Did I ever tell you how much I adore rice ? That is, both sweet and savoury dishes. Rice pudding’s texture is so creamy, divine, sublime and more-ish, and baked rice Maltese style is one of the most delicious traditional dishes in their cuisine in my opinion. So, the influence […]
Mediterranean
My Hearty Mediterranean Bean Feast
This rustic stew is rich and hearty, full of exotic flavour, and easy to make. It looks absolutely beautiful, with its sensual, appetizing colours, and wonderful spicy aroma. It is also packed to the brim with vitamins, minerals, plant-based protein, and goodness. The vegetables should burst in your mouth with their own […]
Vegan Calamari Sauce with Spaghetti
Serves 4 I had a craving for calamari/octopus stew. I have had this Maltese-style in the past, and also something similar in Greece years ago. But I always did my own thing, as I found what I cooked to be preferable and magical in terms of ingredient and flavours over […]
Green Chilli Pesto with Black Garlic
I can’t wait until you make and enjoy this delight. You can get black garlic in many places these days, so look out for it. Black Garlic has a much higher content of allicin, the active ingredient in White Garlic that imparts its benefits, but without the odour. Additionally, Black […]
Vegan Greek-Style Roast “Lamb” (Kleftiko)
Kleftiko literally means “in the style of the klephts”, and traditionally this is lamb slow-baked on the bone, first marinated in garlic and lemon juice, originally cooked in a pit oven. It is said that the klephts, bandits of the countryside who did not have flocks of their own, would […]