tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253127082024-03-14T08:21:49.787-07:00Zaqqu Mimlijjablog about food, restaurants, eateries, dieting, cooking, recipies etc
mostly in maltaG Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-15101798793145934482013-02-11T06:50:00.000-08:002013-02-11T06:50:27.049-08:00Pope Benedict resigns so...G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-71351701001514354042013-01-22T04:45:00.001-08:002013-01-22T04:57:37.262-08:00A Medley of Fried Stuffit's been a long time
so here's a recipe
shallow fry separately in olive oil
sliced red potatoes
pieces of salmon
and mussels
spiral out from the middle of an aesthetically pleasing plate
in any order you deem presentable
the fried ingredients
and alternate with sliced raw avocado
then sprinkle with lemon juice
till you feel that nothing could be better with the universe
garnish withG Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-41358093515208754512012-03-29T12:44:00.005-07:002013-01-22T05:25:06.175-08:00Jungle Steak Sandwich
http://i.imgur.com/WBk0K.jpg
G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-29631904301513299152011-08-20T14:59:00.000-07:002011-08-21T10:33:45.125-07:00jentaculumthat is the word for breakfast
in roman
like in roman times
with gladiators and aqueducts
or rather latini should say
i' ve been reading about roman cuisine
on the internet
and elsewhere in books
made out of paper
roman cuisine has a lot of charm to it
i see roman culture as the first serious attempt in civilisation to live lavishly and in luxury
and not only the people on top do this but alsoG Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-10329495861527969352011-08-14T09:52:00.000-07:002011-08-15T11:28:44.616-07:00not for the faint of heart!i wake up this morning from twelve hours of sleep
however still knackered
yesterday after a pizza marinara at cross keys in mellieha and after rewatching Hot Fuzz
you know
because of the recent london riots
and because of a minor internet meme claiming that simon pegg's character's transfer from london to the countryside was one of the reasons behind the ineffective policing...
anyway it is 22:G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-49070758466342734742011-08-14T03:37:00.000-07:002011-08-14T11:26:34.220-07:00Meal in a canfor when the fancy shit
don't cut it...
G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-50666025981213690642011-06-16T10:23:00.000-07:002012-08-01T04:22:10.329-07:00SANDRO TAL-FAKIN HOT-DOGS!!!holy fuckin' moly
i went to bahar ic-caghaq
to swim a couple of laps over a nice turquoise stretch in a shallow bay
i' m sure you know the part
right behind the water park
a turn around from the ice-cream kiosk
after the paddle i put myself in ignore-the-ice-cream-cravings mode
and drove myself out to the coast road
just before that however
on the side i saw a familiar image i had been deprived G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-61024409082671568352011-05-25T13:17:00.000-07:002011-05-25T14:07:03.891-07:00sheep's bollock: part deuxand the verdict is:*drumroll*rumble rumblerumble....meh!it was oktexture was very light and the tissue tears easily under your gnashersit was not disgusting at allexcept for the last bitesi think a whole testicle is a lot for one personit should be shared among a groupa few slices eachas part of a bigger mealnot that it gets worse the more that you eat of itbut its just that i get put off larger G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-59756461952848665142011-05-23T11:45:00.000-07:002011-05-23T13:32:16.116-07:00a meat called sweet; put to the test: part onetoday i purchased my most daring ingredient yetso daring that i am not yet sure if i have the balls to go through with the undertakingi've wanted to try this for a whilein barcelonai had briefly toyed with the ideathe opportunity did not present itself and i did not pursue it further than it neededmostly because i chickened outheavily discouraged by the inescapable but considerable dash of G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-2991505625935753732010-07-22T14:08:00.000-07:002010-07-22T23:35:10.196-07:00Closed Musselsyou have been throwing them away haven't youcos they didn't open properlyi've long doubted this claimof not eating closed musselsfrom a plate of cooked onesand i've long been eating closed musselsfrom a plate of cooked onesafter forcing them open with a knifeand never died or had food poisoningand they always tasted the same as the othersbasically we've been wasting a lot of tasty harmless black G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-31448830245855084912010-06-26T04:37:00.000-07:002010-06-27T10:43:50.014-07:00Serial Killer: Eggs and Chipssalvatore mangiona very ironic namefor someone who undid his safety through the unlikely act of eatingyou know cos salvatore means saviorand mangion probably comes from the italian verb mangiare: to eat...so... salvu killed someone called francis caruana and attempted to kill his own sister in a separate incidentfor this he serves time in jailthen one day he's joking to some inmate about how backG Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-22182464804078886902010-04-04T12:53:00.000-07:002010-06-20T09:13:23.997-07:00if i could have one superpower, it would be the ability to fix bad foodnot true of coursebecause if i really had to choose a superpower i would pick something more dangerous like rapid healing, super-strength or laser sightor actually a good superpower would be to have all the extra calories i eat make people i dislike get fat rather than myselfimmortality would be sweet as well...-departing from flights of fancy and returning to my computer desk to give you this G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-32303877352158230552010-03-13T10:32:00.000-08:002010-03-14T03:45:21.905-07:00Sourdoughi took a break from living my after office-life in the vivid and oh-so-wonderful world of call of duty 4and together with some friends i attended a seminar on bread and pizza dough makingorganised at palazzo santa rosaby claude camillerithe one of margo'sshowcasing the exploits of his new pizzaiolo giovannididnt actually learn to make the dough nor the pizza hands onbut probably that was a good G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-82865523472950702872010-03-09T14:14:00.000-08:002010-03-09T14:58:55.442-08:00Lindt Sprungli - Excellence 99%i tried this 99% pure chocolatefrom lindtthe short story is that i now think that any other dark chocolate with less percentage is exclusively for pussieslong story is that an earthquake of pleasure erupted in my mouth unleashing a dark magma of joyful bitterness that took over and fucked my taste-buds senselessat least that was the first time i tasted itnow i eat it because not to eat doesn't G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-50537838807057119772009-08-03T02:12:00.000-07:002010-03-25T01:15:08.077-07:00Glen's Top 100 Food Experiencesthis will exist in a process of flux, revision and updatethe number one food item at the bottom of the list is the one food item i would choose if i was held at gunpoint and asked to pick just one favoritesecond place goes to another food item which if i was held at gunpoint i would put as a second place and so on up to the hundredth marki tried to put the items in their order of preference as G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-18314694849161275292009-07-27T11:54:00.000-07:002009-08-17T01:35:00.576-07:00Margo'ssome of you may or may not have heard of Palazzo Santa Rosa in Mistra Bayi heard great things about the place and the chef Claude Camillerii had joined his mailing list and after a long silence i received this:Dear friend,First of all we have to apologise for the silence.So many have written to us and we have never replied. It is not through lack of trying. Many times we get into the car to go G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-56631383035731130712009-07-09T06:23:00.000-07:002012-12-18T07:15:33.355-08:00Tagine, MarokkinEntrees:
(served with Grilled Pita bread triangles)
Couscous with lemon zest, coriander, spinach, peas and parsley accompanied by 2 dips:
Aubergine dip (with Aubergines, tomatoes, cumin, chili, paprika and kalamata olives)
Hummus dip (made with chickpeas, olive oil, cumin and lemon)
Main:
The right balance between sweet and savoury is the cornerstone of Moroccan Cuisine. The food is cooked Kari McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759281597437999663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-34089801875112236242009-07-08T04:34:00.000-07:002009-07-09T14:40:13.600-07:00Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей: Russian Themed NightCocktail : Black Russian made with Vodka mixed with Kahlua and ice.As an appetizer we had toasted bread with mascarpone, and black and red beluga caviar.EntreeRed lentil soup made with red lentils, tomatoes, onions, garlic, dried apricots, thyme, cumin and a splash of honey. The soup was served with a dressing of sour cream, natural yogurt and fresh mint.MainCold pasta with smoked salmon and Stanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607336956222577638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-71618601219470676722009-07-08T02:56:00.000-07:002009-08-10T05:59:36.935-07:00Don't worry about a thing, everything's gonna be alrite with rum and a joint : Jamican-Themed NightCocktail: Jamaican Fizz made with dark rum, pineapple juice, soda water and sugar.We started with barbequed bread (bruschetta-style) with a topping of tomatoes, garlic, lemon, cumin and cinnamon for a very satisfying aromatic finish.The highlight of the night arrived in the form of pork and pineapple kebab skewers. The pork was dry-rubbed with a hot spice mixture called Jamaican jerk spice (Stanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607336956222577638noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-28995675931508999952009-07-08T00:35:00.000-07:002009-07-08T01:03:28.274-07:00How much heat can you handle? Mexican Themed NightCocktail for the Night: Margaritas made with tequila mixed with citrus juice as well as fresh lemon juice, served on ice with salt on the glass rim.Food MenuFor starters we had some grilled bread with fried serrano ham, jalapeno peppers and cheese.Then an assortment of home made dips served with nachos:tangy avocado based dip with sour cream (similar to guacamole)red kidney bean dipand a spicy Stanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15607336956222577638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-6481314046499602852009-07-07T07:38:00.001-07:002009-07-07T07:41:16.250-07:00from drafts limbo: university student nutritionthis will be a small series of poststhat got stuck in the drafts limbo of the blogand i never got round to finishing them offi will leave them mostly intact without much change since they are datedthe following one is from a bit more than two years back when i was finishing my university degreethe next couple of months will be the last of those spent at the university of maltaits been five years G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-87054901165624493612009-07-02T11:51:00.000-07:002009-07-02T13:16:11.344-07:00new contributorsi ve been chillin out maxin relaxin all cooland all shootin some b-ball outside o' the school...and not really writing too muchso i issued forth a call for writersto fill the vacant posts of additional contributorsof food writing content for zaqqu mimlijjame and my administration teamof five veteran recruiters and a womanbeckoned forth the three hundred and thirty six or so applicantsto an G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-43876021914756270342009-06-10T15:44:00.000-07:002009-06-10T15:57:12.028-07:00i went to barcelona: acorn pigand among other things i sampledthe finest ham to walk the earththere are many types of iberico ham and according to the trusted authors at wikipediaits the most expensive slice of pig you can getin a restaurant a plate of thin slices was in the 16 euro rangeper kilo from the markets it in the 50 euro rangea foreleg is about a 100and a hindleg is about 150my one regret is not getting a metre longG Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-46559181189124489182008-09-18T09:46:00.000-07:002009-06-18T12:33:47.514-07:00maltese breadmaltese bread is goodit's the type of good that is both wholesome, yet tasty, yet somehow plain in a good waythe best thing since sliced breadi m not a big fan of sliced breadi d rather slice bread myselfof course its good for making toastbut eating haphazard slices of bread out of a maltese loaf adds a lot to the body and texture of this maltese tasty-staple-delicacyi dare you to say "maltese G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25312708.post-60065688196471772232008-09-03T03:59:00.000-07:002008-09-03T04:18:18.590-07:00peppered watermelonit could be a name of a new bandbut it isn't its just what it sounds like it isand it's greati was cooking some vegetables and sprayed some bbq sauce-spray over themi must have sprayed a bit on my fingerssince then i proceeded to eat some refrigerated sweet-sweet watermelonand on the first bite i tasted a peppery aftertasteprobably that bbq sauce had something like pepper in itand i must have G Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347730773540128080noreply@blogger.com0