Tag: authentic sicily

  • Spring In Sicily Tour: Witness Good Friday Here

    In April, expert guide Alice Bifarella and I will be here, in Caltanissetta, on Good Friday, where with our small group of intrepid travelers, we’ll witness the customs and rituals of this fascinating city in the center of Sicily. Our Spring in Sicily tour will take our participants off the beaten path to the hidden…

  • 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/ 

  • Meet Them At The Furnu In Sicily

    Zia Maria and Zio Angelo bake the break at the furnu (the oven/bakery, in Sicilian). In the end, in Sicily, it’s about the people you meet and how you felt during those moments of connection. Always, thank you to Pierfilippo Spoto and Val di Kam in Sant’Angelo Muxaro, Agrigento Province for these introductions.

  • The Sicilian Hills Are Alive

    Yes, you too, like Judy, can walk through a field of wild clover in Sicily. The best time of year to do so is April. (Sant’Angelo Muxaro, Agrigento Province)

  • Easter In Sicily: New Itinerary Coming Soon

    Although this year’s Easter processions will be curbed, I am still leading a small group through Sicily during the days leading up to Pasqua and for the holiday. The details of the new program are currently coming together. Sicily is magical during the spring for so many reasons. The capre Girgentane, pictured, being one! Think…

  • 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…

  • Sunset Over The Sicani Mountains

    Breathe in… Breathe out. And let’s watch the sunset over the Sicani mountains…