Category: Food/Cuisine
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Drinking Sangue In Palermo
Yes, “Sangue,” meaning blood. It’s a sweet wine typical to Palermo–a cross between Marsala and Zibibbo. The locals drink it at the Taverna Azzurra in La Vucciria market. And here, Eric and I are raising a glass–definitely to a sweeter time. Hang in there, we’ll get through this! I got through drinking Sangue, after all.…
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A Sicily-inspired Gift Idea: A Sicilian Cooking Box
I learned how to make this zucchini tart (which I made for our Thanksgiving table) from Annalisa of GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experiences. You and your loved ones can learn from Annalisa too through the GoSicily Sicilian Culinary Experience in a Box that’s filled with artisanal ingredients from Sicily and comes with online tutorials with Annalisa…
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Thanks GoSicily For Teaching Us About Sicilian Style Artichokes
Grazie mille! Thank you to GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experience for an informative and fun Artichokes Three Ways cooking class today! Thank you to all who participated! Happy cooking and we at Experience Sicily will see you again soon.
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Western Sicily’s Salt Pans
The salt pans of Nubia, near Trapani along Sicily’s west coast are renowned by cooks throughout the world for the delicious sea salt Sicilians have harvested from here for centuries. The tuna fishing industry, which has existed here since Phoenician times (c. 800 BCE), prompted the development of the salt pans because salt is an…
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Learn To Make Sicilian Stuffed Artichokes This Sunday
Join us on Sunday to learn to make Artichokes Three Ways! When I was a child, before the turkey and fixings, we started our Thanksgiving dinner with my Sicilian grandmother Lorenzina’s stuffed artichokes. This Sunday, join Allison Scola of Experience Sicily online with Annalisa of GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experience, who will be live from her…
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Stuffed Artichokes Cooking Class Online Next Sunday
Cook with us next Sunday! When I was a child, our Thanksgiving table was abundant with stuffing, mashed potatoes, broccoli casserole, and my mom’s amazing pies. But we always started our dinner with my Sicilian grandmother’s stuffed artichokes. Next Sunday, join Experience Sicily online with Annalisa of GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experience, who will be live…
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Sicilian Chocolate Boost
I’m one lucky woman! My friends at Gelsomino Imports sent me some Modica chocolate! Perfect to help me finish my current deadlines. Grazie mille! Order yours at https://www.gelsominoimports.com/
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Engaging You At Home: Quoted In Today’s Boston Globe
I’m thrilled to have been quoted in today’s Boston Globe about travel. “The key here is not to lose people’s interest,” said owner Allison Scola. Experience Sicily has offered online pasta-making workshops and a virtual chocolate tasting. YES! In fact, today, join us for an online cooking class featuring caponata, the classic Sicilian dish that…
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It’s Lunch Time. I Want Caponata.
It’s lunch time. All I can think about is Annalisa’s caponata and the fabulous table she sets for our guests during our GoSicily experiences. Join Experience Sicily on Sunday, Oct. 25 to learn to make caponata online from her kitchen to yours. More details and register at https://experiencesicily.com/learn-to-make-caponata/