Some like it hot! Chili infused olive oil, the answer to a bumper crop. Drizzle, dip, baste & marinade: use it to fire up all sorts.

A sweet treat for autumnal feasts with friends: a campfire or stove-top plum, carob & orange crisp to warm the hearts and hands.

Rushed weekday breakfasts aren’t high on the Richter scale of enjoyment. But these quick muesli muffins are a moreish ‘breakfast to go’.

Passata, ketchup, puree, sauce or dip. Whatever it’s called, nothing beats this full-on flavour of late summer Mediterranean tomatoes.

Pesto with some chili kick! Plus 10 ways to use pesto and 5 alternative pesto recipes.

‘Saints & Sinners’ nougat ice cream with a nip of Disaronno amaretto.

Glam up your summer evenings with a retro ’70s inspired apero’. Refreshing, ice cold Watermelon Margaritas.

A rustic grape galette to celebrate the very start of the Mediterranean grape harvest. Ideal with sweet Sicilian dessert wines.

Inspired by an iced mint tea sipped in Tripoli, Libya, this mint & peach granita is the ultimate in summer cool!

Perfect pancakes served with rich aromas – Maltese carob honey and stem ginger & pineapple compote. Breakfast at its best!

Celebrate stone fruit season. French-style crème pâtissière to sink in succulent plums. Simple summer tea time, and divine.

Fig clafoutis with a generous nip of Vin Santo dessert wine to toast peak summer dining. A gluten-free recipe too.

Herb lover and vegetarian’s lunch delight! Tuscan rosemary polenta with a flavorsome sun-blush tomato, thyme & mushroom ragu’.

White-on-white panna cotta. Delicately scented with jasmine and white chocolate, an understated, sophisticated summer dessert.

Pure & simple, dreamily creamy homemade ricotta. Lemon, milk, salt and an hour’s patience is all you need!

Red mullet grilled on the BBQ in pancetta with a fresh orange caper salad. Red, orange, yellow for a bright n’ light summer lunch.

Fresh garden mint & extra strong peppermints give this ice cream a ‘cool’ double whammy for hot summer days.

Violetta sweet aubergine baked filled with a Sicilian favorite. A tasty, light summer lunch.

Homemade granola is so easy and a tasty, healthy start to the day. Dollops of Greek yoghurt & honey allowed!

A sumptuous, moist chocolate cake with a hint of bitter oranges from ‘Kinnie’, the iconic fizzy drink from Malta.

Cherry chocolate chip ice cream, Black Forest cake inspired, with fresh red cherries.

A decadent mound of sponge, glacé fruit, cream and melted chocolate. Messy, gooey and as mad as carnival itself.