by Jane Johansen | Aug 24, 2016 | Recipes
Crispy duck breast with easy orange sauce and roast potatoes Serves 2 1 x large (350/400gr) duck breast with skin on sea salt and freshly ground black pepper a little duck fat (or butter) for frying Sauce ingredients: 1 rounded dessert spoon of duck fat (or ca. 50gr...
by Wendy Hand | Feb 10, 2016 | Recipes
Enjoyed everywhere in Malta as a snack anytime of the day. Pastizzi can be made with a variety of fillings sweet and savoury. The two most popular are this one with cheese or my favourite, curried pea. On a recent out-of-season visit to Malta I was wandering around...
by Wendy Hand | Jan 25, 2016 | Recipes
Ingredients: Pork rib (see below) Salt Black pepper Colemans English mustard powdered Take a good sized piece of thick pork rib – the part between the belly and the chops – around 2 – 2 ½ inches thick. It should be all in one piece, flat, with the bones in and the... by Wendy Hand | Dec 18, 2015 | Recipes
Every country seems to have their own version of a bread pudding. This one is a traditional version from Costa Rica and often appears on the menu at Christmas. Ingredients 1 loaf of a 2-day old French baguette, sliced 2 ½ cups of sugar 3 cups of milk 1 cup water 1...
by Wendy Hand | Nov 18, 2015 | Recipes
Eaten each September to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. The three colours of the dish reflect the Mexican flag. Green for the chili, white for the nut sauce and red for the pomegranate. Fortunately, our favourite restaurant in the neighbouring village to Ajijic...
by Big Yellow Suitcase | Oct 28, 2015 | Recipes
(Serves 4 as a snack or starter) 3 large ripe avocadoes, flesh scooped from skins into a large bowl with 1 small finely diced peeled onion or large peeled shallot 1 ripe finely diced seeded tomato 1 finely diced chilli (jalapeno is fine) or a teaspoon of Tabasco sauce...
