Thank you to Enzo, Gus, and the staff at La Ginestra in Glen Cove, NY for their hospitality during today’s Sicily on Long Island luncheon! I was so engrossed talking with the lovely people who attended that I forgot to take photos! This is the only one. The food was outstanding and the company was…
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Share Caponata During Sicily On Long Island
We’ll start our Sicily on Long Island luncheon on Sunday with caponata. Caponata is a traditional starter or side featuring Sicily’s sweet and sour flavors known as agrodolce. Usually with an eggplant base, it’s a combination of tomatoes, celery, capers, olives, onions, raisins, pine nuts (this one has some peppers), vinegar, and sugar… And oh,…
Sicily On Long Island Sunday, February 9
We’ve got a seat for you at the table! Join Experience Sicily next Sunday, February 9 for Sicily on Long Island, a prix-fixe lunch of Sicilian cuisine in Glen Cove, NY! At 1PM, we’ll gather for caponata and panelle, pasta alla Norma, and swordfish or veal involtini. You’ll sing along to Sicilian folk songs performed…
Cassatelle Sweet Calzones From Sicily
Cassatelle (pictured) are sweet calzones stuffed with a mixture of fresh sheep’s milk ricotta, confectioners’ sugar, and chocolate chips. They are fried, and upon being served, are dusted with confectioners’ sugar. When eaten warm from the fryer, they melt in your mouth. Cassatelle follow cannoli in terms of my favorite Sicilian dessert (Yes, more than…