Put your phone down and look around. As I stood at the bar at Don Gino enjoying my caffè macchiato and observing the comings and goings of the moment, I noticed across the pasticceria a tasting happening. The baker (pictured) had appeared from the kitchen and asked the cashier to come taste her new colomba…
Category: Food/Cuisine
Make Way For Sicilian Artichokes
It’s artichoke season in Sicily. That means on almost every table, this flower (Yes, it is a flower!) is served in many different ways. Here, it is roasted. There are different varieties of artichokes, one set is harvested in the spring (shown here) and the other in the fall. If you are traveling through Sicily,…
Visit The Dairy With The Locals
Witness the cheese making process at the local caseificio (dairy), when you’ll have an opportunity to taste tuma (the first or “farmer’s” cheese) and ricotta, still warm, just out of the cauldron, coupled with crusty bread from the village paneficio (bread bakery). Join me for Secret Sicily: Life in a Remote Sicilian Town, from July…
Let’s Have A Chat For Carnevale In Sicily
Chiacchiere di Carnevale, pictured, are a crunchy, sweet, fried dough garnished with powdered sugar. Leading up to Martedì Grasso or Fat Tuesday, the height of Carnevale, one will find these all over Sicily. The label “chiacchiere” originates from Naples, where this fried mixture of flour, eggs, butter, and some kind of sweet wine reached high…
Love + Ricotta + Nutella = Buona San Valentino
A ricotta and Nutella cake for Valentine’s Day? Yes, please! TIP: In Sicily, you will find some of the most exquisite works of art at the pasticceria in the cake case. Happy Valentine’s Day! Buona Festa di San Valentino!
St. Joseph’s Day on Long Island at Babylon Mercantile
Join us! Experience Sicily with GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experience on Long Island at Babylon Mercantile & Cookshop on Thursday, March 17 for a St. Joseph’s Day Cultural Cooking Experience! Lunch and Dinner events. We are so excited to present these to you! Details and register at https://experiencesicily.com/saint-josephs-day-cultural-cooking-experience/. (This photo was taken by Annalisa Pompeo in…
Cannoli From Scratch
It’s time to make cannoli! Join me this Sunday, Feb. 6 online to learn to make cannoli from scratch! Yum. Register at https://experiencesicily.com/cannoli-making-workshop-2/
Join Me Online On Sunday: We’ll Make Cannoli From Scratch
Get sweet with me! Join me this Sunday, Feb. 6 online to learn to make cannoli from scratch! Yum! Register at https://experiencesicily.com/cannoli-making-workshop-2/ (Allison in Taormina, Sicily, delighting in a freshly stuffed cannolo Siciliano)
Sunday Online: Let’s Make Cannoli From Scratch
I’ve lost five pounds since New Year’s Day. So that means, it’s time to make cannoli! Join me this Sunday, Feb. 6 online to learn to make cannoli from scratch! Yum! Register at https://experiencesicily.com/cannoli-making-workshop-2/
Feel This Moment In Sicily
There is something so satisfying about making fresh pasta. There is something so beautiful about putting your hands in the soft dough. Kneading it. Rolling it out. Creating cavatelli shapes on a fork or lined board while talking with your travel companions. Perhaps you are reminiscing about recipes from your childhood home or perhaps this…