Marinated Tuna Steaks

Who doesn't love BBQ season?  Here's a healthy recipe as an alternative to the normal meat recipes one is used to associate when barbecuing.  Although they do look like a piece of steak don't they? Ingredients for 2 persons: 2 Tuna Steaks 1 cup fresh basil 4 garlic cloves 1...

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Trio di Calamari

Since I love fried calamari I wanted to try it at home with fresh calamari, and while at it I did 3 variations so at least after the hard work of cleaning and cutting the calamari once eaten you will be left with the thought "..when will I do these again!!" Ingredients: 4 Calamari 2 Cups Milk 2 Eggs 1...

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Stuffed Pasta Shells

I am not a big fan of pasta, so when I feel like having some pasta I like it to be a little creative and try to make the most out of it.  Here follows one of my recipes that I made recently. Ingredients: For 2 persons 250g fresh ricotta 2 eggs 3 tablespoons grated cheese 1 tablespoon...

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Marinated Chicken Wings & Grilled Veggies

Now that the barbecue season is open here is a recipe, which is quick and will not break the bank.  This will make cheap meat into a very tasteful dinner. Spicy Yoghurt Marinated Chicken Wings Ingredients: 3 chicken wings (cut at the joints to make 6) 150g Plain yoghurt 1 tablespoon Garam...

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Spaghetti Vongole

I am not a huge fan of fish however this one with fresh shellfish was so good that I had to share it with you.  On my fathers recommendation, a trip to the farmers market is worth while.  Look out for the 'fisherman's wife' van, we have never been disappointed. Ingredients 1 kg fresh vongole...

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Denci (Dentex) Fillets

Ingredients 1 Denci fillited Cherry tomatoes, halved 1 Green bell pepper 1/2 Orange bell pepper 1 cup pitted olives 1 cup tomato puree (passata) Olive Oil Salt and Pepper Method Drizzle a hot non stick pan with olive oil and cook the denci fillets for about 5 minutes. Toss in the chopped bell...

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Summery Salad (with leftovers)

While preparing stuffed zucchini I had some left over minced meat, being summer and its already hot I wanted to do a quick fresh salad and the following delicious receipe was created.  Ingredients Cooked minced meat (seasoned with salt, pepper and some curry) Half cucumber thinly sliced 1/4 orange...

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Salmon Parcels

Ingredients 1 roll of ready made puff pastry 2 Salmon fillets 1 large onion 2 tomatoes Salt & Pepper Curry (optional) Olive Oil Method Cut in half the rolled out pastry and set on a baking sheet. Place the salmon and the remaining ingredients on top of it, drizzle with olive oil. Close the pastry...

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