Guacamole


Ingredients serve 8

1 small firm tomato finely chopped

1 tiny onion peeled minced or chopped

6 avocades

2 level teasepoonfuls lemon juice

2 level teasepoon mayoneise

1 teasepoonful salad oil

4 drops tobasco sauce

sheaded lettuce

method

  1. Just before saving , place tomato and onion in a bowl.
  2. Cut avocados in half remove stones. Scoop out the fresh and cut in to small people, add the tomato .
  3. Add the other ingredients except the lettuce . Toss lightly until blended.

Muffins tal-coconut u ic-cirasa.


Ingredienti

300gr dqiq self raising

125butir imqatta ‘f”bicciet

bajda imhabta

150zokkor castor

70gr coconuts

210gr cirasa, imqatgha f’4.

270ml halib tal-coconuts, tal-bott.

Metodu

Idlek tray ta’ 12 il-muffins bi ftit butir jew inkella tista tuza forom ta’ karti.

Gharbel id-dqiq go skutella kbira.

Gharbel id-dqiq go skutella kbira u dahhal il-butir sakemm it-tahlita tigi qisha frak . zid l-ingredienti l-ohra .

Hawwad b’imgharfa tal-hadit sakemm tara li l-ingredienti kollha dahlu f’xulxin . Thawwadx izejjed.

Imla il-muffins b’ din it-tahlita.

Ahmi forn moderat li tkun sahant minn qabel ghal madwar 30 minuta jew sakemm jigi kulur dehbi.

Gnoochi sorrentina


Ingredients

gnochi di patata

fresh basil leaves

100gr grana padano

250gr mozzarella four di latte

2 garlic cloves

200ml san marzano tomato sauce

Olio extra vergine d’ olive Bio

salt and pepper

Method

Gently fry the garlic clove entirely olive oil for 2 minutes and add the tomato sauce ; let it cool for another 5minutes , add vthe gnocci , add salt and pepper to your liking , then remove the garlic clove . Bring salted water to boil in a pod . Once they float , then let cook for 3/4 minutes .

Drain the water of the gnocci and toss them with the tomato sauce . Dice they float , let it cook for 3-4 minutes . Dice the mozzarella

and the grana padana cheese halve melted

chicken Gumbo


Ingredients serve 4.

1 onion peeled and sliced

small green pepper thinly sliced

1 garlic clove , peeled and crushed

1oz butter

1 level tablespoon flour

8-oz can italian tomatoes

small “okra” fingers , drained

1 beef stock cube

2 tablespoon worchesire sauce

pinch of ground cloves

pinch of chilli powder

pinch of dried basil

1/2 bay leaf (randa )

salt and pepper

2/3 pint water

12 cooked chicken , diced

12 oz cooked chicken , diced

6oz long grain rice, freshly cooked

6oz cooked chicken , diced chopped parsley

Method

  1. Sauté onion pepper and garlic until soft .

2. Blend in the flour and cook until bubbling .

3. Add the othe ingredients exept chicken , rice and parsley

4. Simmer covered for 45mins , add chicken and reheat .

Toss the hot rice and parsley together . Put into individuals heat . toss the hot rice and parsley together . THen put individual dishes , hallow the center and spoon gumbo over

Pecan pie


Ingredients serve 6 .

4 oz. white blended vegetable fat

1 oz. butter

6 oz. plain flour

pinch of salt

3 tablespoon cold water

Filling

3 eggs

1 tablespoon milk

6 oz. demerara sugar

6 oz. maple or corn syrup

2 oz. soften butter

1/2 teaspoonful vanilla essence

6 oz. halve pecan nuts

Method

  1. Cream together the white fat and butter. Gradually stir in the stiffed flour and salt. Cream well after each addition. Add the water, mix thoroughly. Knead lightly with extra flour as this pastry is sticky to handle. Chill.
  2. Roll out the pastry and line a 9-in . Heatproof clear flan dish ; flute the edge . Chill while preparing the filling.
  3. Beat the eggs and milk together .
  4. Boil the sugar and syrup together in a saucepan for 3 mins . Slowly pour on the beaten eggs . Stir in the butter and essence.
  5. Use half the nuts to cover the base of the pastry case. Spoon syrup mixture over and cover with the remaining nuts.
  6. Bake for 425/f, (mark 7) for 10 mins . Reduce heat to 325/f (mark 3) for a further than 45 mins until filling is set . Serve warm or cold with unsweetened whipped cream .

Prawns with bean sprouts


Ingredients serve 2

6 oz. shelled prawns

2,1/2 tablespoonfuls sherry

3 tablespoonful salt

1,1/2 tablespoonfuls light soy sauce

1/2 teaspoonful sugar

Method

  1. Soak the prawns in the sherry for 1, 1/2 tablespoon sherry. Heat the oil and fry the drained prawns for 2 mins, with the salt .
  2. Add the bean sprouts and fry for 1 minute, then add the soy sauce and sugar . Mix and serve with plain boiled rice.

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Passion fruit


Ingredients serve 4 to 6 .

16 oz. can passion fruit

1 level teaspoonful gelatin

6 oz. sugar 3 tablespoonfuls orange squash

4 tablespoon lemon juice

Method

Drain the passion fruit and make the juice up to 3/4 pint of water .

put the gelatin and sugar in a saucepan with half the liquid and stir into the gelatine mixture .

Blend the flour with the rest of the liquid and stir into the gelatine mixture. Boil for 2-3 mins , stairing into a beaten mixture.

Add orange squash and lemon juice, cook until it is the consistency of unbeaten egg white.

Mash the passion fruit and stir into the beaten mixture . Pour into a serving dish and chill until set.

NB. An electric blender is ideal for beating .

Slow cooker chicken tikka marsala


Ingredients

12 boneless skinless chicken tights cut into 3 chunks

2 tablespoon vegetable or rapseed oil

1 large onion

2 garlic clove crumbled

thumb – sized ginger finely or chopped

3 tablespoon curry tikka paste

50gr tomato puree 1 tablespoon light brown soft sugar

1 cardamon pods

100ml doubble cream

handful chopped coriander

cooked tilda rice lime wedges and nana bread to serve “optional”

Method

Heat the slow cooker . Season the chicken , then put the oil in a wide frying pan and , once , add the chicken .

(Don’t overcrowd the pan you may do this in batches). Add the onion , garlic and ginger to the pan then transfer to a slow cooker . Add 15 minutes until soften. Add the remaining ingredients except the cream , colander , then season well and cover with the lid . Cook for 7 hours on high heat .

Add the cream and check the seasoning adding more vinegar, sugar or salt if needed. Cook for another 10-15 mins until hot. Ladle between bowls and garished with colander . Serve with tilda rice bread and lime wedges if you like .

Ricetti tal-qaddisin.


Zebbug “Helu ” ta’ Sant Agata

Ingredienti

500gr intrita tal-lewz mithun

500gr zokkor

nofs tazza ilma

2 imgharef xorb irqiq

2 imgharef kulur ahdar ta’ l-ikel .

Method

  1. Go skutella ixhet l-intrita flimkien maz-zokkor u il-kulur l-ahdar.
  2. Zid l-ilma ftit ftit sakemm taghqad ghagina ratba.
  3. Go kazzola poggi l-ghagina u dawwarha ghal 15 il-minuta fuq nar baxx hafna .
  4. Fl-ahhar zid ix- xorb.
  5. Nehhi minn fuq in-nar u poggi l-ghagna fi platt u hallieha tibred.
  6. Aqbad ftit ftit it-tahlita u forom ta’ zebbug zenguli.
  7. Wara ghadihom miz-zokkor u hallihom joqoghdu ghal madwar 4 sieghat qabel iservihom.

Noodles Marinara biz-zalza tat-tadam.


Ingredienti 4 persuni, biex isajjar 20 minuta , hin biex tiprepara 10 minuti

nofs imgharef zejt taz- zebbuga extra virgin

Nofs mkikra basal abjad imqatta’

6 tewmiet imqaxra u mghafga

28 tadam imqaxxar

2 imgharef estratt tat- tadam

nofs kikra habaq frishk imqatta mhux irqiq

nofs kikra habaq frisk imqatta mhux irqiq

kuccarina u nofs melh ohxon

1/4 ta’ kuccarina bzar iswed

1/8 ta’ kuccarina bzar ahmar imfarrah jew bzar cayenne.

2 qarabaliet imqatghin mit-tul (spirilzed ).

gobon normali mahkuk frisk ghal wicc .

Metodu

Sahhan ftit zejt f’kazzola fuq nar medju-gholi Zid il-basal u ftit estratt tat-tadam ghal 5 minuti, kultant hawwad hin sakemm il-basal jirtabu u jiccaraw.. Zid it-tewm u ftit estratt iehor ghal minuta, Sakemm tibda hierga ir-riha. Issa itfa’ il-prodotti tat-tadam, habaq, bzar, melh, il-bzar ahmar imfarrak u kompli hawwad sew . Sajjar sakemm it-tahlita tibda itektek.

Naqqas it-temperatura ghal baxxa medja u halli kollox fuq in-nar ghal 15 il- minuta jew sakemm iz-zejt fil-wicc jihmar u is-sos jibda jaghqad. . Duq ftit it-tahlita u zid ftit melh u bzar ghal gosti tieghek .

Issa itfa’ il-qarabaghli u qallihom sakemm jinksew kollha bit-tahlita. Ghal 2-3 minuti sakemm in-noodles (qarabaghli ) jirtabu ftit. Nehhi minn fuq in-nar u servi mill-ewwel. Roxx ftit gobon normali fil-wicc .

Peanut butter muffins


Ingredients

Non stick looking spray

1 cup uncooked Quinu dinner according to package directions

2 packs plain flour one and three forths milk divided

½ loosely package powder

½ teasepoon salt

¼ plain zero fat Greek yougourt

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 tablespoon peanut butter

¼ tablespoon butter ¼ strawberry or tinned strawberries

Method

Preheat oven to 250°C.

And greese a standard 12 muffin tin with a non stick with a non stick cooking spray . In a medium sauce pan stir quinua and 1in milk .  Bring to the boil over medium heat . Reduce to a simmer cover and cook spray 10-15 minutes until quinua is tender and milk is absorbed

In a large bowl sugar baking powder and salt and which to combine

Flour , brown sugar , baking powder and salt and whisk to combine

In a medium bowl combine Greek yogurt , eggs , vanilla and peanut butter and mix well. Stir in the cooked quinua Divide bather among muffin cups

Drop a heaping ½ teasepoon of strawberry preserve in a better into each muffin tin on top of the batter and bake each muffin for 20-25 minutes until inserted a a toothpick or a knife and becomes clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes then serve with remaining 8 ounce glass of milk.

Buffalo Chicken


Ingredients

For the brine

One and one half chicken tights and drumsticks

180gr sea salt flakes

2 tablespoon chilli flakes

90gr soft dark brown sugar

2 tablespoon chilli flakes

2 tablespoon sweet smoked paprika

1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 tablespoon sea salt flakes

1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

75 gr  butter

125gr hot chili sauce 

1 tablespoon maple syrup

Method

Put the chicken in the big bowl.  In a pan heat 1 litre of water in the salt, brown sugar and chilli flakes.  When it’s dissolve , add 2 liters of cold water and pour over the chicken . Put in the fridge and leave for at least 2 hours , but ideally a day or two . When You’re ready to cook , take the chicken out of the water and pat dry over with kitchen paper.  Heat oven to 180°C/ gas 4. Put the smoked paprika, ground cumin, sea salt and dark brown sugar on a baking tray . Mix them together , then roll the dried chicken pieces in the spices , making sure everything is covered Roast the chicken for 1hr  or until crisp and caramelized.

Meanwhile , for the sauce , gently melt the butter in a small pan with the hot sauce and maple syrup.  Meanwhile, for the sauce, gently, melt the butter in a small pan with the hot sauce and maple syrup. When the chicken pieces comes out of the oven, drizzle, the sauce all over them and give them a shake . serve with a side of cream corn.

Pulpetti tat-tigieg u bin-noodles


Ingredients

One and one half chicken tights and drumsticks

180gr sea salt flakes

2 tablespoon chilli flakes

90gr soft dark brown sugar

2 tablespoon chilli flakes

2 tablespoon sweet smoked paprika

1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 tablespoon sea salt flakes

1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

75 gr  butter

125gr hot chili sauce 

1 tablespoon maple syrup

method

 Put the chicken in the big bowl.  In a pan heat 1 litre of water in the salt, brown sugar and chilli flakes.  When it’s dissolve , add 2 liters of cold water and pour over the chicken . Put in the fridge and leave for at least 2 hours , but ideally a day or two . When You’re ready to cook , take the chicken out of the water and pat dry over with kitchen paper.  Heat oven to 180°C/ gas 4. Put the smoked paprika, ground cumin, sea salt and dark brown sugar on a baking tray . Mix them together , then roll the dried chicken pieces in the spices , making sure everything is covered Roast the chicken for 1hr  or until crisp and caramelized.

Meanwhile , for the sauce , gently melt the butter in a small pan with the hot sauce and maple syrup.  Meanwhile, for the sauce, gently, melt the butter in a small pan with the hot sauce and maple syrup. When the chicken pieces comes out of the oven, drizzle, the sauce all over them and give them a shake . serve with a side of cream corn.

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

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.

Guinness stew


Ingredients

Beef rump steak , cut into cubes ,

Onions cut into cubes

Carrots cut into cubes

Garlic finely chopped

Celery stick cut into cubes

Parsnip peeled and cut into cubes

Rosemary guiness beer

Beef stock

Potatoes

Butter

Method

In a pan over high heat , seal the beef from all sides . Add to the vegetables and cook for 10 minutes . add the beer and leave to reduce by half in volume . add the fresh rosemary and beef stock . Bring to the boil and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the beef is tender . serve with mashed potatoes and warm crusty bread.

Cucumber, garlic and yougourt dip


Ingredients serve 4

500gr yougourt

1 cucumber

25gr chocolate dark fondente

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon coriander

1 tablespoon dill

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon mint chopped

200gr roasted pistachios

Method

Place the yougourt in a bowl , peel half and desceeded the cucumber then grate it to the yougourt

add the crushed garlic , dill coriander , mint olive oil and vinegar and mix well . season with salt and pepper . Serve well chilled and garished with roasted potatoes.

Pork shanks stewed in chocolate cocoa


Ingredients

1 pork shanks

25gr chocolate dark fondente

1 tablespoon cocoa

4 juniper berries 1 tablespoon five spice powder

1 teasepoon cinnamon

Few mint leaves

Few sage leaves

1 carrot diced

1 tin both salt and pepper

Extra virgin olive oil

Method

Seal shanks and put ingredients in slow cooker and simmer for 4 hours.

Cucumber, garlic and yougourt dip


Ingredients serve 4

500gr yougourt

1 cucumber

3 garlic cloves

1 tablespoon dill

1 tablespoon coriander

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon mint chopped

1 tablespoon whhite wine vinegar

1 tablespoon mint chopped

200gr roasted pistachios

Method

 place the yougourt in a bowl beef half and desceeded the cucumber . Then grate it and add it to the yougourt . add the crushed garlic and vinegar and mix well .

Season with salt and pepper . serve well , chilled and garished with roasted pistachios .

Cacao wafers with raspberries.


Ingredients serve 6 .

5 large eggs , seperted

Pimnch of salt

1 tbsp pure dark caocao powder

40gr caster sugar

50gr unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly

250gr semi – skimmed milk

225gr gluten free plain flour

1 tablespoon oil for brushing

To serve

150gr greek style yougourt

200gr fresh rasberries

6 tablespoon runny honey

Method

1 You will need on 7 inch round waffle  make for for this receipe  

2, Place the egg yolks cacoa and sugar in a medium – sized bowl well with a wooden . stir in the butterv. Slowly beat in the milkuntil it is fully incorporated . gradually add the the flour until you have a thicker batter  

3, in a seperate bowl , whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form and gently in the batter . Gently combine the mixture .

4, Heat the  waffle maker according to manufactures ‘s instructions . Brush the iron with the olive and spoon the mixture in . do not  overfill . cook for 4-5 minutes and serve topped overfill . cook for 4-5 minutes and serve topped with yougourt , raspberries and honey .