Ingredients serve 8 .

500gr plain flour

2 or 3 baking flour

225ml water

6 large red peppers  Roasted , peeled and seeded

Gozo salt

Freshly ground black pepper.   

Method.

Mix the flour, baking powder water and olive oil in a food processor to a fairly sticky dough . With greased hands , pat on a greased baking sheet and flatten .

Top with well seasoned roasted, peeled julienned of red pepper. Bake for 20 minutes at 200 degrees celcius gas mark 6, and serve warm. Because of the texture of the dough the coca is very easy to cut up, even the pastry cutters for canapes .

Cook ‘s note

The Coca can be garnished with olives and topped with another than red pepper , such as aubergines or courgettise for a mixture of different peppers and tomatoes .

Ingredients serve 4-6

Pinch of safron filaments

350short pastry

250 soft mild Brie or similar cheese, rind removed .

250 gr cream cheese , ricotta or mascarpone

3 tablespoon honey

75 gr demarara sugar

5 tablespoon milk

3 eggs

Method

Soak  the saffron for 20 minutes in a tablespoon of hot water .

Roll out the pastry – a line 25 centimeter rimmed pie tart .

Use the trimmings to decorate the rim with pastry leaves a plait , if liked . Bake blind for 20 minutes .

Put the Brie in the bowl and mix through with soft cheese . For the rick tart use , mascarpone for something less rick use ricotta . The ideal is probable mixture or both . melt the honey with the milk and saffron liquid with the cheese and beat in the eggs .

Pour the mixture into the pie dish & bake in a preheated ovenat gas mark 5 190degrees celcius 375F.

For 15 minutes and turn it down to gas mark 3 170 degrees celcius for a further than 20 minutes or so .

Serve warm or cold with a little icing sugar .

And with or without cream .

Ingredients

400gr shortcrust pastry

85 butter

 4 large onion peeled and thinly sliced

1 tablespoon flour

300 ml cream or full cream milk

 Gozo salt.

Freshly ground black pepper .

Feshly grated nutmeg

4 eggs .

Method

Melt the butter in a heavy frying pan and it gently fry the onions until soft, translucent and just beginning to turn color . This will not be berried . Remove the pan from the heat , sprinkle on the flour and gradually stir in the cream . Bring to the boil starring continuously and cook for 5 minutes . Season the mixture with salt and pepper and grind in a little fresh nutmeg . Beat in the eggs one at a time, away from the heat.

Line a 25 centimeter chickee or pie dish with pastry and pour in the filling . Place the dish on a baking sheet in a pre- heated oven at 200 degrees celcius gas mark 6 for about 40 minutes until the top is golden brown . The tart can be served at any temperature but I prefer it warm.

Ingredients

1.25 onions

100gr butter

200gr dry cider

1 teasepoon cider vinegar

2 tablespoons soft light brown sugar

35 currants

Small loaf maltese bread crunts removed anf roughly torn

1 tablespoon olive oil

Small bunch of parsley very finely chopped

Method

1.25 onions

100gr butter

200gr dry cider

1 teasepoon cider vinegar

2 tablespoons soft light brown sugar

35 currants

Small loaf maltese bread crunts removed anf roughly torn

1 tablespoon olive oil

Small bunch of parsley very finely chopped

Finely slice the onions , heat the butter in a large saucepan and fry the onions gently uncovered with a pinch of salt , the sage and the bay leaf for 30 minutes or until very soft and folded stir occasionally to stop them from sticking to the pan . turn up the heat under the onions and add the onions cider vinegar , brown sugar and currants , boil for 15minutes until reduced and sticky, season to taste and transfer to an ovenproof serving dish , keep warm in the oven covered the foil and fry the maltese bread croutons for 3-4 minutes starring frequently until golden toss with the parsley and scatter over the onions and serve.

Ingredients

500gr fusilli

300gr desalted cod

100pitted black olives 3 firm salad tomatoes

Salt

For the romesco sauce

1 roast tomato

3 roast of garlic

A handful of toasted hazelnuts

The flesh of a blached nora dried red pepper

A slice of fried bread a dash of vinegar

100ml extra virgin olive oil

Flake the raw cod and put by .

Method

Cut the olives into thin stripes and put by . cut a cross in the bottom of each tomato blanched for 30 seconds in boiling water and then plunch into cold water. Peel the tomatoes , remove the seeds and cut into cubes. To make the rumesco sauce simply gring the blend all the ingredients together .Bake the tomatoes and garlic on an oven tray with a little borges olive oil at 180for about 20 minutes . boil the pasta as indicated on the packet . stain and mix with the romesco making sure all the pasta is coated with the sauce. Finish off with the flaked, tomato cubes and sliced olives tips .

If you don’t have time to do the romesco sauce mediterrean use a readymade mediterrean dessing instead . Salads are one of the most versile meals round since can’t together instead of cod for a fresh twist try an oriental dressing .

Ingredients

1 kg chicken wings tips removed

2 celery stick chopped

700ml chiken stock 

2 tablespoon cornflour

3 tablespoon white wine vinegar or rice vinegar . 3 tablespoon dark soy sauce

5 tablespoon chilli sauce

55gr light brown sugar

400gr canned pineapple chunks in juice drained

200gr canned sliced bamboo shoots drained and rinsed

1 green pepper and thinly sliced

½ red pepper desceeded and thinly sliced

Salt

Steamed pork choi to serve

Method

Put the chicken in a slow cooker and season to taste and salt. Pour in the stock cover and cover on low for 5 hours .

Drain the chiken wings reserving 350ml of the stock and keep warm . Put the reserved stock into a saucepan and stir in the cornflour . add the vinegar soy sauce and chilli sauce . Cook stairring for 5 minutes or until the sugar has disolved completely and the sauce is thicked smooth and clear .

Reduce the heat stir in the pineapple bamboo and peppers and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes . Add the chicken wings and mix until they are through coated , then transfer to warmed serving bowls . serve immediately with pork. Steamed pork choi to serve .

Ingredienti Isservi 6.

450gr spinaci

4 imgharef zejt taz- zebbuga

8 basliet homor imqatta irqiq

2 sinniet tewm mithuna

2 bajdiet ta’ daqs medju

175gr irkotta

150gr feta

3 imgharef imfawrin parmigjan mahkuk

Mgharfa naghniegh frisk imqatta irqiq

Niskata Nocemuskata u ftit zejjed biex troxx

25gr butir

6 folji kbar ghagina filo

Method

Melh u bzar mithun frisk

Sahhan il-forn ghal 200 ˚C. u poggi turtiera mhux fonda tal-forn biex tishon, u poggi it- turtiera biex tishon. Meta tkun hrigtha l-ilma li fi skutella li tiflah is-shana . Ferra l-ilma jaghli fuqha u hallieha ghal 30 sekonda biss.  Ipressaha l-isfel fil-mishun b’ imgharfa ta l-injam biex titbiel malajr .   Saffi fi passatur u poggieha taht l-ilma tal-vit biex ma tibqax isir u tibred malajr . Erga’ saffi l-ilma. U wara b’imgharfa ta’ l-injam bl-imgharfa ta’ l-injam aghfasha mal-gnub tal-passatur .  Meta tkun hrigtha l-ilma li stajt tap tap l-ispinaci b’ tissue; poggiha fuq board ta l-injam u qattaghha .   Itfaghha f’genb.  Sahhan mgharfa zejt taz- zebbuga f ’tagen .  Zid il-basla l-ispinaci .  Nehhi minn fuq in-nar u halli it-tahlita tibred. Hawwad bil-mod hafna l-ispinaci tal-butir. Idlek l-gnub u il-qiegh jinqala’ bit-tahlita tal-butir ukoll .  Iksi it-turtiera f 4 folji tal-ghagina filo. Fuq xulxin Iksi it-turtiera f’ 4 filo tal-ghagina filo. Qis li ikun ksejt it-turtiera kollha u halli it-trufijiet imdendel mal-gnub tal-turtiera. Hawwad bil-mod hafna l-ispinaci li tkun birdiet mat-tahlita  tal-gobon.   Hawwad bil-mod hafna l-ispinaci li tkun birdiet mat-tahlita tal-gobon.  Poggi it-tahlita fit-turtiera u llixha b’ mod uniformi.  Itwi il-bicciet iz-zejda tal-gnub.  Fuq il-mili u idlikhom bit-tahlita tal-butir. Ghaffeg iz- zewg iz- zewg folji tal- ghagina li jkun ghad fadal u poggihom fuq wicc tat- torta u ara li il-mili jkun mghoti sew . Roxx ftit nocemuskata fil-wicc.  Poggi it-turtiera fuq il- folji tal-forn . Ahmi ghal 30 minuta jew sakemm l-ghagina tiehu kulur dehbi u tqarmec .    Hallieha toqoghod fit- turtiera ghal 10 minuti . Nehhi it-torta mit-turtiera u servi shuna jew inkella bierda flimkien maz-zalza tal-yogourt u in-naghniegha .

Ingredients

240 gr gingernut biscuits

200 gr unsalted butter

125 coconut milk

250gr white chocolate , chopped tropical fruits such as mango , melon and banana , thinly sliced to serve

 Shaved dried coconut to serve

Method

Greese eight 10cm loose bottomed tart pans

Bottomed tart pans

Whiz biscuit in a food processor until fine crumbs . Melt 100 gr of the butter then add the crumbs and process to conbine . press into the base and sides of the tart pans .

For the filling place the remained 100gr butter and coconut milk in a pan , bring to the boil , then remove  from the heat . Add the chocolate and stir until smooth . Pour into tart shells and chill for 2 hours or until set

Serve topped with topical fruit and shaved coconut .

Ingredients serve 4

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 large onion , chopped

400canned whole plum tomatoes

300vegtable stock

1 tablespoon tomato puree

1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce

handfull of fresh basil

Salt and pepper

Heat the oil in a medium heat , then nadd the onion and fry for 4-5minutes stairing until soft.

Add the tomatoes , tomato puree, hot pepper sauce and half the basil leaves .

Process using a hand blender until smooth . Then season to taste with salt and pepper .

Serve in a warmed serving bowls garished with the remaining basil leaves .

Variation

For a smoky twist on a classic soup replaced the canned tomatoes with roasted red peppers . Olive oil and some red peppers and green peppers on a hot grill , turning frequently until the skin is blackened . Remove the canned skin when is blackened , the stalks and the seeds and roughly chopped . serve hot or cold .

Ingredients serve 6.

500gr semi skimmed milk ,

35gr unsalted butter melted plus 10gr for greasing

60gr brown sugar

75stoned cooking apple peeled into 1cm inch cubed

200gluten free rolled oats.

1 teasepoon baking powder

1 large cooking apple into 1cm inch cubed

4 ripe lemons peeled and cut into 8 pieces

1 tsp cinnamon

pinch of salt

50gr flaked almonds

method

Preheat the oven to 180/c/gas mark 4 .

In a small bowl or jug , gently whisk the milk with the eggs and melted butter , 2 tablespoon of the sugar and the maple soup .

Greese the bottom of a 2 litre ovenproof dish and put half of the plums , the aple cubes and maple syrup . greeseand salt spoon .

Gently pour the milk mixture over the fruit mixture and let everything soak for a few minutes oats , baking powder , cinnamon and salt spoon . Gently over the remaining plums and let everything soak for a few minutes . Sprinkle over the remaining plums soak for a few minutes , sprinkle over the remaining plums , the almonds and remaining sugar .

Bake for 45minutes until the milk has been absorbed .

Ingredients serve 6

500gr red fettucine

125gr snow peas

125gr prosiutto, chopped.

1/2 cup olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 clove of garlic , crushed

Italian seasoning

Method

Combine all the ingredients in jar and shake well .

Add pasta to a large pan of rapidly boiling water until just tender .

Combine pasta in dressing in bowl , top and tail snow peas , boil stem and microwave until just tender , drain . boil steam or microwave snow peas just tender .Place into the bowl of iced water with prosiutto , chopped

Put the olive oil , lemon juice , garlic clove , black olives and italian seasoning .

Ingredients serve 6 .

1/2 cup honey

2 tablesoon lobster gails

2/3 tablespoon white wine

1 teasepoon grated fresh ginger

2 carrots

1 teasepoon cornflour

2 tablespoon water

1 small red chilli

Remove lobster from shells , cut fresh into 1cm combine honey , wine and ginger , pour half the mixture large shallow pan , reserve remaining mixture for sauce . Cover reduce reduce heat , simmer for about 4minutes or until lobster is tender .

Or you can microwave on medium high for 5minutes. Cut carrots and zuchini in bowl , cover , refrigerate for 1 hour . Place lobster and carrots remaining honey mixture into pan , stir constantly until mixture boils and thickens and chilli . serve imediately over cold lobster. serve cold or hot .

Ingredients serve 4

Gluten free plain corn .

One and one forth ready fresh tomato salsa

Tortilla chips

1 cup grated montary chedar cheese

handfull and chilantro chopped

Sour cream to serve

method

Add also the cream sauce. Add the, gluten free corn , the fresh tomato salsa , the grated cheese and the chilantro together and the three lobsters . Add in the tortilla and grill it or in a barbiecue . serve 4 .

Ingredients serve 4 .

4 large colored pepper .

175gr mozzarella drained and torn

200tablespoon ppled prawns

1 large avocadoes peeled and chopped

2 tablespoon capers drained

2 tablespoon pesto sauce

fresh basil leaves to garish

Method

Preheat the oven to 200/c/ gas 6. fill the peppers on a baking tray or minutes until soft .

fill the peppers with mozzarella prawns avocadoes , capers and oil and drizzle over the top . Season with blackpepper bake for 5-10minutes until the cheese starts to melt and the filling is hot , served garnished with basil leaves.

Ingredients

4 shallots

1 fennel bulb

1 orange

100gr peeled couscous

quarter of a small cauliflower

2 pods board beans

1 chayote (Centinarja)

100gr cherry plum tomatoes (zenguli)

Handfull of fresh dill

Handfull of dates and prunes

2 fresh goat cheselets (Gbejna friska)

50almonds – toasted

olive oil for roasting

Extra virgin olive oil

Method

Preheat the oven to 200/c . peel the shallots and cut down the middle lenghtwise . Do the same with the fennel seeds but then continue to each half 1 inch thick wedges . Place the shallots and fennel into the mixing bowl with a drizzle of olive oil .

Zest an orange and add the zest to the shallots and fennel . set aside the orange till later . give them a good toss , arrange on a baking tray and place in the oven for 40 minutes or until cooked trough and beginning to caramelized at the wedges.

Set aside to cool . in the meantime bring a small pot of water to simmer and add a drizzle of olive oil.

Add the pearled couscous and cook for 10-15minutes . stain and set aside to cool . Break apart the cauliflower into a food processor and pulse till it it’s coursely chopped .

Alternatively chopped it on the board using a large kitchen knife , aside till later . Keeping each ingredient separately peel the board beans . peel and diced the chayate (centinarja) (the seed is also available). Peel and segment the orange , slice the cherry plum tomatoes lenghtwise and roughly chop the baby rocket leaves , fresh dill dates and prunes

Once hunger strike place oil the prepared food items into a large mixing bowl a pinch of salt , black pepper and a drizzle of extra olive oil . mixing well and place into a serving bowls . finish with fresh goat cheese and chopped almonds .

Ingredients

450gr Guarda cheese coarsely grated

225gr cooked chiken breasts, diced

225ml sour cream

3 spring onions to garish

chopped fresh coriander

tortilla chips to serve

Method

put the cheese, chicken and salsa in the slow cooker, stir to mix well, cover and cook on low for 2 hours. Stir in the sour cream, re-cover and cook on high for a further for 20 minutes until heated through. Serve hot garnished with spring onions and coriander and tortilla chips for dipping. serve hot .

Ingredients

1 kg chiken wings tips removed

2 celery stick chopped

700ml chiken stock 

2 tablespoon cornflour

3 tablespoon white wine vinegar or rice vinegar . 3 tablespoon dark soy sauce

5 tablespoon chilli sauce

55gr light brown sugar

400gr canned pineapple chunks in juice drained

200gr canned sliced bamboo shoots drained and rinsed

1 green pepper and thinly sliced

½ red pepper desceeded and thinly sliced

Salt

Steamed pork choi to serve

Method

Put the chicken in a slow cooker and season to taste and salt. Pour in the stock cover and cover on low for 5 hours .

Drain the chiken wings reserving 350ml of the stock and keep warm . Put the reserved stock into a saucepan and stir in the cornflour . add the vinegar soy sauce and chilli sauce . Cook stairring for 5 minutes or until the sugar has disolved completely and the sauce is thicked smooth and clear .

Reduce the heat stir in the pineapple bamboo and peppers and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes . Add the chiken wings and mix until they are through coated , then transfer to warmed serving bowls . serve immediately with pork. Steamed pork choi to serve .

Ingredients

1 raw and 2 boiled egg yolks

5 tablespoon sour cream

1 tablespoon french mustard

150ml olive oil

1/2 small onion

1 tablespoon capers / parsley

pinch of sugar

salt and pepper

Method

Place all the ingredients and work in a smooth cream .

Ingredients

1 tablespoon instant cofee

1 egg yolk

2 tablespoon confectioner’s powdered sugar

2 small cup milk

5 tablespoon whipped cream

Cognac.

Method

1. Mix all ingredients with the braun hand blender for a few seconds .

2. Serve with ice cubes.

Ingredients

125gr fresh strawberries

2 tablespoon sugar

38gr rum or Cognac.

Method

1. Wash the strawberries and puree’ them with the braun hand blender .

2. wash the other ingredients and blend for a few seconds .

3. Serve immediately .