Tag: ritual bread
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Prayer In Progress
Working the dough! Be part of our community celebration! CELEBRATE ST. JOSEPH’S DAY Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m. Where: Cacio e Vino, 80 2nd Avenue, New York City Reserve your spot and more details at https://experiencesicily.com/saint-josephs-day-in-new-york-city/.
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Thanking Saint Joseph
CREATE RITUAL LOAVES IN HONOR OF ST. JOSEPH; Sunday, March 11, 11 a.m. at Archestratus Books & Food, Brooklyn; Reserve your spot and more details at https://experiencesicily.com/saint-josephs-day-in-new-york-city/. Why I Celebrate Saint Joseph’s Day Two years ago January, our New York City rent was raised 12%. It was a shock. My husband and I immediately began…
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Savoring Sicily, Day 3: Bread and Cheese Fill Us with Joy
We started Day 3 of our Savoring Sicily tour with a visit to a cheese farm where we ate vastedda DOP cheese as they were making it (Same farm as the other day. I can’t say enough about our hosts Salvatore and Baldo!). Vastedda is like mozzarella, but made with sheep’s milk and a slightly…
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Break Bread with Me
Sicily’s folk traditions are fascinating and sacred. On Day 3 of September’s Savoring Sicily tour, in Salemi, we’ll learn about ritual bread-making across the island. We’ll get up close and personal with a few loaves and learn about their significance. Why a hammer? Why a ladder? Why flowers? Why do Sicilian’s bake bread as an…
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Our May Tour, Day 2: Bread Rituals
The ritual of bread making will be the focus of the morning of Day 2 of our Experience Sicily with Chef Melissa Muller tour May 19-31, 2016. Ritual bread making pervades the island of Sicily and is practiced in honor of various saints, the most renowned of which is Saint Joseph or San Giuseppe. For…