Thank you to all who participated in last evening’s online cannoli making workshop! Working with you all, sharing what I love with you and seeing your joy from it inspired me. When I see families sharing Sicilian culture together, it makes my heart sing. Grazie! Many more online events are to come! Stand by for…
Category: Food/Cuisine
Cannoli Before
This is what cannoli shells look like before they are “initiated” in the fryer. Learn this and more during Let’s Make Cannoli from Scratch, an online cooking class I’ll be hosting on July 1 at 5:30PM Eastern. I will send you my personal recipe and a list of ingredients you should have ready to go,…
Let’s Make Cannoli From Scratch
Do you know what makes the bubbles in cannoli shells? Wine and vinegar! Yup. Learn this and more during Let’s Make Cannoli from Scratch, an online cooking class I’ll be hosting on Wed., July 1 at 5:30PM Eastern. I will send you my personal recipe, a list of ingredients you should have ready to go,…
Homemade Cannoli For Research, Of Course
I’m doing research and development for some online cannoli events. It’s rewarding work! (seriously) More details on how you can participate will be announced soon.
Cheese, Glorious Cheese: Sheep’s Milk Cheese In Sicily
Cheese, glorious cheese! Sheep’s milk cheese that is. In 2018, I wrote a nine part series about cheese making. “Let’s Talk Cheese” can be viewed starting at https://experiencesicily.com/2018/07/08/lets-talk-cheese-part-1/ Once you read Part 1, scroll to the bottom of the ExperienceSicily.com page to “Next Post” to continue. I know you never took cheese for granted before…
Rustic Lunch In Sicily, But Not Only
Lunch at Aldo’s featuring agave bud salad, raw pistachios and almonds, sheep’s milk cheeses, marinated olives and artichoke hearts, emerald-colored caper and herb pesto smeared on crusty bread, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh orange and fennel or tomato salad, depending on the season… and all garnished with vibrant edible flowers that Aldo grew on his property. Sweet,…
Make Fresh Cavatelli Pasta With Us Online
Join me, Allison Scola of Experience Sicily, for a fresh cavatelli pasta making meetup on Zoom. Cavatelli is a typical shape from Sicily. I’ll do a tutorial, and then we’ll make pasta together and chit-chat in my kitchen and yours! Experience Sicily Online Pasta Making Gathering THURSDAY, MAY 28 AT 5:30 PM EDT Register for…
Add Some Sicilian Spice To Your Day
One thing is for sure, when Annalisa and I get together, it’s spicy! Today, Thursday, 14 May at 2PM EDT/8PM in Italia I’ll be talking with Annalisa Pompeo of GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experiences for “Sicilian Stories with Annalisa,” LIVE on Instagram. Join us from the header of your IG account! Click on @gosicily_cook_eat_explore or @experiencesicily…
Dusk In Western Sicily
Antique cart with baskets of olives outside the Grotta Mangiapane, Custonaci, Trapani Province, Sicily
St. Joseph’s Day Feast in NYC This Sunday
For the health and safety of our Experience Sicily guests, we are limiting reservations for Sunday’s St. Joseph’s Day Feast in New York City at at Cacio e Vino to 30 people. Additionally, we will seat you at separate, smaller tables. There are just a couple of spots left, so if you’d like to join…