Food & Drink
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Licence to grill
The evening breeze, sizzling meat and a cold beer – barbecues are the perfect summer combination. Just don’t turn them into a baptism of fire and burnt fingers. Life is a number of firsts. The first time you drove a car on your own, your initiation...
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At fresco
The classic salad niçoise Serves 4-6 You need• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered • 450gr string beans • 1 fresh lettuce • 420gr canned tuna • 4 firm tomatoes cut into wedges • 1 small red onion, peeled • 8 anchovy fillets, halved lengthwise •...
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No poppadum, no party
Ed eats Sa Re Ga MaFortina Spa HotelTigné SeafrontSliemaTel: 2346 2143 Food: 7/10Service: 6/10Ambience: 6/10Value: 6/10Overall: 6/10 I love stereotypes. They are such an efficiently wholesale way of forming opinions without bothering to drill down...
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Spring Sunday lunch
Spring seemed a long time coming this year, and for me, summer cannot come soon enough. The first whiff of mild air, let alone warm air, will be enough to get me outside. Whitsuntide holidays, as a child, signalled, not only new cotton frocks, but...
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Avocado and salmon tartare
(Serves 4 to 6) For this recipe decide if you prefer oriental flavours or Indian; don’t try to mix the two 500 g salmon fillet, skin and pin bones removed2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped1 level teaspoon fresh ginger, peeled and grated1 tbsp...
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Courgette, pepper and ġbejniet tart
(Serves 6 to 8) Pastry:200 g flour100 g butter or lard, chilledPinch of saltIced water – see recipe Put the flour in a bowl and cut in the fat, then lightly rubbing it in to resemble breadcrumbs. Don’t forget the salt, then add the water, a little...
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Summer pudding
(Serves 6) 10 to 12 slices white bread, with the crusts removed200 g granulated sugar or light muscovado250 g each raspberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants200 g strawberries150 g gooseberries, loganberries or blueberries Rinse and drain the fruit,...
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Barbecued salmon with saffron-flavoured lemon and onion confit
(Serves 6) 6 x 175 to 200 g pieces of salmon filet, skin on, but scaled1 heaped tsp each of cumin, coriander seeds, and black peppercornsSeeds of 8 cardamom pods1-2 tsps Gozo sea salt4 tbsps extra virgin olive oil500 g onions, peeled, and thinly...
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Electronic nose could change wine industry
For winemakers (and wine drinkers), a keen sense of smell is essential. Without smell, one can taste little. Now researchers have devised what they call an ‘electronic nose’ that they say detects fruit odours more effectively than the human sense of...
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Petrus 2000 leads auction of Johnson’s cellar
Three bottles of Chateau Petrus 2000 Pomerol fetched top price of £6,600 (€7,765 ) at a sale of UK wine writer Hugh Johnson’s private collection at Sworders auction house north of London, according to its website. A case of Chateau Haut-Brion 1990...
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World famous chefs into your kitchen
The rise of cooking shows made the guidance of professional chefs widely available, turning ordinary at-home cooks into culinary masters. Panna has raised $1.35 (€1.04) million to make the connection between chefs and home cooks even stronger. Panna...
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Personalised Coca-Cola bottles launched
How does owning your own, personalised Coca-Cola bottle sound? If it sounds like fun, then you will love General Soft Drinks’ latest campaign, Share a Coca-Cola. The campaign gives consumers the opportunity to enjoy one of the most popular soft...
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Perrier’s 150th anniversary
Perrier is launching a limited special edition with artist Andy Warhol to mark its 150th anniversary. The French mineral water company reunites with Warhol, who created over 40 works of the iconic Perrier bottle, to present its new pop art limited...
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Cooking sessions for children
Educook, an educational cooking programme for children was recently launched to enhance healthier eating through children’s involvement in practical food preparation. With interactive deliveries, Educook sessions are designed to create interest...
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A worthy successor
Ed eats Cuba BistroSt George’s RoadSt Julian’sTel: 2010 2323 Food: 7/10Service: 8/10Ambience: 9/10Value: 7/10Overall: 7.5/10 If you’ve already sailed through your twenties and are still feeling young, all you have to do is mention a bar or club with...
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A squeeze of lemon
I think lemons are as indispensable in the kitchen as onions, and I don’t believe I could cook without them. What I love about living in Malta is that virtually every house with a garden or back yard has a lemon tree, so Maltese lemons are available...
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Moroccan lemon chicken
4 large chicken legsSalt and pepper2 lemons1 tbsp olive oil1 onion, halved and thinly sliced2 cloves garlic, crushed1 tsp each ground cumin, coriander and paprikaLarge pinch cinnamon300 ml chicken stock2 tbsps raisins or sultanas2 tbsps sliced green...
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Fish fillets with lemon polenta crust
4 pieces white fish fillet (ċerna, denċi, or lampuki) about 200 g eachFlour for dusting2 large lemons2 tbsps chopped parsley150 g fine ground polentaSalt and pepper2 small eggs20 g butter3 tbsps olive oilCooked spinach and lemon wedges to serve Pat...
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Lemon sponge with cream cheese frosting
180 g self-raising flour1 tsp baking powder180 g soft butter180 g caster sugar3 eggs2 small lemons200 g tub Philadelphia cream cheese3 tbsps lemon curdIcing sugar Preheat the oven to 190°C. Grease two 20-cm sponge cake tins with butter and line the...
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Lemon tart with strawberry sauce
180 g plain flourPinch of salt90 g butter1 tbsp caster sugar1 egg yolk5 eggs200 g caster sugarGrated rind of 3 lemons200 ml carton cream150 ml fresh lemon juiceSmall carton strawberries Sift the flour and salt into a bowl, rub in the butter and stir...
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