by Lea Hogg
This is Antida‘s recipe in her quest to promote healthy eating for the new year. All you need is: 6 egg whites 125g ricotta 150g grilled vegetables salt and pepper pinch of dried herbs Place the egg whites and ricotta in a bowl. Break down the ricotta using a fork and mix with the egg whites. Add the salt and pepper. Spray an … Read More Healthy white egg vegetable ricotta flan
+ Books, Culture, Malta, Uncategorized
by Lea Hogg
What a month it has been since the publication of Oliver Friggieri: Sketches and Poems. It was a great pleasure to be received this week at San Anton Palace by His Excellency The President of the Republic of Malta, Dr George Vella together with Professor Oliver Friggieri and Professor Victor Grech, Illum iltqajt mal-Professur Oliver Friggieri li ppreżentali l-ktieb “Oliver Friggieri: Sketches and Poems” … Read More Meeting with President George Vella
by Lea Hogg
I crave for this soup, even during the hot summers. In the winter I make it almost every week. It is so quick to prepare, economical, no blender, no chopping and you end up with a satiny textured purée – perfection for the month of January. My Scottish mother-in-law was never too fond of cooking but she made this soup when I went to … Read More Quick Scottish Lentil Soup – 2020 is for more plant based food
by Lea Hogg
‘I like to stir a spoonful of imbuljuta, the chestnut and chocolate local Christmas hot drink into mulled wine – and the result is delicious result’ Mulled Wine 2 oranges, juice and zest of 1 orange grated zest of a lemon 100g sugar or equivalent stevia 6 cloves, plus extra for garnish 1 cinnamon stick A pinch of freshly grated nutmeg a pinch … Read More Mulled wine, and then just finish off with a spoonful of imbuljuta
by Lea Hogg
Dr Joe Giglio speaks about the events that have led to the situation in Malta today. Watch his interview of this week in English – The financial services industry is bleeding at the moment Dr Joe Giglio, December 2019 Joseph Giglio heads the criminal law department specialising in corporate and vicarious liability at LexPractis . For the last 25 years, Dr Giglio … Read More The financial services industry is bleeding at the moment – Dr Joe Giglio, December 2019
by Lea Hogg
It is well worth making the time to go and visit the exhibition organised by Charles Bellia on behalf of ‘Friends of the Crib at the iconic Palazzo Ferreria also known as Palazzo Buttigieg Francia just as you pass the main entrance to Valletta. The exhibition will be open until 5 January. Entrance is free and if you can also find more information … Read More The Maltese ‘Presepju’ – Christmas Nativity in Valletta
by Lea Hogg
I am not the biggest fan of Christmas Day. Each year I spend the build up to Christmas feeling rather homesick, reliving memories of good times in other places where I had previous lives. However can one really be anywhere more idyllic with a perfect temperature of 18 C, the skies so clear and the air feeling so fresh. Today is perfection itself. Being … Read More An idyllic day on a idyllic island
by Lea Hogg
We welcomed some of the ’22’ Serb children during this week’s special Christmas Edition TV Show. They joined children from Maltese schools and we had christmas carols with Amy Marie Borg and Yvette Grixti and Christmas Story Time with Professor Victor Grech. Today the number is growing rapidly and TCN families of other nationalities are receiving rejection letters everyday to reject their children who … Read More Happy Christmas and the ’22’ kiddies
+ Culture, Malta, Style, TV, Uncategorized
by Lea Hogg
It was no small undertaking when Annette Rolfe and her partner Michael Wurm decided to restore a large house of character in Oratory Street in Bormla. I visited them earlier this month and you can appreciate the beauty of this restoration in the clip here which was filmed for my lifestyle weekend tv show. It is now now up on my youtube channel You … Read More Restored to perfection – 3 Cities Auberge in Bormla
by Lea Hogg
Here is the recipe that we filmed last week in English and the recipe in the footage is in Maltese . But here you will also find the full recipe written in English. Any comments please let me know. I love St Martin’s feast. It reminds me of Harvest Festival in the UK. I remember how excited my children used to be preparing for … Read More Maltese St Martin’s Cake
by Lea Hogg
Kale has taken over the use of spinach and seems universally popular. All types of kale are available locally with some varieties now being cultivated in Malta. My favourite kale remains the Cavolo Nero or Tuscan kale. It has dark green, textured, flat leaves and a sweeter and milder taste. Flat-leaf kale cooks very quickly and has a more tender consistency than curly kale. … Read More Cooking with Kale
by Lea Hogg
This is the quickest way to make a simple base for a fruit tart and once it has cooled down to pile it with your favourite fresh fruit in season. Scatter some nuts, drizzle honey or agave and you will make it again and again. I use ready made short crust pastry and for the filling you will need: 500g ricotta 200g ground almonds … Read More A simple ricotta and almond base for any fruit tart
