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cardamon – pistachio carrot cake


Ingredients

vegetable oil (for pan)

3 medium carrots , peeled into pieces

130gr raw pistachoes or (1 cup)

3 large eggs room temperture

(1/4 cup / 50gr) granulated sugar

one and 3/4 baking powder

1/4 baking soda

one and one al ground cinnamon

one and one forth kosher salt

(one and one half 188gr) all purpose flour

1/2 carrot juice

1/2 heavy cream

glaze and assembly

1/2 carrot juice

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 kosher salt

2 tablespoon unsalted butter

method

Grate carrots on a large holes of a box grater . Measure glass and place . Measure 21/2 lightly carrots for another (lightly packet 250gr reserve remaining carrots ) use like ratikal

set a fine mash sieve over a measuring glass and place next to stove . Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium until foam for 2minutes .

Add pistachios and and cook , stairing often until butter browns and nuts smell toasts y, about 5minutes about 5minutes . Butter will get very foamy and will be heart to see what going on, so once the foamy is golden brown remove pan from heat every . Pour mixture through prepared sieve scarping in all the brown bits . set nuts and butter inside . Crack eggs into a large bowl adding brown sugar , granulated sugar b, baking powder , baking soda , cardamon , cinnamon and salt . Using an electric mixer on high speed beat 3minutes mixture should be thick , pale and increase in volume . Decrease speed to medium high and granulated stream in reeserved brown butter including brown bits . Beat and combined . coarsely chop reserved pistachoes . Using a spatula fold in flour until almost complete combined , then add nuts and carrots and continue to fold until everthing incorporated Scarpe butter into prepared pan smooth surface . Place on a cleaned smooth surface and give it a fast 360’cspin . This pushes in a cleaned smooth surface and this pushes the batter up the sides and minimize doing through baking . Bake cake until deeply browned ono a tester insrted inserted into the center comes out clean . Run a offset spatula of butter knife around perimeter of cake to leesen . Place a plate unpside down and invert cake cake onto plate REmove parchment paper Caake can be baked 1 day store tightly at room temperture

short crust pastry


Ingredients make about 225gr

225gr plain flour

2.5ml plain salt

100 margerine or half butter

half lard

flour for rolling out

Method

Sift thhe flour and salt into a bowl , then rub on the margerine until the mixture resemblesfine breadcrumbs

add enough cold water to make a stiff dough press the dough together with your fingertips . if time permits wrap a greese proof paper and rest in the fridge for 30 minutes to use roll out on a lightly flavoured surface

whole meal variation

although wholemeal flour can be used on its own this does not create a rather chewy pasty . using 100gr each of plain flour gives a very satisfactory results

common sweet short crust


Ingredients makes about 350gr

225gr plain flour

45gr butter

25gr caster sugar

150pint milk

method

Put the flour into a bowl. Rub in butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs , then stir in the sugar. Bring the milk to the boil in a small saucepan .Add the boiling milk to the flour mixture and kneald until smooth . Use at once by rolling out thinly on a lightly floured surface

Chocolate pecan treckle tart


Ingredients

Treckle filling

1 tablespoon raspberry jam

Small quantity sweet pastry

Chocolate moose

For the treckle filliing

85 gr fresh white breadcrumbs

60gr ground almond

200gr cream

300gr golden syrup

200dark chocolate

200gr whipped cream

Method

Combine all the ingredients together . roll out the sweet pastry about 0,5thick and cut with a round cutter and press it into the mould carefully

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius gas mark 4 .

Spread the jam into the bottom . spoon the tgreckle filling and place four to six pecans on top . Reduce the oven temperature to 150gas mark 2 and bake for 30 minutes depending on the tart sise .

For the chocolate moose .

Bring the cream to the boil . pour it on the chocolate and whisk the hands all the chocolate and whisk by hands until soft peaks form then fold the chocolate mixture into the cream

Refregerate for  about one and a half hours

Scoop out the chocolate moose on each tart and decorate with golden leaf .

quellette with cottage cheese


Ingredients

Non stick cooking spray

2 large eggs

3 Tablespoon milk

¼ black pepper

For the filling

1/4 packed fresh baby spinach chopped

2 tablespoon fresh basil , julienned

2 teaspoon fresh chives , minced

2 tablespoon fresh parsley juiliened

Mehod

Heat a 8cm skilled medium low- heat and spray with cookedf spray whish together with cooking spray and slightly froth . pour the moisture into the hot skillet . as the bottom of the eggs set lift up the  side of the eggs with a spatula with let the cooked eggs

In a small bowl combine the spinach cottage cheese and fresh herbs . set aside carefully flip the omelette over and sprinkle turn off the heat and let the omelette . sit for a couple minutes before serving to  warm cottage cheese and spinach .

Nutty quinua oatmeal


Ingredients

2/3 cup milk 1/3 cup oats

¼ cup cooked quinua

¼ blueberries

¼ maple syrup

2 tabespoon pecan pieces

2-3 dashed cinnamon

Method

Combine milk and oats and cook according to packet instructionss.

Stir in quinua , blueberries , maple syrup pecans in quinua , cinnamon and serve hot .

Maltese loaf


Ingredients

  • 1 large stale Maltese loaf
  • 1 pkt Sultana
  • 3 cups of milk
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 4 tbsp of brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 100 g dark chocolate chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • Grated rind of an orang
  • Method

1. Preheat the oven at a temperature 220C/428F/Gas 7. 

2. Grease a 20cm x 20cm square tin and set aside. 

3. Tear up the fruit loaf into small chunks and place in a bowl. Add the milk and allow bread to soak for 20 minutes. 

4. Add the cocoa, sugar, cinnamon, eggs and orange zest and mix until well combined. Add the chopped chocolate and stir through. 

5. Place the bread mixture in the tin and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until the top of the pudina is crisp.

Mini stuffed potatoes


Ingredients

  6 slices steaky bacon tray

6 slices steaky bacon rind removed

1 good drizzle honey drizzle olive oil

Drizzle olive oil

Salt and pepper

150gorgonzola cheese chopped

2tablespoon brown sugar salt and pepper

150gr gorgonzola and drizzle with olive oil

Method

 Bake in the oven at 200°for 25 minutes Remove from the ovev and allow to cool . for 25 minutes at the same time place the bacon till crispy

Torta forma ta’ xemx


Ingredients

500gr ghagina sfiljolata

Mili mielah

3 imgharef pesto

2 imgharef zebbug iswed imqatta irqiq

2 imgharef tadam imqadded imqatta irqiq

2 qlub tal- articokes imqatghin irqaq

120gr mozzarella mahkuka

Bajda imhabta

Mili helu

3 imgharef nutella

25 gelewz imqatta bajda imhabta

2 imgharef ghasel imsahhan gunglien

Mgharfa gellewz mohmi mqatta fil- wicc

Method verzjoni mielha

Sahhan il-forn ghal 200˚C/ gas 6 .

Hallat flimkien iz-zebbug, it-tadam imqadded u il-qlub tal-articokks .

Iftah l-ghagina u aqta’ 2 crieki ta’ 25cm.   Poggi cirklu minnhom f’turtiera miksija bil-kartaforn u idilku bil- pesto. Halli bordura ta’ 2.5cm madwar ic cirku mhux midluka . Roxx il-mili taz-zebbug, tadam imqadded u il- qlub tal- articokks fuq il- pesto u roxx il-mozzarella fil-wicc.  Poggi ic-cirku l-iehor fil-wicc. Immarka ic- centru b’ tazza zghira . Aqta l-ghagina f’4 kwadri minghajr ma tmiss ic-cirklu tan- nofs u imbaghad erga’ aqsam min-nofs kull bicca . Hekk ghandu ikollok 4 strixxi kull kwadrant, b’ kollox 16 is-strixxa . Poggi fil- freezer ghal 5 minuti biex ikun facli tobrom l-istrixxi.  Obrom kull strixxa ghal darbtejn u halli it-truf catti. Erga’ dahhal fil-freezer biex tkun iktar facli tidlikhom bil- bajda imhabta.

Idlek it-torta tal- bajda imhabta u roxx il-gunglien . Erga’ dahhal fil-freezer ghal 5minuti biex it-torta izomm il- forma taghha .

Tista tiprepara it-torta gurnata qabel . Ghattieha b’kartastrazza u erfaghha fil- fridge jew fil-freezer .

Ahmieha ifrizata kif tkun ghal 20-25 minuta jew sakemm tiehu kulur dehbi u jinfetah .

Verzjoni helwa

Idlek in- nutella fuq wiehed mic-criki . Halli bordura vojtha ta’ madwar 2.5cm madwar ic-cirklu kollu.  Roxx il-gellewz imqatta fuq in- nutella u poggi ic-cirklu l- iehor fil- wicc . Aghmel l-istess procedura descritta fil-verzjoni mielha . Wara li tohrogha mill-forn idlek it-torta bl-ghasel u roxx il-gelewz imqatta fil-wicc .

Klamari bil-ful u il-gobon u il-bzar


Ingredients

8 small squid cleaned

500gr shelled broad beans

80 gr peppered sheep cheese , grated . Juice and zezt of 1 lemon

3 garlic cloves , finely chopped

½ teasepoon chilli flakes

15ml raspberry vinegar

Small bunch of parsley , finely chopped

12 cherry tomatoes , halved

100ml extra virgin olive oil

Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper

Method

Cut the sqid in half and using a pointed knife make criss cross on the squid

. heat a pan with the oil , cook the garlic and the chilli for 30 seconds and stir in the sqid and cook on high heat for 1 minute .

Remove from the heat , transfer to an oven dish and mix in the lemon juice , zezt , vinegar , beans , tomatoes and seasoning .

Roast in a moderate oven at 180°C.  for about 7 minutes .

Remove from oven add parsley , plate and when still hot sprinkle with the cheese leaving it to melt in the sqid dish .

Ghagin bil-ġbejniet u ir-rucola


Ingredients serve 4

280gr ghagin rigatoni
3 imgharef zejt taz- zebbuga
Tewma imqatta’
120gr Three hills tadam imqadded bil- habaq imqatta’ bicciet zghar
195gr vasett three hills stukku taz- zebbug
2 Hanini ġbejniet tal- bzar
250gr irkotta mghafga
200 gr rukola mqattgha f’ bicciet
40 gr pine nuts mixwijin
Ftit bzar u melh

method

F’ borma ghalli l- ghagin skond l- istruzzjonijiet ta’ fuq il- pakett F’ tagen sahhan iz- zejt taz- zebbuga u qalli it- tewma .

Zid it- tadam imqadded tat three hills Deli  imqatta bicciet zghar u l- istukku taz- zebbug , ma’ ftit mushun mill- borma ta l- ghagin  . Saffi l- ghagin mill- mishun u zidu fit- tagen mat- toqlija

Zid il- gobon imqatta f’ bicciet zghar u l- irkotta tal- hanini ir- rikola tal- hanini u il- pine nuts . itfa ftit bzar u il- mel u servi

Dan il- platt jittiekel ukoll kiesah

Satay chicken curry


Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large onion cut into wedges

1 kg tights filled trimmed roughly chopped

2 garlic cloves crushed

1 tablespoon malasian curry paste .

Steamed rice to taste

250chunky peanut chiken

140gr chunky fruit chutney

Coriander leaves to serve

Method

Heat oil in a large non stick frying pan or wok , coconut milk peanut , and fruit chutney and mix to combine . simmer uncovered for 15 minutes uncovered and sauce must reduce and thickened . sprinkle with coriander and serve with steamed rice

Torta tat-tonn taz-zejt u l-ispinaci


Ingredients

250grDqiq

 Bzar u Melh

Naghniegh niexef

Zejt taz- zebbuga

Spinaci

Zebbug

Tonn taz- zejtkbir

method

 Aghrbel id-dqiq , zid il-melh u in-naghniegh nixef. Haddem iz-zejt taz-zebbuga fid- dqiq . zid l-ila kiesak ftit ftit sakemm taghqad l-ghagina rembilha fin-naghniegh frisk u rembibha fi sketch and seal . Zid l-ispinaci iz-zebbug u it- tadam ghalli u sajjar sakemm il-haxix jirtab Zid it-tonn taz-zejt u ftit melh u il-bzar . iftah l-ghagina u iksi id-dixx tal-forn Poggi il-mili ghatti u aghlaq l-ghagina sew Taqqab il-wicc ta l-ghagina u uza pinzell biex idellek bajda mhabta fil-wicc. Ahmi il-forn ghal 45 minuta ta’  180˚C ghal 45 minuta sakemm l-ghagina tigi kulur sabih .

Pulpetti tat-tigieg u bin-noodles


Ingredienti

250gr ikapuljat tat-tigieg

250gr ikapuljat tal-majjal

4 sinniet tewm imqatgha zghar

Bzar u melh

Cube tat-tigiega imfarka

Kuccarina sauce tal-bzar ahmar

Kuccarina paprika

3 imgharef zejt taz-zebbuga

Mgharfa meraq tal-lumi.

4 sinniet tewm mghafga

400 noodles

Method

Go skutella kbira hallat flimkien l-ikapuljat tat-tigieg u tal-majjal, flimkien mat- tursin jew kosbor . Zid it-tewm imqatta, is-sauce,il-paprika,il-cube,il-bzar u il-melh. . Hawwad kollox flimkien . Sahhan 2 imgharef miz-zejt go tagen u aqli ghal madwar 10 minuti fuq kull naha. Kif isiru tella go platt, zid l-imgharfa l-ohra biz-zejt, zid il-meraq tal-lumi u it-tewm mghaffeg . sajjar ghal ftit minuti.   

 Sadanitant ghatti in-noodles saffi mill-ilma zid it-tagen u qalli mat-tewm. Zid il- pulpetti sahhan sew u servi immejatament .

Smoked steak and goat cheese


Ingredients  makes 12 servings

150gr steak

½ cup tobasco

2 garlic cloves crushed

2 tablespoon goat cheese

12 flour tortillas

2 tablespoons olive oil

Method

Method

Place steak . Tobacco sauce and lemon juice in a seaseable plastic bag and mix well.  Refrigerate for at least 8 hours up to 30 hours . Preheat grill to medium. 

Let steak  to desired boneless for 5 minutes. Brush one side for a tortilla with oil and place side down in skillet.  Sprinkle tortilla with one and one half top with ¼ cup sliced steak.  Top with another tortilla and brush with olive oil Top with another tortilla with brush with olive oil. Cook with golden brown and bottom about 90 seconds. Turn and cook until one side is golden and cheese in melted about 1 minute . keep the fish warm and in oven while preparing five more with remaining ingredients . Cut the fish into quarters and serve with four cream and granola.

Local prawn tartar


Ingredients

200gr local prawns

Dash of olive oil

2 fresh garlic leaves

Salt and pepper

Garish with lemon slice

Fresh rosemary

Method

Clean all the prawns from the shell and cut into small pieces . Add the olive oil , chopped fresh garlic , strawberry , lemon juice

Salt and pepper in a bowl and mix togewther .

In a circular shape or berger press add the mixture together .

Transfer on a plate., and add the garish . Serve cold .

Lampuka moqlija biz-zalza tal-kappar u in-naghniegh.


Ingredients

2 lampukiet , imdaqsa

dqiq plain

zejt vegitali

bzar iswed

2 imgharef zejt taz-zebbuuga

basla imdaqsa rqiq

4 sinniet tewm , imqatta irqiq

kilo tadam imqaxxar u imqatta’

ftit naghniegh

4 imgharef kappar .

Method

Poggi id- dqiq bi ftit bzar go platt .

Gerbeb il-lampuka go din it-tahlita go dixx fil-frigg ghal madwar minuta .

Sadanitant ipprepara iz-zalza billi tqalli iz-zejt taz-zebbuga , il-basla u it-tewm .

Tektek iz-zalza kull tant hin sakemm taraha li tkun saret maghquda u sabieha .

Ibda aqli il-lampuka go tagen biz- zejt vegitali .

KIf jinqlew miz-zewg nahat , poggihom fiz-zalza u servi mill-ewwel.

Kejk tal-amaretti u ic-cikkulata


Ingredienti

350gr gelettin iamaretti

175grcikkulata skura

425gr krema double cream

4 imgharef brandy

kokotina skura minghajr zokkor .

Idlek borma ta madwar 2 pinet zejt

Habbat il- krema sakemm tirdopja u tigi wieqfa

4 imgharef brandy

kokotina skura minghajr zokkor

Metodu

Idlek borma ta’ madwar 2 pinet bi ftit zejt.

Habbat il- krema sakemm tirdopja u tigii wieqfa

Holl iccikkulata banju marija . Halli tibred sew . Kif il- krema u ic- cikkulata jsiru haga wahda .

Hawwad bil-mod sakemm il- krema u ic-cikkulata jsiru haga wahda. Fi platt fond itfa il-brandi.

Jekk ma tridx tuza xorb tista tholl 2 imgharef kokotina f’ 4 imgharef mishun u thallih jiksah.

Bil il-gelettini wahda wahda fil- brandi u irangahom hdejn xulxin mal- qiegh tal-iskutella.

Ferra saff krema tac-cikkulata Irrepeti il-process, sakemm ikollok 4 saffi . Ghatti l-iskutella bi platt u poggi fil-frigg ghal matul il-lejl.

Qabel tigi biex iservieha , xarrab il- qiegh fl- iskutella fi ftit mishun ghal madwar 3 sekondi u ohrogha fuq platt sabih .

Erga poggi dan il- kejk fil- frigg ghal madwar kwarta . Roxx it-trab tal- kokotina u servi.

marinara biz-zalza tat-tadam.


Ingredienti

2 imgharef zejt taz- zebbuga extra virgin

nofs kikra basal abjad imqatta

6 sinniet tewm imqaxra u mghafga

landa ta’ 28 tadama imqaxxar

2 imgharef extra tat- tadam

. nofs kikra habaq shih irqiq

kuccarina u nofs melh ohxon

nofs kikra habaq frisk imqatta mhux irqiq

1/4 ta’ kuccarina bzar iswed

1/8 ta’ kuccarina bzar ahmar imfarrak jew bzar kayenne

2 qarabaghlijiet imqatghin fit- tul spiralized

gobon normali mahkuk frisk ghal wicc

method

sahhan ftit zejt f’ kazzola fuq nar medju – gholi

zid il–= basal u ftit estratt taty- tadam ghal 5 minuti . hawwad kultant hin sakemm il- basal jirtabu u jiccaraw .

Zid ftit tewm u ftit estratt iehor ghal minuta

Hawwad sikwit sakemm tibda hierga ir- rieha , issa itfa il- prodotti tat- tadam . hawwad sikwit , habaq bzar, melh u ill- bzar ahmar imfarrak u kompli hawwad sew . sajjar sakemm it- tahlita tibda itektek . Naqqas it-temperaturaghal baxxa- medja uj halli kollox fuq in- nar ghal madwar 15 il- minuta jew sakemm iz- zejt fil-wicc jihmar u is- sos jibda jaghqad . Duq ftit it- ntahlita u zid aktar melh u bzar ghal gosti tieghek .

Issa itfa il qarabaghli u qallibhom sakemm jinksew kollha bit-tahlita . Kompli sajjar ghal 2-3minuti sakemm in-noodles , qarabaghli. Kompli sajjar ghal 2-3minuti sakemm jinksew kollha bit- tahlita . kompla sajjar ghal 2-3minuti sakemm il- qarabaghli jirtabu ftit . Nehhi minn fuq in- nar u servi mill- ewwel bil- gobon normali fil- wicc .