Tag: dolce
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Ancient Sicilian Secret
The cloistered Cistercian nuns of Agrigento’s Monastero di Santo Spirito, like many of their cloistered counterparts around Sicily, over the centuries have raised funds by selling baked goods. Pictured here is one of those goods–sweet couscous–for which the recipe is a secret. After eating it during our Experience Sicily tour in September, I can tell…
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This Way, You Can Taste More than One
In recent years, gelato in Sicily has taken on a new form. It still is in the old form too (in a cup, a cone, or my favorite, stuffed in a brioche!), but these small portions on a stick (pictured), offer us the advantage of being able to try multiple flavors in one sitting!