesah bil-bzar u il-melh .

Croque Monseinor A la Provenciale


Ingredienti Ricetta ghal 4 persuni

8 bicciet hobz

100gr tadam

tewma

hwawar

bzar u melh

150gobon gruyere

50gr mushrooms

basla u margerina

Method

  1. Qaxxar il-basla tadam u tewm Qatta il-basla u it-tewma bicciet zghar

2. Dewweb il-margerina u qalli il-basla u it-tewma . Sajjar ghal ftit hin . Qatta il-mushrooms u it-tadam bicciet zghar u zid fuq il- basla . Zid ukoll ftit hwawar bzar u melh . Hawwad il-hin kollu

3. Ixwi nofs il-hobz miz-zewg nahat . Fuq kull bicca hobz poggi slice gobon, tahlita tat- tadam u erga slice irqiqa gobon . Fl-ahhar poggi slice iehor hobz u kompli sajjar taht il-grill jew fil-forn sakemm il- hobz ta fuq jigi hamrani. Servi shun .

Gateau tal-lewz


Ingredients for 8 persons .

5 bajdiet

125dqiq margerina

gamm tal- berquq

300gr lewz imqaxxar u inkaljat

125gr zokkor

vanilla

icing sugar

maraschino

Method

1.Habbat sewwa il-bajd , zokkor, vanilla ghal 7 minuti fuq speed qawwi . zid id-dqiq ftit ftitu hawwad b’ imgharfa ta l-injam.

2.Idlek forma bil-margerina . Roxx ftit dqiq u imla’ bit-tahlitata’ l-isponge . Sajjar f’ forn moderatghal 35-40 minuta.

3. Meta l- isponge tkun lesta u keshet, aqsam fi tlieta. Iksibil- gam minn barra dawra tond . Roxx ix-xorb. Iksi bil- lewz minn barra.

Iksi bil-lewz minn barra Idekora l- wicc bl-icing sugar.

Mozzarella and tomato salad


Ingredients serve 6

600gr tomatoes

300gr mozzarella cheese

Lots of fresh basil leaves

125gr Extra virgin olive oil

Fresh Basil

Slice the tomatoes into even slices.

Drain the fresh mozzarella and slice even in similar thickness as the tomatoes .

Prepare separate bowls for each person and present the salad with tomatoes and mozzarellacheese slices overlapping slightly in separate serving bowls . 

Sprinkle the fresh basil leaves on top to give more colour and taste, and drizzle with olive oil. 

Penne bl-ispinaci u ic-cicri


Ingredients

400gr penne

1 mgharfa zejt taz- zebbuga

1 basla kbira , imqatta

3 sinniet tewm , mithunin .

1 bhar ahmar kbir , imqatta

445cicri imlahlah u imnixxef

8 tazzi weraq spinaci frisk

1 tazza Brodu tat- tiegiega low salt

½ kuccarina qoxra tal- laringa mahkuka

¼ kuccarina sage niexef

¼ kuccarina nutmeg

1 kuccarina cornstarch  imhal;latb’ imgharfa ilma

Sajjar il- penne f’ borma bl-ilma sakemm jirtab. Nixxef sew.

Sadanitant f’ tagen non stick , sahhan iz-zejt sakemm jaghli imam taharqux, fuq shana medja.

Zid il- basla u it- tewm u sajjar okazzjonalment, sakemm il-basla tirtab , madwar 7 minuti. Zid il- bhar ahmar u sajjar hawwad okkazjonalment , sakemm il- bhar jirtab madwar 5 minuti .

Hawwad ic-cicri, spinaci, brodu, qoxra ta laringa, sage u in-nutmeg f’tagen u hallih itektek bil-mod sakemm l-ispinaci idub madwar 5 minuti. Gibu ibaqbaq hallat fih it- tahlita tal-cornstarch, u sajjar waqt li thawwad kostanti sakemm tigi ftit maghquda madwar 1 minuta .

Hallat il-penne u it-tahlita tac-cicri fi skutella kbira, hawwad biex tghatti,  Aqsam 4 skuteli u servi .

Spagetti bil-frott tal-bahar


Ingredienti

500gr spagetti

250gr cherry tomatoes , maqsuma min-nofs

basla imqatta irqiq

4 sinniet tewm imqatta irqiq

300gr tahlita ta frott tal-bahar

nofs kikra nbid abjad

3 imgharef zejt taz-zebbuga

bzar iswed

habaq imqatta irqiq

100gr irkotta mielha mahkuka

metodu

Sahhan iz-zejt go tagen u qalli il-basla u it- tewma . Kif tara li it- tadam beda jirtab , zid il-frott tal-bahar. ghatti it- tagen u kompli sajjar ghal madwar 15 il-minuta. Kif it- tahlita tixotta , zid l- inbid u hallih jevapora . Zid ftit bzar iswed u il-habaq. GHalli l-ispagetti. poggi iz- zalza mal- ghagin u hawwad 2 minuti fuq in- nar . servi shun bi ftit ricotta mielha mahkuka fuqu.