Did you know that turnips are actually super lovely to bake with? You can even make a delicious baked dish where the MAJORITY of it is made up of turnips – not flour, not butter, not sugar, but turnips! It is super easy, healthy and of course, delicious 🙂 Ingredients 4 Medium Sized turnips (around 6 cups in total) 2… Read more →
Category: Eating Local
Parmesan Crusted Smashed Turnips over Turnip Greens
What a treat we have been given with a harvest of turnips! These turnips are encrusted with parmesan, and served over a bed of their own greens (note – these are a bit bitter! But I personally still enjoy them) 🙂 Ingredients (for 4 patties) 4 Small – Medium Turnips 1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan 3 Tbsp Olive Oil Salt to… Read more →
How to Cook Seville Oranges in 5 Ways that Aren’t Marmalade!
In our latest video we take you with us on a day at the farm where we share 5 different recipes for seville oranges that aren’t marmalade, but most definitely are delicious! With so many people letting their seville oranges rot due to their bitter taste, we were on a mission to make these recipes to put them to good… Read more →
Creamy Radish Coconut Soup with Radish Chips!
Out of all the radish recipes I am sharing with you lately, I think this might be the one that I will re-make the most often. It is light but hearty at the same time, full of flavour, super easy to make, and the whole family LOVED it! You wouldn’t think radish and coconut would go – but my oh… Read more →
Easy Pickled Radish Recipe!
These radishes are SO simple, and quick to make – but my goodness is it divine! This image is when it was first made, but you will see it quickly turn to a bright pink colour 🙂 Ingredients 1 Large Bunch of Radishes 3/4 Cup White Vinegar 3/4 Cup of Water 1 Tsp Honey (or other liquid sweetener) 2 Tsp… Read more →
5 Tips on How to Reduce Insulin Resistance Naturally!
As you know, we are all about encouraging people to choose the wholesome foods that grow around you, rather than refined and processed ingredients. In this case, for Malta, that would be the Mediterranean Diet. Insulin Resistance is something that a lot of people have, but they have no idea about it. There is a lot of recent research that… Read more →
Reconnecting With Our Food
One of the main reasons why we had done this 30 day fully local challenge was to bring light on the great disconnect that we have with our food. Where it comes from, how it got to us, how this affects us, and what happens as a result of this? Whilst I thought I had gained a greater understanding and… Read more →
Benefits and Uses of Sage – Salvja
Sage is a beautiful herb that we often associate with having around the holiday season, with stuffing, roasted with pumpkin, or to cleanse our home from the demons. However, this is a powerful herb that I believe can be utilized in a larger variety of ways, and should be done so with its endless list of benefits! Sage is filled… Read more →
Fully Local Challenge Week 3
Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance. This is exactly what we did not follow this past week. This week, the 30-day challenge really deemed itself to be a challenge! With important events, such as the best friends wedding, which also brought family in town from abroad – our proper prior planning went out the window, and therefore, resulted in poor… Read more →
Fully Local Challenge Week 2
We are officially halfway through the challenge! Well done to everyone who is doing this along with us 🙂 It has been an interesting week because on one end it has become much easier to prepare fully local meals -but at the same time, we have run into some challenges. Getting Creative This week, we wanted to try and get… Read more →