Back on the islands: Grouper with Watermelon and my first days in Malta
I’m back, I’m back, I’m back! My first days in Malta have been packed with excitement, overwhelming joy, and a tight schedule. When you haven’t seen your Maltese family and friends for so many months,...
View ArticleItalian Meringue with Honey Mascarpone and Figs
Most of the beaches and bays, restaurants and cafés, and markets and shops I visit in Malta are treasured finds of the past. Since I spent my first summer here 9 years ago, I gathered a long list of...
View ArticleBasil Ricotta and Tomato Quiche
Walking aimlessly through the narrow streets of Malta is one of my favourite activities when we’re on the islands. Give me comfy shoes and a bottle of water and I’m ready to brave the heat. Valletta,...
View ArticleA juicy Grape and Rosemary Tart
This tart combines two of my favourite Mediterranean flavours – grapes and rosemary – and the result is nothing less than heavenly. The fact that the aromatic filling lies on top of buttery crisp puff...
View Articlemeet in your kitchen | Marina Fabic’s Maltese Summer Feast at Villa Bologna
When you meet someone who follows a passion with dedication and humility, who loves every single part of the process of creation, you should stop to witness art in its purest form. Marina is this kind...
View ArticleMarina’s Lemon Marmalade Ice Cream with Caramelized Pistachios
A month has passed and I have to leave my beloved archipelago in the deep blue Mediterranean Sea behind. This is the last recipe from my Maltese summer, but I’ll be back soon, in October, to present...
View Articlemeet in your kitchen | Stephanie Le’s Japanese Inspired Avocado Toast
When I started my blog back in November 2013, I didn’t really have much of an idea of what was going on in the food blog scene. It was all new to me and I was curious to see what it would be like to...
View Articlemeet in your kitchen | Emiko Davies’ Grape Focaccia & her life in Tuscany
Our long wooden dining table has seen many luscious lunches and dinners. It has its scars and scratches and I’m sure that a few of them came from an unexpected meal with friends a few months ago. It...
View ArticleFrom my cookbook: Chocolate Olive Oil Bundt Cake with Candied Orange Peel
The first picture of today’s post caught the moment I held my Eat In My Kitchen cookbook in my trembling hands for the first time. I had to sit down, or rather, I fell into my beloved old chair in our...
View ArticleEat In My Kitchen is out! From the book: Radicchio, Peach & Shallot Salad...
The Eat In My Kitchen book is out and I’m the happiest person on the planet! One of the exciting – and often quite challenging – things in life is that you never really know where the journey will...
View Articlemeet in your kitchen| Shakespeare & Sons, Berlin and Laurel’s Chocolate Rugelach
“They both slow you down. They’re both transportive. They both smell good. They can both be enjoyed at the same time” – Laurel’s words, when I asked her what she likes about the connection of food and...
View ArticleGerman Apple Pancakes and my Berlin Book Launch Event
The BOOK is out and I’ve done so many things for the first time in my life in the past three weeks that I’m still a little shellshocked. I’ve been on TV, which I never ever thought I’d be able to do...
View ArticleA Mediterranean Ħobż biż-Żejt sandwich and the most emotional book launch in...
So many emotions, tears and laughter, lots of food and wine, family and friends – I had the best time in Malta and enjoyed every moment of my second book launch event. Our plane landed late on our...
View ArticleSpinach and Chèvre Sandwich & my London book launch at the Maltese embassy
Malta, Berlin, London – three countries in less than 24 hours! The pace of my traveling fit the mood, vibrant and exciting, I didn’t want to rest. I arrived in England at noon, had at a scrumptious...
View ArticleThe Most Perfect Cinnamon Fruit Crumble Cake from the Eat In My Kitchen Book
Guest post by Half Baked Harvest / Tieghan Gerard Who’s up for cake today? Cool, because I may just have the best cinnamon apple crumble cake in all the land. All you need to decide is whether to eat...
View ArticleRicotta Beetroot Doughnuts, New York and my 4th book launch
The monotony of clouds and waves kept me in a daze while we crossed the Atlantic, but then, when I finally spotted Nova Scotia from high up in the skies, I was as excited as a little girl. Soon we’d...
View Article10 Pumpkin recipes to inspire your Thanksgiving table
Thanksgiving calls for pumpkin on the table, lots of pumpkin! Since winter squash is so versatile, I wouldn’t mind having a festive meal dedicated to these gorgeous beauties in orange, green, and...
View Article7 Meat & Roast recipes to indulge in on Thanksgiving
A meal at a festive table, in the dimmed light of flickering candles, all our loved ones around us, is always a gift, it’s a feast of love and sharing. These are very precious memories of our lives,...
View ArticlePear and Blue Cheese Tart from my cookbook and a picnic in Valletta
Post sponsored by Volkswagen. The sky was refreshingly bright and October’s sun was still hot, it was a glorious Saturday morning when we met our friends at my Maltese mama’s house in Msida. The air...
View Article16 Recipes for Winter Salads
Despite the grey skies and frosty temperatures that come along with Berlin’s long lasting winter, I’ve been in the mood for salads surprisingly often this January. Cozy soups, stewy and rich, would...
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