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  • St. Joseph’s Pastry

    For many, what they associate most with Saint Joseph’s Day (March 19) is the sweet sfince di San Giuseppe. Sfinci are fried cream puffs served hot with a dusting of cinnamon, confectioner’s sugar, and honey, or, like those pictured, cold and open-faced with a smear of sweet ricotta cream and decorated with candied orange and…

  • Preparing For Saint Joseph’s Day

    We had a wonderful afternoon preparing for Saint Joseph’s Day. Many beautiful loaves were made for our tavola di San Giuseppe (altar)! Join us at Cacio e Vino on Sunday, March 24 for the annual community luncheon to see them up close and welcome spring’s arrival. Reserve your spot at https://experiencesicily.com/events/saint-josephs-day-in-new-york-city Thank you to the…

  • Flowers For Saint Joseph’s Day From Salemi, Sicily

    Thank you to Visit Borgo Salemi for this beautiful photo! Tomorrow in New York City we’ll be (attempting) to make beautiful creations like this in preparation for our feast for St. Joseph’s Day. Join me, Allison Scola of Experience Sicily, at Cacio e Vino at 2pm for a bread making workshop where we’ll get our…

  • Join Us For Saint Joseph’s Day In New York City

    Let’s bake bread together! Let’s celebrate spring’s arrival! Saint Joseph’s Day is approaching, and I hope you’ll celebrate with me Sundays, March 10 and 24 at Cacio e Vino in New York City. The big feast is on Sunday, March 24 at 2PM. We’ll have a prix-fixe traditional menu, a presentation about traditions in southern…

  • Make Bread For Saint Joseph March 10 In New York City

    Make bread with Experience Sicily on Sunday, March 10 at Cacio e Vino in NYC! It’s not bread you eat, however, but decorative bread, in honor of Saint Joseph. Like what women do all over southern Italy and Sicily to honor the patron saint of fathers, carpenters, and those who toil for their work, you…

  • Joy From Saint Joseph

    Thank you to everyone who came to our St. Joseph’s Day celebration this afternoon! And thank you to Cacio e Vino restaurant for being such fabulous hosts. It was pure joy. A glimpse of our altar… Viva San Giuseppe!

  • Thank Goodness For Fava

    In the 10th century, a drought caused a severe famine in Southern Italy. The crop that sustained Sicily’s citizens during the famine was fava beans, like those pictured (Fresh, green on the left, Dried, brown on the right). Devotees of Saint Joseph prayed to him to bring rain, and in return, they promised to hold…

  • Beloved Sfinci di San Giuseppe

    Probably the most famous food associated with Saint Joseph’s Day, which is March 19, are Sfinci di San Giuseppe. I photographed these in Sicily–not an easy item to find if they aren’t “in season.” Sfinci are fried cream puffs, served hot with a dusting of cinnamon, confectioner’s sugar, and honey, or cold and open-faced with…

  • Saint Joseph, The Protector and Father

    San Giuseppe, or Saint Joseph, pictured in this altar from Sicily, is one of the most venerated saints south of Rome. The spouse of the Virgin Mary and the guardian-father of Jesus, he is regarded as the patron saint of fathers. In fact, in Italy, Saint Joseph’s Day, March 19, is also Father’s Day. Saint…