I like Mexican food and every so often I give it a try in the kitchen… One of my favourite dishes are enchiladas. And I like to make then all from scratch from the sauce to the crepes. I used to buy ready-made sauce till I found this recipe for homemade enchilada sauce. In my…
Back to basics
Pizza dough
With an Italian/Maltese boyfriend I can’t really get away from eating pizza at least once a week… Which I don’t mind 🙂 I love a good pizza 🙂 When we started going out, we would either go out for pizza or order him. Frozen pizza is for emergencies and I was scared to make my…
Salsa Pico de Gallo
This is a very different salsa – mainly because it’s not liquid but made of chunky ingredients put together. It originated in Mexico where is also called “salsa fresca” (fresh salsa). Basically consists of uncooked tomato, onion, coriander, chilli pepper and lemon juice. Other ingredients may be added but this is the original version. In…
Guacamole
Guacamole has his origins in Mexico and it was created by the Aztecs. It has been used ever since as a dip, condiment or salad. It’s highly used in Mexican cuisine and very popular in America. You can find ready-made guacamole in most supermarkets but if I find ripe avocados I can’t resist making my…
Rice with beans and bacon
Following my previous speech on my “Rice with peas” post, I present you with another recipe that I made to please the boyfriend: rice with beans and bacon. There’s so many ways to add flavour to rice. If you go through your cupboard, I’m sure you will find something that will go well with rice….
Rice with peas
I love rice… Thanks to my father genes 🙂 I like it no matter how it’s cooked being a main course or a side dish. It’s just a kind of food that I would eat all the time. Unfortunately the boyfriend is not such a fan. He’s more of a pasta man thanks to his…
Grilled polenta
I’m getting myself into a strange territory… polenta! Grilled polenta to be more precise 🙂 It’s not a very common dish in my country. In one of our islands, we have a similar dish made from corn flour but we don’t eat it much in the mainland. From what I’ve heard, polenta is quite popular…
Egg noodles
If you feel like cooking a nice stir fry or any other dish that includes Chinese/Japanese noodles, let me show you how I cook them. I use dry egg noodles which come packed in individual nests. This makes it much easier as the nests have the right quantity for 1 person, so you cook 1…
Lemon Couscous
I find couscous to be a great ingredient that can be cooked in so many ways and used as a side dish or even as a main course In this recipe, I added lemon and spices so it would go well together with Indian Chicken. But the base preparation of the couscous is the same…