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Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
Warm, velvety, and nourishing, this Creamy Sweet Potato Soup is the perfect comfort dish for chilly days. Based on my grandmother’s cherished recipe, this modern adaptation enhances its natural sweetness while balancing it with a hint of spice, creating a rich and flavourful soup that’s both healthy and satisfying. Ready in under an hour, this […]
Caprese Salad: A Symphony of Simplicity
The Caprese Salad is a celebration of flavours, showcasing the beauty of simplicity with just a few quality ingredients. Composed of fresh mozzarella, ripe tomatoes, and fragrant basil, this dish is a testament to the adage that less is more. The magic of the Caprese Salad lies in its balance of flavors and textures. The […]
Albondigon -Meat loaf
This is another typical Gibraltarian dish, and like every other recipe posted here, each household has it’s own version of how to make it. My grandmothers recipe’s meat loaf is more of a couple of giant meatballs, which are then boiled in soup and either served hot as it is, or reheated the next day on its […]
Menestra – traditional vegetable soup
This vegetable soup is traditionally prepared during the Easter\Lent period in Gibraltar. It’s a very thick vegetable soup, served with pasta and mounds of grated cheese on top. Although traditionally this dish is a starter , it’s also a great supper dish which will warm you from the inside out on a cold autumn or winter’s […]
Honey and Oil biscuits
This recipe is an extremely old one, as my grandmother’s recipe book states it’s her mother’s biscuit recipe. With roots which I believe are from traditional Italian biscuit recipes, there is no way that you can go wrong with a biscuit base made with oil and honey. Having made these biscuits a couple of times, I […]
Quick no rise bread
I love baking bread. It’s one of the things I find most comfort in. The rhythmic kneading of the dough, the delight of smelling baking bread, and the pleasure of eating warm bread lathered in butter, hmmm, there are very little things that can replace the comfort of homemade food. This recipe – as are […]
ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
Cosy warm and Nutritious Butternut Squash Soup. Perfect for the chilly Autumnal nights (or days!).
Minestrone Soup
My grandmother’s take on the classic vegetable and bean soup