Tag: cannoli

  • Today We Would Have Eaten Two Breakfasts

    If we were in Sicily… We would have started today with two breakfasts. The one with toast, eggs, and fresh fruit at your inn (On second thought, skip that one!), and then with this one, my favorite cannolo in the world coupled with your preferred coffee drink (Un caffè macchiato, perfavore.). This cannolo is like…

  • Released: Ameri-Sicula: Sicilian Culture In America

    It’s here! Ameri-Sicula: Sicilian Culture in America, edited by Mark Hehl and published by Legas. See my chapter on page 100. “Cannoli: The Gateway to Discovering My Sicilian Heritage,” discusses how my father’s sweet tooth opened a sublime world to me. To order your copy, you may use the form below, which best supports this…

  • Cheese Has A Terroir Too

    This is not Sicily, but upstate New York. Like fine wine, you want your cheese to come from a pristine environment. Here’s where the sheep live that make the milk that makes the ricotta that we’ll be sending to you! This weekend we’re preparing the cannoli for the artisanal Cannoli Case we’re sending from Dancing…

  • Order Your Cannoli Case Today

    You know you want it! A box of all you need to assemble six artisanal cannoli with sheep’s milk ricotta cream (made by yours truly) sent directly from Dancing Ewe Farm in Granville, NY plus imported passito wine from Tuscany and admission to an exclusive online presentation… Come on… Order Your Cannoli Case Today at…

  • Presenting The Cannoli Case

    Experience Sicily has teamed up with Dancing Ewe Farm in Granville, NY to present the Cannoli Case, a box containing all you need for the freshest, most delectable sheep’s milk ricotta cannoli paired with passito wine from Tuscany. All sent directly to your home. Then, on Wednesday, July 22 we’ll gather on Zoom for a…

  • Sharing Sicily At Home

    Thank you to all who participated in last evening’s online cannoli making workshop! Working with you all, sharing what I love with you and seeing your joy from it inspired me. When I see families sharing Sicilian culture together, it makes my heart sing. Grazie! Many more online events are to come! Stand by for…

  • Cannoli Before

    This is what cannoli shells look like before they are “initiated” in the fryer. Learn this and more during Let’s Make Cannoli from Scratch, an online cooking class I’ll be hosting on July 1 at 5:30PM Eastern. I will send you my personal recipe and a list of ingredients you should have ready to go,…

  • Let’s Make Cannoli From Scratch

    Do you know what makes the bubbles in cannoli shells? Wine and vinegar! Yup. Learn this and more during Let’s Make Cannoli from Scratch, an online cooking class I’ll be hosting on Wed., July 1 at 5:30PM Eastern. I will send you my personal recipe, a list of ingredients you should have ready to go,…

  • Homemade Cannoli For Research, Of Course

    I’m doing research and development for some online cannoli events. It’s rewarding work! (seriously) More details on how you can participate will be announced soon.