A couple of days ago, my dear friend Nat asked me to publish this very recipe. I had actually thought of posting the recipe of another sweet for Valentine’s Day, but this request gave me an idea. Why not publish both recipes? In the southern hemisphere it is still very hot, so ice cream is…
PENNE WITH SAUSAGE SAUCE – PENNE CON SUGO DI SALSICCIA
This is one of my family’s favourite pasta sauces! The first time I have eaten this dish was many years ago, at some family friends’ house in Sicily. Their names are Giovanni and Giovanna. It is a very earthy pasta dish and my girls love it. Do not worry about the Brandy/Cognac shot… the alcohol…
ALMOND COOKIES – DOLCETTI DI MANDORLE
This is a recipe of traditional Sicilian sweets. Sicily is renowned for its citrus fruits, its pistachio nuts and almonds. All these products make fantastic ingredients for sweets. Whenever I go to Sicily, the little mountain top medieval town of Erice (Wiki) is my favourite spot to enjoy almond based sweets. This is a very…
"LIGHT" SWEET AND SOUR CAPSICUMS – PEPERONATA "LIGHT"
I love all things “sweet and sour”, or as we say “agrodolce”. There are many versions of this dish… I could say that probably every family has its own. In our home, we have 2 recipes! This is the “light” version, as the capsicums are not fried. It is really tasty and its tangy flavour…
VERMICELLI WITH ANCHOVIES AND ROASTED BREADCRUMBS – VERMICELLI ALL’ACCIUGHINA E “MUDDICA ATTURRATA”
This is one of my husband’s favourite pasta sauces. It is very simple indeed. It is what we call a dish for the “poor person”, as in the past not everyone could afford fresh fish or meat or cheese. In fact, it is made with anchovies and instead of eating it with grated cheese, we…
STEWED TURKEY MEATBALLS – POLPETTE DI TACCHINO IN UMIDO
This is one of my grandma’s dishes that got passed to me by my parents. I have to say, I love “polpette”… and this particular dish brings back many sweet childhood memories, so it is particularly dear to me. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I do.
TEX MED SALAD – INSALATA TEX MED
No, it is not a typo! I really meant “Med” as in Mediterranean. It is summer here in the southern hemisphere and when it is hot, there is nothing better than a light salad for lunch. But who says that light cannot be tasty and filling?? This is the recipe of one of my favourite salads. It can be…
HOT SALAME & MUSHROOM AND HAM & OLIVES PIZZAS
When I was a child, my neighbours used to have pizza every Friday night and they would always invite me for dinner! Lucky girl, eh?? Well, since then my favourite toppings for homemade pizza are ham and green olives… my neighbours’ choice! My husband instead, prefers mushroom and spicy salame (in many parts of the…
STUFFED SQUID – CALAMARI RIPIENI
This is one of those dishes that remind me of my childhood and of my summer holidays along the beautiful Sicilian coast…
PESTO LINGUINE – LINGUINE AL PESTO GENOVESE
This is a typical recipe from Genoa and is usually eaten with linguine or trofie pasta and would require potatoes and green beans. It is a very common dish in Italy and you can find “ready made” versions of pesto almost anywhere… The home made one though tastes much better and it is very easy…
YOGURT CAKE – TORTA ALLO YOGURT
This is another one of my favourite cakes. It is as light as a sponge cake and it is perfect to have with tea or coffee. It is quite healthy as it is made with yogurt and uses oil instead of sugar, so it is a good snack for adults and children! As measuring unit,…
ALMOND PARFAIT – PARFAIT DI MANDORLE
This is a typical Sicilian “semifreddo”, a semi-frozen dessert. It is usually served with a hot dark chocolate sauce and the contrast between hot and cold, sweet and bitter are DIVINE!
SCHIUMINI MERINGUES – SCHIUMINI
I usually make this biscuits whenever I have some egg white left over… 🙂
APPLE TART – CROSTATA DI MELE
This is the first cake that I have ever baked as a child! I used to LOVE it and I have to say it is still one of my all time favourite! It is very easy to make and looks really pretty… so, what are you waiting for??? Just try it!!!
PIZZOCCHERI
This is a traditional dish from Valtellina, a valley on the Italian Alps. It is typically eaten in winter and/or cold weather…. that’s why it is quite high on calories… but it is to die for!!!
ARANCINE – AL RAGU E AL BURRO
This is my family recipe for arancine, a very popular street food dish from Sicily. They are fried balls of saffron rice stuffed with either a meat sauce or a cheese sauce. The cheese version is called “al burro” that literally means “with butter”, but they are actually filled with béchamel sauce, cheese, ham and peas, while the…
SICILIAN CANNOLI – CANNOLI SICILIANI
This is the recipe of cannoli (well, my family’s recipe!). It’s a traditional dish from Sicily and it requires very specific ingredients that are sometimes hard to find abroad… there are many Sicilian migrants here, so l am lucky enough to find almost anything. If you can’t find ricotta cheese, you can try and substitute…
LADY’S KISSES – BACI DI DAMA
I thought I’d start this blog by posting the recipe of my all time favourite cookies. Their name means “lady’s kisses” because their shape resembles a kiss. They are originally from Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. They are not a family recipe, but these cookies bring back lots of happy childhood memories. They…
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