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Olive Oil And A Laugh
It snowed on Mount Etna yesterday (and there was some pyroclastic activity too)! So, Mamma may look like this photo from two years ago when Giò Buonanno of Azienda Brancati and I were on his olive and mandorin farm enjoying the views and a good laugh (He’s very entertaining!). Join in on our fun this Friday,…
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Sfince Di San Giuseppe
For Saint Joseph’s Day, you’ll often hear people seeking zeppole. Zeppole are delicious and Napolitano (from Naples, Italy). So it is a different recipe than what Sicilians eat. Sfince, which are cream puffs slathered with cannoli cream and dressed with candied orange, candied cherry, and chocolate chips and/or pistachio dust, are Sicilian. So, when looking…
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Sandy Beach In Ragusa Province
Dreaming of summer sunsets… Sampieri Beach in Ragusa Province is wide, sandy, and natural.
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Piazza Della Vittoria Is A Victory For The Goddess
It’s not lost on me (or my friend, tour guide Rosa Rizza) that when they broke ground in 1973 at Piazza della Vittoria in Siracusa to build the Sanctuary for the Madonna of the Tears, that where they intended to place the church, they discovered the foundation of the late 5th/early 4th century BCE Sanctuary…
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Sicily’s Graceful Example Of Doric Architecture
The doric temple at Segesta, built c. 420 BCE by a Sicilian architect who was influenced by his Greek forefathers’ design styles, sits in the Trapani Province countryside.
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Practice Makes Perfect Cannoli
Today’s Let’s Make Cannoli from Scratch! online workshop was so much fun. What a fantastic group! Thank you to everyone who participated!
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Sunday, Feb. 7, Let’s Make Cannoli From Scratch!
Let’s make cannoli from scratch!Sunday, February 7 at Noon (Eastern) on Zoom Learn more and register at:https://experiencesicily.com/cannoli-making-zoom-workshop/ Carnevale is upon us, and to help us celebrate, since we can’t be incognito, frolicking out on the streets, I thought we could enjoy making cannoli together from my kitchen to yours. I hope you’ll join me for…
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Start Making Your Cuccìa For Santa Lucia Now
Sunday, Dec. 13 is the Feast of Santa Lucia. For those who wish to make cuccìa (pictured) with Alessia of Smile and Food during our online feast event (Details and registration at https://experiencesicily.com/santa-lucia-2020/ ), you should start planning now. Your farro (wheat berries) need to soak in water for 72 hours (and change the water…
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Book Reading And Discussion: Sicilian Americans
Join Us Online this Thursday for a heartwarming evening that will connect you to Sicily and the world of Ameri-Sicula! Experience Sicily presents Ameri-Sicula: Sicilian Culture in America, A Book Reading and Discussion. When: Thur., Nov. 19, 7:30. Zoom. Complimentary. Edited by Mark Hehl, Ameri-Sicula: Sicilian Culture in America is a new book published by…