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5 reasons why you should eat beetroot
5 reasons why you should eat beetroot I must say growing up beetroot was not one of my preferred vegetables. In fact, I would immediately eliminate it from any salad so that its forceful colour wouldn’t mess with the rest of my greens! Truth be told, I grew to love beetroot. I would bite into … <a href="https://served.mt/5-reasons-why-you-should-eat-beetroot/">Continued</a>
Dumplings Around The World
Dumplings Around The World There’s something special about dumplings that link cultures across the globe in a culinary phenomenon. Wherever you travel in the world, you are bound to come across a typical dumpling dish. Aside from our delicious Gozitan Ravjul, which ones have you tasted? Here are our top 10 dumplings around the world. … <a href="https://served.mt/dumplings-around-the-world/">Continued</a>
5 Interesting foods that may improve your sex drive
5 Interesting foods that may improve your sex drive After busting the myth that chocolate is an aphrodisiac we did a little research on some foods that may actually affect your sex drive. We’ve all heard about certain food, drinks and behaviour having a reputation to improve your sex drive, make you feel horny or … <a href="https://served.mt/5-interesting-foods-that-may-improve-your-sex-drive/">Continued</a>
Top 10 Favourite Summer Salads
Top 10 Favourite Summer Salads! Looking for some salad inspiration to spruce up your menu? Or perhaps you’re simply in need of something a little more exciting that’s healthy, fresh and flavoursome. We totally get it! Salads don’t have to be boring and after rounding up these amazing recipes, we know how to wipe out … <a href="https://served.mt/top-10-favourite-summer-salads/">Continued</a>
Benefits of drinking Lemon Water Daily
We are all well-aware of the benefits of keeping hydrated and the importance of water in our bodies. But what happens when you drink lemon water daily? Some experts claim this to be the best morning ritual whilst others shrug it off as a myth. Although many have gone to the web to claim that … <a href="https://served.mt/benefits-of-drinking-lemon-water-daily/">Continued</a>
10 things you should not put in the fridge
It’s stifling hot and a kind of ‘automated response’ is switched on urging you to place anything you can in the fridge…. wishfully hoping there would be place for your body too. (We know you keep your head in there a while longer than usual when the aircon is not coping!) Following our 5 busted … <a href="https://served.mt/10-things-you-should-not-put-in-the-fridge/">Continued</a>
Tasty Vegetarian BBQ Ideas
Whether you are hosting a BBQ and have vegetarian guests coming over or whether you’re a vegetarian yourself – you shouldn’t have to suffer at a BBQ event. BBQs are synonymous with meat-loaded items but this doesn’t have to be so. Opting for vegetarian and vegan BBQ dishes will also save you on the calories … <a href="https://served.mt/tasty-vegetarian-bbq-ideas-served/">Continued</a>
5 Food myths that people still believe!
How many times have you realised that you are going about your life believing things to be true? From ancient housewives’ tales to unrevised scientific or contradicting facts we can carry myths from generation to generation! This is also true for food… myths about the nutritional value or foods, how we cook it to how … <a href="https://served.mt/5-food-myths/">Continued</a>
Lifting the Lid – Matthew Azzopardi
Executive chef Urban Valley Resort and Spa What or who inspired you to become a chef? From a young age, I always loved to watch my parents cook. My mother mainly does the cooking at home, but during Christmas they join forces to make the “Qagħaq tal-Għasel” (honey rings). Growing up in such an environment … <a href="https://served.mt/lifting-the-lid-matthew-azzopardi/">Continued</a>
Lifting the Lid – Stefan Hogan
What or who inspired you to become a chef? I was drawn to kitchen life from a very early age as I discovered my mother’s cookery books and from the age of nine, the ritual of Sunday baking was born. I just loved the process of reading through the pages choosing the recipes, getting the … <a href="https://served.mt/lifting-the-lid-stefan-hogan/">Continued</a>
#In the know – What’s with Wagashi?
Spring has sprung and we’re kicking off with what to watch, where to eat and how to cook perfect pasta. Healthy fried food with one just click Air is the new oil, and now with the technology found in the Philips Unique TurboStar fryer you can use that air to fry in a healthier way … <a href="https://served.mt/in-the-know-whats-with-wagashi/">Continued</a>
#In the know – Spring has Sprung
Spring has sprung and we’re kicking off with what to watch, where to eat and how to cook perfect pasta. One to watch Four Food Elements Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat is the new Netflix documentary series adapted from Nosrat’s best-selling cookbook of the same name. Like the book, the docuseries divides its four parts into … <a href="https://served.mt/in-the-know-spring-has-sprung/">Continued</a>
Served Magazine #8
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Editor’s Letter With that sweet and subtle smell of spring starting to make its presence felt, we at Served are feeling it, not just because we are full-on summer folk, but also because this marks the … <a href="https://served.mt/served8-online/">Continued</a>
Perfecting Artichokes
I really love this recipe, which to be perfectly honest was inspired by the legendary Martha Stewart; which I tweaked slightly. This is a fast, easy and delicious hearty meal, or great as a side too. If we’re doing 4 large artichokes here is your list of ingredients; You will need 4 artichokes Lemon juice … <a href="https://served.mt/perfecting-artichokes/">Continued</a>
Battle of the architects – Rueben Lautier
If you look more closely there are wonderful parallels and deeply rooted connections between the arts of building and of cooking. To begin with, both evolve from necessity, and both possess a cultural and sensory, aesthetic dimension. As do most arts, these two also bestow a leading role to the materials used and require designing, … <a href="https://served.mt/rueben-lautier/">Continued</a>
A chef in the city – Maria Muscat
Served asks Maria Sammut, Executive chef & co-owner of 59 Republic, Valletta a few questions about her passion and drive for good food. What or who inspired you to become a chef? My early inspiration is a cliché, but it was my mother who involved me, from an early age, in her cooking and has … <a href="https://served.mt/getting-to-know-maria-muscat/">Continued</a>
Perfecting Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potato recipe by Yaz DeMicoli. This week we’re going to be tackling another ‘side dish’, but it’s also a great accompaniment for vegan and vegetarian dishes. This recipe of sweet potato is simple, easy and packed with flavour. Prep time is no more than five minutes with a 30-40 minutes cooking time. You will … <a href="https://served.mt/perfecting-sweet-potatoes/">Continued</a>
Loving your Leftovers
A raid is on Your forgotten frozen veg, bacon at the back of the fridge, pulses, beans and spices are an Aladdin’s cave of ingredients all ready to liven up your week day supper or a simple plate of pasta. Home cook Steph Mercieca Bason shows how with just a little creativity and know-how you … <a href="https://served.mt/loving-your-leftovers/">Continued</a>
Gennaro Contaldo, The man behind the legend
Served caught up with Gennaro Contaldo, the culinary Italian legend widely known as one of the most respected chefs in Italy and London and as Jamie Oliver’s mentor. In Malta for a family affair, he found time to have a lively and passionate conversation with Served publisher and lifelong fan Sam Psaila about food philosophies, … <a href="https://served.mt/gennaro-contaldo-the-man-behind-the-legend/">Continued</a>
Quick Fix – Breakfast
Wake & Bake Say goodbye to another boring bowl of plain porridge or cold cornflakes, topped with maybe a drizzle of milk or a sprinkle of brown sugar. These creative topping ideas will ensure breakfast’s most popular cereals never taste bland again. The general rule of thumb however is to include a nut, a fruit, … <a href="https://served.mt/quick-fix-breakfast/">Continued</a>