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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 16 APRIL 2023 12 RECIPE CROSSWORD ACROSS 1) Like unripe fruit 6) Charlotte ___ (dessert) 11) Org. for moms, pops, and pedagogues 14) See-through, as nylons 15) "King of the Hill" town 16) Large coffee dispenser 17) Sewers' conveniences 19) Mai ___ (rum drink) 20) Legendary Giants outfield- er, Mel 21) "__ Love You" (Beatles tune) 22) Have a malady 23) Closer to the colour of tanned leather 27) Chooses 29) First word of the Lord's Prayer 30) Architect's detail 32) First word of a letter 33) Flossing advocacy grp. 34) Story-telling dances 36) Drabs partners 39) Brief swims 41) Trees with needles 43) Web filter target 44) Very deep sleep 46) Popular soft drinks 48) Prefix with release 49) One who's "just looking" 51) Noted first name in jazz 52) Suffix with organ 53) Was successful in the Olym- pics 56) Learned people 58) Flightless "down under" bird 59) Before now 60) What grapplers grapple on 61) Server's reward 62) Locating exactly 68) Bulldog booster 69) Sub detector 70) Comaneci the gymnast 71) Cozy retreat in the home 72) Related on the mother's side 73) Most Jordanians DOWN 1) Adder relative 2) Ho ___ Minh City 3) Suffix for "velvet" 4) Army scout's job 5) Savage or barbaric 6) Word from a cheerleader 7) Paranormal showman Geller 8) Pours none too neatly 9) Got the feeling 10) Stored, as grain or fodder 11) Hamper a pie? 12) Distinguishing characteris- tic 13) Blue-dye plants 18) Meet a challenge 23) Frog relatives 24) Complement of video 25) Engrossed with 26) Historical memento 28) Prominent donkey features 31) Camper's floater 35) Does well at retail 37) Break open suddenly 38) Botanical uprights 40) Type of bean or milk 42) Spicy sausage meat 45) Patient's problem 47) Grassland dotted with trees 50) Area 53) Allocated (with "out") 54) "J'accuse!" author Zola 55) Clinton cabinet member Shalala 57) Oil from flower petals 63) Small butter unit 64) Valuable find in rock 65) Ms. Lupino 66) Writer's point? 67) Mustang mover? F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Partly to rather cloudy with isolated showers Visibility Good except in showers Wind West force 4 veering West Northwest force 6. Overnight becoming force 5. TODAY TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER WINDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS WINDY 17 0 / 12 0 18 0 / 12 0 FEELS LIKE 17 0 FEELS LIKE 18 0 Apple and pork meatballs in a Gorgonzola sauce INGREDIENTS METHOD 1. Season the pork mince with salt and pepper and add the finely chopped apple, walnuts, garlic, parsley, sage and egg and mix well. 2. Take a spoonful of the mixture and roll into a ball. 3. Coat with polenta and place on a baking tray with a little bit of olive oil. 4. Bake in the oven at 190C for 45 mins. 5. To make the sauce, gently fry the leek in olive oil until tender. 6. Add the sage and the Gorgonzola (you can add more or less cheese according to how strong you would like the sauce). 7. Season with salt and pepper and add the fresh cream. 8. When the meatballs are ready add them to the sauce in the pan and simmer for a couple of seconds. 9. Serve with rice and garnished with fresh parsley. Meatballs • 500g pork mince • 1 apple, peeled and finely chopped • 2 handfuls walnuts, rough- ly chopped • 1 clove garlic • Handful parsley, finely chopped • Few leaves sage, finely chopped • 1 egg • Polenta Gorgonzola sauce • ½ leek • 3 sage leaves • 50g Gorgonzola • 1 tub fresh cream These pork meatballs are moist and delicious and use apple instead of breadcrumbs to hold them together making them a great gluten-free option. Try Michael Diacono's recipe for these meatballs in Gorgonzola sauce.