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Minestrone


Ingredients serve 4

2 tablespoon olive oil

1onion chopped

1 garlic clove

2 celery sticks

1 leek finely chopped

1 carrot chopped

13 chopped tomatoes

2 and one half chicken or vegetable stock

1 zuchini sliced

½ small cabbage, shreaded

1 bay leaf randa

3canned navy beans

3 oz spaghetti broken into small pieces or small pasta shapes

1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf  parsley salt and pepper grated parmeasan cheese to serve .

Method

 Heat the oil in a large saucepan . Add the onion garlic , celery , leek and carrot and cook over a medium heat stairing occasionally for 5 minutes . Add the tomatoes , stock , zucchini , cabbage , bay leaf and navy beans . Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes .

Add the pasta and season to taste . Stir well and cook for an additional 8 minutes . keep stairing because the soup may stick to the base of an open . Just before serving add the parsley and stir well . Ladle ito individual bowls and serve with the grated parmeasan .

For minestrone with arugula and basil pesto make up the soup as above then ladle into bowls Top with spoonful of pesto made by finely chopping ½ cup of arugula leaves and ½ basil leaves 1 garlic clove and 3 tablespoon peanuts. Mix well 2 tablespoon freshly grated parmeasan and a little salt and pepper and ½ cup olive oil . Alternatively put all the pesto sauce ingredients in a blender or a food processor and whiz together .    

Broccoli and almond soup


Ingredients

2 tablespoon butter

1onion roughly chopped

1 lb broccoli cut into florets stem sliced

 ground almonds three and three forths

minestrone vegetable or chicken stock

one and one forhs cup milk

salt and pepper

1 tablespoon butter

6 tablespoon plain yougourt

3 tablespoon severed almonds 

Method

Heat the butter in a saucepan add the onion and fry gently for 5 minutes until just begin to soften . Stir in the broccoli until coated in tbhe butter and then add the ground almonds , stock and a little salt and pepper . Bring to the boil then cover and simmer for 10 minutes until the boccoli is just tender and still bright green.

Allow to cook slightly , then puree in batches in a blender or food processor until they speckled with green . Pour the puree back into the saucepan and stir in the milk . reheat then taste and adjust the seasoning if needed . Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet add the almonds and fry for a few minutes stairing until golden . Ladle the soup in the bowls dizzle a spoonful of yougourt over each bowl then sprinkle with almonds .

For broccoli and stirlon soup

Omit the ground almonds and cook as above adding 4 oz de – rined and crumbled . Stirlon cheese when reheating the soup.  

Stir until melted then ladle into bowls and sprinkle with a little extra cheese and some coarsely crushed black pepper .

Franny pizza sauce


Ingredients

28 ounces can whole tomatoes drained

½ teasepoon kosher salt .

¼ teasepoon fresh black pepper

Method

Using a food mill fitted with a large – holed disk or a food processor , puree the tomatoes until slightly course and loose not completely smooth . season with salt and pepper.

Chinese egg fried rice


Ingredients Serve 3

100gr Rice

2 eggs

200gr green peppers

20gr carrots

Pinch of salt

Pinch of sugar

3 tablespoon oil

Method

Boil the rice in 1 litre of boiling water until it assorb all the liquid . Put the rice aside. Fluff it up so it does not stick and leave to cool. . Once cooled refrigerate for 1 hour.

Whisk the eggs in the plate with a fork and heat the oil in a hot wok or pan . Pour the egg and continue to whisk until it sodisfies your style . Chop the peppers and the carrots into small pieces,  and add it to the pan. 

Finely put the rice in the wok , add a pinch of salt and sugar and mix while frying for 2 minutes more . Then serve.  

Stuffed green peppers


Ingredients

6 green peppers (on a small side)

1 large tin tuna fish

1 large tomato peeled and chopped

Handful of finely chopped parsley

1 egg

1 tablespoon capers

1 small onion finely chopped

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoon margarine  

Method

Wash the peppers, remove and discard tops, stalks and seeds. Stuff green peppers , pressing in well.

Heat oil and margarine in a frying pan and when hot add stuffed peppers . Cook slowly with the pan on top of them . Allow to cook until almost black . Serve as a starter or as a main dish with boiled potatoes and oven roasted tomatoes .   

Shrimp tacos with chim cirri cabbage slaw and granola


Ingredients

Organic shreaded cabbage

Organic shreaded carrots

Chimichurri sauce

Organic scalliouns

Wild gulf shrimp

Organic lime

Wild skin on snapper fillets 

Chilli powder

Onion powder

Garlic sweet smoked paprika

Dried Mexican  oregano

Tortillas

Guacamole

Method

In a medium bowl toss together the cabbage , carrots and half the chimichirri sauce .

Season to taste . Let stand while woy prepare the remaing ingredients.  In a large frying pan over medium high heat warm 2 tablespoon oil .

Add the shrimp and cook , turning once until firm and cooked through 2 minutes per side . Transfer to a plate.

Add the snapper , skin side down and cook until crisp is crisp . Turn and cook until the flesh is apaque and flaky 4 minutes . Transfer to a plate . Using a fork , flake the snapper into bite –size pieces discarding the skin if desired . On the stovetop directly on a flame or in a dry medium frying pan over medium heat warm the 6 tortillas turning once until just piable and warmed through about 30 seconds per side . Transfer to a clean kitchen towel and keep warm

Serve out tortillas , seafood, cabbage , slaw , gramole , scalliouns , remaing chimichurri sauce and lime wedges to invite everyone to essemble their own tacos .

Chimiichurri is a herb – fleckled sauce that hails from Argentina and Uruguay where it is traditionally used as an accompaniment to grilled meats. While vinegar , parsley garlic and olive oil are mainstay components receipies vary widely.

Torti bil-gobon u il-bzar ikulurit. 


Ingredienti isservi ghal 6  

500gr ghagina tat- torti

2 imgharef zejt taz- zebbuga

Basla hamra imqatta ftieli hoxnin

150gr halib

2 bzariet homor minghajr zerriegha mqatghin fi strixxi hoxnin

145ml krema dopja

3 bajdiet ta daqs medju

3 imgharef tursin imqatgha

50gr parmigjan mahkuk

Shavings tal- parmegjan biex izejjen

Method

Sahhan il-forn ghal 200 °C./ gas mark 6

Iftah l-ghagina u f’turtiera midluka biz-zejt jew bil-butir.  Usa turtiera kwadra daqs ta 34 cm b’ 24cm . Ghatti l- ghagina b’ karta strazza u poggi fuqha il- baked beans . ahmi ghal 10 minuti , nehhi il- baked beans u b’ karta ztrazza u sajjar ghal 5 minuti ohra sakemm l- ghagina tiehu kulur dehbi car . sahhan iz- zejt f’ tagen kbir u sajjar il- basal , it- tewm u il- bzar fuq nar medju ghal 5-8 minuti sakemm il- bzar jirtab u jiggemmed ftit . Nehhi mit-tagen u hallih jiksah . Poggi il-halib, il-krema, il-bajd u it-tursin fi skutella biz-zennuna. Zid il- bzar mithun frisk u il- melh u habbat f’ furketta sakemm jithaltu sew . Irranga il-bzar mithun frisk u il-melh u habbat b’furketta sakemm jithalltu sew.  Irranga il- bzar fil- qafas tal- ghagina . ferra’ it- tahlita tal- bajd u roxx il-parmigjan mahkuk . Ahmi ghal 30-35 minuta sakemm it- torta tiehu kulur dehbi u toqoghod. Servi t-torta shuna jew inkella kiesha imzejna bis- shavings tal- parmigjan .

Drumsticks tat-tigieg


Ingredients serve 6 .

12 drumsticks tat-tigieg minghajr gilda

Basla zghira mqatgha fin

3 imgharef hall balsamiku

3 imgharef zokkor ismar mill- artab

3 imgharef worchesire sauce

3 imgharef ketchup

750 ginger ale

Method

Poggi l-ingredient kollha taz-zalza go borma kbira u hawwad kollox sew . Tektek u sajjar minghajr ma tghatti ghal madwar 30 minuta sakemm iz- zalza tinxtorob bin- nofs . taghqad u tigi twahhal . Hallieha tibred.  

Poggi id-drumsticks f’ turtiera b’ sikkina aghmel xquq fihom u ferra nofs iz-zalza fit- turtiera . ghatti bil- fojl

Sahhan il-forn ghal 200 gradi celcius marka tal-gass 7 . 

Ahmi id-drumsticks fil-forn ghal 25 minuta sakemm isiru sew . La darba jkunu saru , poggihom fuq gradilja tahraq tal-bbq u idlek bi ftit zalza fuqhom . Sajjar ghal 15 il- minuta filwaqt li dawwarhom ta’ spiss sakemm isiru kulur dehbi u jiggemmed minn xi partijiet . Sahhan il-kumplament taz-zalza f’dixx kbir u poggi id-drumsticks sew biz- zalza u servi wara li troxx il-gunglien

Apple and raspberry granola bars Ingredients yields ;  10 granola bars


Ingredients

1 tsp coconut oil , melted

½ cup (120gr) unsweetened applejuice , room temperature

1/3 cup (80ml) skimmed milk

1 tbsp (15ml) honey

1 tsp ground cinnamon

250ml old fashion oats

(1 cup) oats

140gr frozen unsweetened rasberries , diced

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F, and lightly coat an 8 square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray .

In a large bowl , stir together the oil and applesauce until smooth . Mix in the milk , honey and cinnamon until thoroughly combined . Stir in the oats until evenly coated with the applesauce mixture . gently fold in the rasberries .

Press the oat mixture into the prepared pan, and bake at 350°F for 16-19 minutes . Cool completely to room temperature in a pan before slicing into 10 bars .

Notes ; For a vegan version ,substitute your favorite non dairy milk and agave in place of the honey .

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  imhallat ’ imgharfa ilma

Method

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

 Butter squash ravioli with segned chicken  


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 pecori

two toppings pizza


Ingredients

One and one half dried yeast

1tsp sugar

2 tablespoon olive oil , plus extra for oiling

250 ml warm water

375gr self raising flour

Pizza sauce

Tuna

Method

Mix the yeast with 3 tbsp water . Set the aside for 10 minutes or until it is frothy . Sift the flour into the bowl and add the sugar , salt & pepper . Then dig a well in the center . pour the yeast water and oil into the well in the center . Pour in the yeast water and oil in the well . Use your hands to mix everything together .

Method;

 Knead the dough again and roll each piece into an 18cm iin circle Place on a baking sheet. Preheat oven to 220°C. Spread pizza base and sprinkle tuna on it . Cook them in the oven for about 10 minutes or until golden .

Christmas pudding + chestnut parcels, paketti ta l-ghagina tal-qastan u pudina tal-milied.  


Ingredients 12 serve

200gr pudina tal-milied imqatta

100gr qastan imsajjar u imqatta

Il-qoxra u il-meraq ta 2 klementini

Mgharfa brandy

Nofs kuccarina mixed spice

25gr Caster sugar mill-ismar

270gr folji ta l-ghagin filo

50gr butir imdewweb

Method

Sahhan il-forn ghal 200gr / gas 6 . Poggi il-pudina tal-milied u il-qastan f’kazzola flimkien mal-qxur u il-meraq tal-klementina. U il- branduy . Hallieha tibred . hallat flimkien il-mixed spice u iz-zokkor . Aqta il-folji ta l-ghagina min-nofs. Idlek kull nofs  bil-butir u roxx xi ftit mit-tahlita mhawwra taz-zokkor poggi madwar 2 imgharef tahlita tal-pudina tal-kantunieri ta kull kaxxa ghagina, imbaghad rembel diagonalment bhala cigarru. Itwi it-truf biex taghlaq mill mili . Idlek b’aktar procedura u poggi fuq turtiera . Ghamel l-istess procedura sakemm tuza l-ghagina u i-mili kollu. Ahmi f’ forn imsahhan u poggi fuq turtiera . Aghmel l- istess procedura sakemm jiehu kulur dehbi u jitbasktu . Tahlita tal- butir tal- brandi li forsi ikun fadallek.

Apple and raspberry granola bars


Ingredients

1 tsp granola bars

120gr unsweetened applesauce  room temperature

1/3 cup skimmed milk

1/3 honey 15ml

1 teasepoon ground cinnamon

250gr old fashion oats

1 cup frozen unsweetened rasberries diced

Method

Preheat the oven to 350and lightly coatan 8 square meters baking pan with nonstick cooking spray .

In a large bowl stir together the oil and applesauce until smooth . Mix in the milk – honey and cinnamon until through until through combined . Stir in the oats until evenly coated with the applesauce mixture .

Gently fold in the rasberries . press the oat mixture into the prepared pan and bake at 350°F. for 16-19 minutes, cool completely to room temperature in a pan before slicing into 10 bars . For the vegan version substitute your favorite . non daily milk and agave in place of the honey

Torta tat-tigieg u il-haxix


Ingredients

300gr  tigieg ikapuljat

1 basla medja

Imqatta irqiq

2 sinniet tewm mghafgin

6 mushrooms mqatghin slajsis

50gr Qamh ifrizat/frisk 

50gr piselli frizati

2 tadamiet imqatghin

1 zunnerija kbira mahkuka

1 mgharfa tursin frisk

1 mgharfa zaghtar frisk

200gr fazola francize friska imqatta u imsajra

Ftit bzar iswed

2 imgharef dqiq (cornflour

2 imgharef zejt taz-zebbuga (extra virgin )

200ml ilma

Method

Qaxxar u ahsel il-patata u sajjar f’tagen ta’ daqs medju. F’tagen iehor sajjar il-basla fiz-zejt taz-zebbuga . zid it-tigieg kkapuljat u sajjar ghal ftit minuti . Zid iz-zunnerija, mushrooms, bzar ahdar, l-fazola msajra u l-ilma hallih itektek sakemm il-haxix isir.  Jekk ikun hem bzonn zid id-dqiq (cornflour) biex thaxxen it-tahlita tat-tigieg f’dixx tal-forn u ifrex il- patata maxx fil- wicc . Ahmi forn imsahhan lest fuq temperature ta 180 ° jew sakemm isir kannella dehbi.

Celery and potato soup


Ingredients serve 6

50gr butter

1 large onion chopped

1 head  celery thinlysliced

500gr potatoes peeled and cut into 1cm cubes

900gr vegetable stock

150gr single cream

150gr stirlon cheese , denubded and crumbled

Chopped chives to serve

Method

Melt the butter in a large pot , add the onion and celery over a low heat for 10 minutes , add the stock and simmer for 20 minutes . Leave to cool for a few minutes then liquidize half until smooth , return to the pan , stir in the cream and bring back and simmering for 20 minutes. Stir in half the cheese and adjust the seasoning to taste in warmed bowls garished with the remaing cheese and chopped chives .

Stanard receipe for cream pie


Ingredients

1 cup evaporated milk

1 cup warer

¼ cup flour

¼ teasepoon salt

2 eggs separated

  1. tablespoon butter
  2. 1 teasepoon butter
  3. 1 teasepoon flavouring
  4. Baked pie shell 8 inch

Method

Blend evaporated milk with water . Mix ½ cup sugar,flour and salt

Add enough milk to make a smooth paste Bring remaining milk to a scanding point in double pointer . Add flour  mixture . stir constantly until mixture thickens . cover and cook ten minutes . pour gradually over well beaten egg yolks Return to double boiler and cook until egg is set . remove from fire add butter. Cool. Add flavouring and pour into baked pie shell . cover top wine meringue made by beating egg whites made by egg whites until stiff and adding remaining ¼ cup sugar . Bake flavouring 15 minutes in moderate oven 350°C. until brown.

Chicken casserole


Ingredients serve 4 .

Salt and pepper

 100gr plain flour

 2 tablespoons olive oil

 4 chicken tights

2 small onion finely copped

2 garlic cloves

 3 carrots diced,

 150gr kunserva three hills

 200gr provista sugu

150gr red cooking wine

 500gr chicken stock,

 Basil leaves

Method

Add some salt and pepper to the flour and cover the chiken tights

In a large oven proof pan warm the olive oil and fry chiken until golden from outside .

Add the onions, garlic and carrots and cook until the vegetables are soft . The three hills kunserva and the mayor provista sugu  and cook for further 5 minutes . Add the red wine and chiken stock and cook in oven at a low temperature for an hour and a half , garish with some roughly basil leaves.

Humous


Ingredients serve 6.

400can chickpeas drained and  rinsed

Juice of a lemon

 1 garlic clove crushed,

 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil.

 4 tablespoon tahini

 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Salt and fresghly ground black pepper

Pitta bread or toasted flatbreads to serve

Method

Put the chickpeas , lemon juice , tahini, garlic and oil into a blender or food processor . Season gerenously with salt and ground black pepper then whiz to a paste. Spoon the humous into a bowl, then cover and chill until needed. Serve with warm pitta bread or toasted flatbread.

Full of goodness broth


Ingredients

1-2 tablespoon medium curry paste,

200ml reduced fat coconut milk

 600ml hot vegetable stock

200gr smoked tufu, cubed,

 200gr choi, chopped, A handful of sugar snap peas ,

A  4 spring onions, chopped

Method

Lime wedges to serve heat the curry paste in a pan for 1-2 minutes. Add the coconut milk and hot stock and bring to the boil. Add the tufupak choi sugar snap and spring onions then reduce the heat and simmer for 1-2 minutes. Add the tufu , pak ,choi , sugarsnap and spring onions , then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 or 2 minutes . ladle into warmed bowls and serve each with a wedge of lime to wedge of lime to squeeze over the broth.