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Maltese baked rice turns simple pantry staples into a rich, golden-topped meal. This family classic brings together Mediterranean flavours in a dish made for sharing.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-1427 · Hand-built original
This soup is a traditional dish served in Malta, usually in the spring when fava beans (broad beans) are in season.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1429 · Hand-built original
Maltese Soup {Kusksu} is a Maltese soup built around chicken. It takes 45 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with roasted potatoes and rice pilaf.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1430 · Hand-built original
Beef and Italian sausage meatballs with pecorino and milk-soaked bread are deep-fried until browned, then simmered in a basil tomato sauce. They are served street-food style, packed into hollowed baguettes with plenty of sauce.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-7540 · Hand-built original
Fluffy steamed buns filled with sweet barbecued pork — Hawaii's manapua.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: tea, soup, pickles
HB-5865 · Hand-built original
Banana and yoghurt buns from Mangalore are fried until golden and stuffed with a spiced crab sukka made with tomatoes and coconut milk powder. Chargrilled calcots and a hemp seed chutney with grilled red pepper are served alongside.
Main ingredient: crab
Pairs well with: basmati rice, naan, raita, mango chutney, dal
HB-7541 · Hand-built original
A chunky raw salsa of cubed mango and avocado with red onion, cilantro, lime juice, grated garlic and minced jalapeño, served with chips.
Main ingredient: mango
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-12208 · Hand-built original
A chopped salad of black beans, mango, corn and bell pepper with a cumin and lime dressing.
Main ingredient: black beans
Pairs well with: mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole, elote, pico de gallo
HB-4797 · Hand-built original
Diced shrimp cured in lime juice with cucumber, tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, red onion, and mango, tossed in a blended mango and lime sauce and served cold.
Main ingredient: mango
HB-9427 · Hand-built original
Crisp fries topped with cubed seared steak and a fresh mango, cilantro and parsley chimichurri with lemon and red pepper flakes.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-11782 · Hand-built original
Mango Chow is a Trinidadian snack centred on mango, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.
Main ingredient: mango
HB-4178 · Hand-built original
Seasoned chicken wings coated in a flour and cornstarch batter, fried until golden, and tossed in a mango, honey, and barbecue sauce with scotch bonnet or habanero heat.
Main ingredient: mango
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-9428 · Hand-built original
Chunks of ripe mango and avocado with cherry tomatoes and red onion under a citrus-honey dressing, finished with baby greens.
Main ingredient: mango
Pairs well with: grilled chicken, shrimp, toast, sparkling water
HB-16258 · Hand-built original
A fresh salsa of ripe mango, red bell pepper, cucumber, red onion, cilantro and jalapeno dressed with lime juice, honey and olive oil.
Main ingredient: mango
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-10888 · Hand-built original
Purged Manila clams are boiled for a strained broth, then simmered with bean sprouts, garlic and tuna fish sauce.
Main ingredient: Manila clams
Pairs well with: steamed rice, kimchi, seasoned spinach, grilled fish
HB-16369 · Hand-built original
Few dishes capture the warmth of the Caribbean quite like Mannish Water, a deeply savoury goat soup that has long been the centrepiece of celebrations in Grenada. Slow-simmered until the meat falls apart and lifted by allspice, thyme and a generous squeeze of lime, it is the sort of food that gathers people around a table and keeps them there. Hearty, fragrant and wonderfully forgiving, it belongs at any gathering where good company matters as much as good cooking.
Main ingredient: ½ oz goat meat on the bone
HB-1438 · Hand-built original
A traditional Jamaican goat head soup simmered with pumpkin, yam, coco, green banana, cho cho and Irish potato, seasoned with thyme, scallion, pimento and Scotch bonnet, with small dumplings added. It is served hot as an appetiser at large gatherings such as wakes, weddings and parties.
Main ingredient: goat head
HB-4243 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-1439 · Hand-built original
Crescent dough is brushed with maple syrup, scattered with brown sugar and crisped bacon pieces and baked until golden, then cooled and broken into pieces. The result is a sweet and salty pastry snack.
Main ingredient: bacon
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-7549 · Hand-built original
Bread sticks soaked in maple butter, dusted with cinnamon and brown sugar, and baked low and slow until crisp.
Main ingredient: bread
Pairs well with: coffee, milk, tea, vanilla ice cream
HB-16284 · Hand-built original
Crisp maple-butter crostini topped with brie, prosciutto shards, toasted pecans and thyme.
Main ingredient: baguette
HB-3645 · Hand-built original
Parsnips, carrots, beet, sweet potato and red onion roasted in a maple and balsamic glaze with walnuts added partway through.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-11784 · Hand-built original
A whipped plant butter of coconut and sunflower oils sweetened lightly with maple, with the option of folding in pecans or cinnamon for two further versions.
Main ingredient: melted
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-14422 · Hand-built original
Caramel-edged Brussels sprouts and butternut squash roasted with maple, then tossed warm with pecans and dried cranberries.
Main ingredient: half
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-14423 · Hand-built original
Maple-roasted sweet potato wedges are piled onto yogurt and tahini whipped into a soft sauce, then finished with crispy spiced chickpeas, a spicy maple drizzle, pistachios and coriander. It works as a statement side or a substantial meat-free main.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-7555 · Hand-built original
A sharp-sweet maple and Dijon vinaigrette shaken in a jar, in both a small and a larger batch, ready for leafy salads or roasted vegetables.
Main ingredient: vinegar
HB-14424 · Hand-built original
Roasted squash, kale, apple, bacon, walnuts and cheddar with hard-boiled eggs in a maple balsamic dressing.
Main ingredient: butternut squash
Pairs well with: roast chicken, crusty bread, tomato soup
HB-5395 · Hand-built original
Quail eggs braised with minced pork in a spicy mapo sauce of doubanjiang, oyster sauce and chili flakes.
Main ingredient: quail eggs
Pairs well with: steamed rice, kimchi, seaweed soup, spinach banchan
HB-16241 · Hand-built original
Quartered canned artichoke hearts marinated first in red wine vinegar and salt, then in olive oil and dried oregano.
Main ingredient: artichoke hearts
Pairs well with: pita, greek salad, hummus, tzatziki, olives
HB-12020 · Hand-built original
Cherry tomatoes marinated in a honey and herb vinaigrette, served over room-temperature burrata with grilled bread.
Main ingredient: cherry tomato
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-4782 · Hand-built original
A warm focaccia sandwich of lemon-and-oregano marinated mozzarella, grilled courgette and red onion, tomato and mayonnaise.
Main ingredient: ½oz mozzarella ball
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone
HB-14436 · Hand-built original
A jar of mixed olives steeped in olive oil with lemon, rosemary, garlic, thyme and a flicker of crushed red pepper.
Main ingredient: olives
HB-17474 · Hand-built original
Thinly sliced red onions marinated in red wine vinegar and salt, then olive oil and dried oregano, for use as a topping.
Main ingredient: red onions
Pairs well with: pita, greek salad, hummus, tzatziki, olives
HB-12021 · Hand-built original
Roasted capsicum, eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, onion and asparagus are tossed hot in a lemon and herb dressing so they absorb it as they marinate, then folded through curly pasta with feta. The salad keeps for four to five days and is served at room temperature.
Main ingredient: eggplant
HB-7564 · Hand-built original
Chopped romaine and escarole with parsley, dill, green onions, cucumber and feta, dressed simply with red wine vinegar and olive oil.
Main ingredient: romaine
HB-4469 · Hand-built original
A creamy chicken noodle soup with sun-dried tomatoes, tomato paste, spinach and egg noodles, finished with cream cheese and Parmesan.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-12481 · Hand-built original
A creamy chicken broth soup with shredded rotisserie chicken, ditalini, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes seasoned with thyme and turmeric.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-11787 · Hand-built original
A creamy soup of shredded cooked chicken and egg noodles in chicken broth, flavoured with tomato paste, paprika, Italian seasoning and sun-dried tomatoes. Cream, parmesan and baby spinach are stirred in at the end until the spinach wilts.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7567 · Hand-built original
A baked skillet dip of spicy Italian sausage, cream cheese, mozzarella and parmesan with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-11789 · Hand-built original
An Italian sausage and pasta soup in chicken broth with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, basil and a finish of cream and parmesan.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, crusty bread
HB-11790 · Hand-built original
Button mushrooms in a creamy parmesan sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and basil.
Main ingredient: mushrooms
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-5119 · Hand-built original
A creamy chicken and potato soup with bacon, sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan, and basil, built on a golden roux with heavy cream and chicken broth.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9429 · Hand-built original
A martini in dip form: gin-soaked chopped olives spooned over a smooth blend of cream cheese and blue cheese.
Main ingredient: ¼oz pitted green olives
HB-14440 · Hand-built original
Crunchy mozzarella sticks in a tikka masala-spiced panko crumb, frozen firm before a quick fry, served with coriander and a quick spiced tomato dip flavored with garam masala.
Main ingredient: cucina
HB-17654 · Hand-built original
Very soft starchy potatoes boiled until falling apart, steam-dried and mashed with hot butter, cream and milk, served under a pour of gravy.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-7396 · Hand-built original
Cold leftover mashed potato mixed with eggs, grated cheddar and flour, pan-fried in small cakes until crisp and browned on both sides.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-7584 · Hand-built original
Smooth mashed potato enriched with milk, butter and sour cream, spread in a baking dish under mozzarella, a second melting cheese and crisped bacon, then baked until bubbling.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-7585 · Hand-built original
Make-ahead mashed potato with butter, sour cream and milk, reheated under a protective layer of two cheeses and bacon so the top turns golden while the mash stays creamy.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-7586 · Hand-built original
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