http://www.planetmona.com/ http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3572-lebanese-leg-of-lamb http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3572-lebanese-leg-of-lamb A leg of lamb can be a thing of absolute beauty: sweet and tender meat, in this case offset by the sharp tang of spice; Mona Farrugia experiments with Lebabon's... ]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:27:00 -0500 3572 2011-06-06 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3572_legoflamb_1307367559.png http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3432-mona-farrugias-spice-cake http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3432-mona-farrugias-spice-cake Is it possible to eat cake and feel virtuous rather than guilty? Of course it is. Mona Farrugia lauds the beauty of this cinnamon-infused and date-packed infused cake. ]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:00:00 -0600 3432 2011-02-23 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3432_spicycakemonafarrugia_1298134208.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3389-dieting-the-macho-way-hasi-l-forn-bil-lumi http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3389-dieting-the-macho-way-hasi-l-forn-bil-lumi In a man’s world, ‘dieting’ is when you intend losing weight and ‘watching what you eat’ is when you want to stop feeling guilty about your weight. David Darmanin of... ]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:00:00 -0600 3389 2011-01-21 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3389_cervezaomuerte_1295376195.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3346-mona-farrugias-roast-fowl-in-court-bouillon http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3346-mona-farrugias-roast-fowl-in-court-bouillon Mona Farrugia was fretting about the hours necessary to cook her goose, until a friend reminded her of this brilliant way of doing it. ]]> Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:15:00 -0600 3346 2010-12-29 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3346_monafarrugiachickenincourtbouillonplanetmona_1293445664.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3346_monafarrugiachickenincasseroleplanetmona_1293445664.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3346_monafarrugiaroastplanetmona_1293445664.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3308-smoked-salmon-and-shrimp-tartlets http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3308-smoked-salmon-and-shrimp-tartlets It's Christmas time. Food Passionista shares with us the perfect Christmas lunch starter - Light and luscious smoked salmon and shrimp tartlets served on a bed of crispy salad leaves. ]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:15:00 -0600 3308 2010-12-08 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3308_article120446805F6B6A3000005DC770468x380_1291644890.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3192-the-low-carb-vanilla-ice-cream http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3192-the-low-carb-vanilla-ice-cream Going low-carb doesn't have to mean a summer without ice-cream. Mona Farrugia cracks the code. ]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:00:00 -0500 3192 2010-08-26 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3192_vanillaicecreammaltacookinglowcarb_1295180585.png http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3185-maltese-ravioli-ravjul-malti http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3185-maltese-ravioli-ravjul-malti It took us four hours to come up with these at the Mona's Meals Workshop Mona Farrugia suggests you set aside a good few hours, put your apron on and... ]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:40:00 -0500 3185 2010-08-09 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3185_malteseravioli_1281794563.png http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3173-gelat-tal-irkotta-rikotta-ice-cream http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/64-recipes/3173-gelat-tal-irkotta-rikotta-ice-cream Mona once said (probably to herself) that if she could eat everything in the form of an ice-cream come the Malta summer heat, then she would. This recipe edges her... ]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:55:00 -0500 3173 2010-07-26 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3173_icecream_1280138138.PNG http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3173_irkottaicecream2_1281373810.jpg 100grams sugar or, for a much lovelier result, 100 grams Tagatose
Zest of 1 unwaxed lemon [if you can use local, the flavour and oils are so much stronger]
A pinch of salt
1 cup of double cream
1 cup of fresh cream

For extra flavour, as per your tastes:
Candied orange peel, around 3 tablespoons, chopped in small cubes
2-3 tablespoons peeled pistachios
Pomegranate pips, around 2 tablespoons for decoration
Tiny dark chocolate chips, around 2 tablespoons
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