Bring heat to your 2020 with a trip to Sicily! I’m thrilled to announce our Experience Sicily 2020 small-group, multisensory tours. May, June, July, and September… all of the details are at https://experiencesicily.com/2020-tours-of-sicily/. The joy we’ll create together will warm your soul for years to come. Amuni’! Let’s experience Sicily together! (Photo Credit: Chiara Musumeci…
Category: Sicilian Wine
Dinner In Marzamemi
Dinner in Marzamemi (especially during a weeknight when there are fewer people in the village) is enchanting. Last week, I had a fantastic evening with my friends Jodi, Curtis, and Pam, laughing as the moon rose over our outdoor table. The late September temperature was perfect!
Cooking in Sicily With Experience Sicily in September 2020
Stirring Sicily, our Experience Sicily hands-on cooking experience has come to a close, but the memories continue! So much joy! Join me and Chef Nino Elia in 2020, from September 17-24. Learn more at https://experiencesicily.com/2020-tours-of-sicily/ and enjoy cooking in Sicily with us!
A Day In The Mountains | Stirring Sicily, Day 6
Live from Sicily! Stirring Sicily, Day 6: A Day in the Mountains..Breathtaking views over Caccamo and Termini Imerese, a farm visit (tasting fresh ricotta out of the cauldron and tomatoes off the vine!), grilling up the freshest sausage you’ll ever taste (we watched (and helped!) the butcher make it, we bought it, we grilled it!),…
From Cannoli to Couscous to Catarratto In Sicily | Stirring Sicily, Day 3
Live from Sicily! Day 3 of Experience Sicily Stirring Sicily tour..A new meaning to the term “full day.” As in, a day filled with out-of-this-world cannoli, a busiate pasta and couscous cooking class, super cool winery visit at Cantina Quattrocieli … And so much food that we are all full! But wow, so satisfying!
The Grapes Tell Us When
The grapes are getting ready for the harvest! Almost time to make the mosto for the wine.
Averna: Sicily’s After Dinner Bitter
Averna is an amaro, or a bitter liqueur that many Italians drink after dinner as a digestif. Amari (plural of amaro) can have bitter, sour, or bittersweet taste as a result of the aromatic herbs, bark, fruit, roots, rinds, and more that are combined to create the cocktail. Averna, which was founded in 1868 by…
Three Regional Styles Of Sicilian Cooking
During our Experience Sicily Stirring Sicily tour from Sept. 19 to 26, co-hosted with Zest! and chef Antonino Elia, we’ll be learning recipes from three different regions of Sicily. One will be local dishes of Agrigento Province with Annalisa of GoSicily cooking experiences. Join us! Contact me for details about a registration special offer! The…
Grazie! Life In A Remote Sicilian Town
I send sincere thanks to my Life In A Remote Sicilian Town fellow travelers and our hosts in Licodia Eubea. I’ve been on the move since last Monday when we said goodbye. This is my first moment to publicly reflect on what a wonderful experience it was! The people of Licodia Eubea filled our hearts…
Endless Vineyards In Trapani Province, Sicily
Live from Sicily! I just keep falling further in love with Sicily… Trapani Province woos me with its endless vineyards, olive groves, and wheat fields. Sweeping mountain views and turquoise sea, busiate pasta and textured couscous, overstuffed cannoli, magnificent beauty, and excellent hospitality. What a heartwarming way to close this trip! Alla prossima!