This recipe hits home! 🇲🇹 Although the traditional dish is from the neighbouring island of Sicily, it is also a popular dish in Malta with varieties found all over the place. The basic ingredients for the dish are aubergines, tomatoes, olives and capers. Some include other vegetables like zucchini, carrots and bell peppers. The beautiful…
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Easy Bean Patties
When it comes to batch cooking, this is one of my go-to recipes. It is easy, simple and fast with mouthwatering results. It is also very flexible, in the sense that you can adjust the flavourings in terms of spices and herbs you put in. The below combo is my favourite as these patties can…
Vegan Bean Chili
This vegan bean chili is packed with nutrients and flavour and can be enjoyed all year round. All ingredients are basically kitchen staples for us besides a few fresh ingredients which are also easily found on the market throughout the year. This dish is an alternative to the Vegan Lentil & Bean Chili which I…
Vegan ‘Meatballs’
Many people are choosing to spend their extra time stuck at home experimenting with different recipes. I have been doing the same too and have to admit some of the recipes have not turned out as I wanted. It is not the case with the one below though! 🙂 These vegan ‘meatballs’ are packed with…
Vegan Meatloaf
There are various recipes for a vegan meatloaf available on the internet. Some use lentils, others use chickpeas or tofu. One of our favourites includes a combination of two types of beans, kidney beans and cannellini beans. I add a bunch of vegetables, and everything is heavily flavoured with the use of different herbs and…
Mexican Lasagna
During the past months, I have been testing new recipes while also enjoying some of our favourites which you can find on this blog. We really enjoy recipes with Mexican flavours, and think they are great at any time of day. We have enjoyed many such dishes, from breakfast burritos to vegan tacos, and the…
Vegan Lentil & Bean Chili
The New Year brought a new adventure to my family. After almost a year and a half in Malta, we have moved back to Budapest, Hungary and January has been quite hectic with the move, apartment hunting and also settling in. It does not mean we have not been eating though 😜. On most days,…
Five Spice Pork Tenderloin
A couple of months ago, I bought a packet of Chinese five spice blend for a particular recipe. Ever since that time, I did not use it again. It always stands there on the shelf next to the other herbs and spices waiting to be picked up but most of the time I do not know…
Bean Burgers and Homemade Buns
Although Spring is already in full swing here in Budapest, last Sunday the sun took a day off and we had to deal with a very cloudy day and rain showers from time to time. So, we decided to spend a day at home, and take the opportunity to try out something new in the…