My mother and grandmother always added fennel seeds and local wild celery, both giving the kawlata a very distinct taste and I have done my …
Category: Gluten Free
Orange Almond and Chocolate Cakes [gluten free, lactose free]
Maltese and Gozitan oranges come in all shapes, flavours and sizes, blood oranges with bright red flesh that taste very faintly of raspberries, some with …
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Maltese Easter Figolli [gluten free, vegan, reduced sugar]
'Making figolli [two cookie layers with a soft mazipan filling] is a good childhood memory if you were brought up in Malta and making them …
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Gurbell al Cartoccio with roasted fennel potatoes, fish on Fridays
Gurbell [meagre in English] is one of the most delicious fish that is available locally. It has a firm and fleshy texture, with a mild …
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Barley and fresh mint soup with greek yoghurt [gluten free, diabetic friendly]
High in fibre, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins, barley is one of those old fashioned grains that is perhaps not considered to be as trendy as …
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Saturday night Chinese: Sweet and Sour Pork
Bing uses local Maltese pork. He loves the taste and texture and combines this with the freshest of ingredients. He believes that fresh ingredients contribute …
Roasted cherry tomatoes and skate, fish on Fridays
‘Eating fish during lent is associated with the Greek word for fish, ichthys, which is an acronym for Iesous Christos Theou Yios Soter, meaning Jesus …
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Weekend baking: Lemon and Ginger Polenta Cake [gluten free]
‘Weekends are meant for baking especially during the winter months. Recipes can be adapted in many different ways to avoid gluten and to make life …
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Weekend Baking: Maltese Almond Biskuttini [Vegan, reduced sugar]
For these traditional Maltese almond vegan biskuttini I use chickpea water [aquafaba] instead of egg to bind them
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Quick No-bake Chocolate Treats for Easter
'No celebration is complete without a sweet treat. Here are a few quick and easy chocolate recipes that require no baking that will be a …
Kale Soup with gbejna and canellini beans
There is nothing like healthy homemade comfort food . Kale grows locally and is abundant with different varieties available in the market.'
Gluten free Greek honey and fig Cheesecake….. using myzithra or ricotta
I made a light cheesecake, baked custard and cake all in one, my day of trying out new recipes in the hotel. It is also …
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