giugno 10, 2012
Do you know what “caldofreddo” is? Caldofreddo is a very particular ice cream prepared in the western part of Sicily. Literally in Italian these are two separate […]
maggio 28, 2012
Do you know how to make one of the most renowned Sicilian pasta dish? It’s what we call “pasta cu l’anciova” which literally means pasta with […]
marzo 24, 2012
Do you know what the pesto of pistachio is? It is a sauce made of grounded pistachio from Bronte, a town near Catania, and it is […]
marzo 10, 2012
This short post is to thank the website Charming Sicily to have awarded me with the title of ‘Sicilian Local Expert’. It’s always nice when somebody […]
marzo 2, 2012
Do you know what is the so-called “MACCO DI FAVE”? In Sicilian the word macco becomes maccu and is used to name an exquisite dish we […]
febbraio 21, 2012
Sicilian Carnival Week The Carnival in Italy is the period of festivity dedicated to the children and it always comes before the Lent, the forty days […]
febbraio 20, 2012
Do you know what “pane cunzato” is? And how can we make it? Pane cunzato in Sicilian dialect means literally stuffed bread. When we talk about this preparation which […]
febbraio 6, 2012
Yesterday I spent a lovely day in Lascari, a small village near the more famous Cefalù, where there is a new born restaurant called “Four Seasons” […]
dicembre 24, 2011
It’s almost midnight and Baby Jesus is about to come to this world once again. I would like to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy […]
dicembre 20, 2011
Do you know what cardoons are? And how we eat them? Here we have some vegetables that are not easy to find in other part of […]