Mozzarella, Mozzarella…oh where art thou Mozzarella?!…….Who doesn’t like mozzarella? It’s mild, yet flavorful. Distinct, yet versatile. For those reasons, mozzarella has maintained its long reign as King of Italian Cheeses. Now, let me introduce you to it’s offspring, mozzarelline….baby mozzarella balls! =) Here in Italy, they are everywhere. In the USA, they can be found[…]
I love french fries! I have to eat them at least once a week. Thankfully, my husband loves them too! Actually, here in Sicily, french fries are served as appetizers at restaurants =) =) I think Italians are second to consume the most potatoes after Americans! But we can’t eat them nice and fried[…]
I love popcorn shrimp……and with linguine, it’s a match made in Heaven! Now I added some other ingredients to make it flavorful and it turned out great! So try this delicious recipe and let me know what you think! =) Ingredients: -2 cups of frozen or fresh popcorn shrimp, no shell and cleaned -1 cup[…]
If you happen to have home made yogurt (or all natural store bought yogurt…..plain and sugar free) in your fridge ……you can use it to soften your hair! Now we all know the wonderful benefits of yogurt taken internally or used as facial beauty cleansers, but it’s also been said to assist rapid hair growth[…]
As I was preparing lunch today, I was thinking of what I can make for dessert using left over fresh cherries I had bought at the mercato (street market) last week (….see my post!) . We love cream cheese and well, cherries go with cream cheese right? Right! Now, need something solid….solid….Swedish cookies! I had[…]
As the first post of my new series, Eye on Sicily – Local Businesses Tried and True For Travelers, let me introduce you to a terrific shuttle service! For those of you who don’t know what this series is all about, here I try to provide you with names of local businesses and agencies and[…]
Get ready, this is as authentic as it gets! Today, my neighbor here in Sicily, Sara, called me, “Wanita, vieni, dobbiamo fare i cavatelli!” (Wanita, come, we have to make cavatelli!”) And so we did! It was soooo good and you will get the authentic feel for how it was done in the past and[…]
Last night, I couldn’t decide what to cook for dinner….and so after a few minutes at staring in the fridge, I pulled out some veggies and a frittata was born! =) It turned out soooo delicious….and I wanted to share it with you! Ingredients: -4 eggs -1 cup of mushrooms, sliced -1\4 cup of parsley,[…]
If you have ever been to Italy, you will know that street markets are part of Italian life. All across Italy, there are street markets ranging from small to large, commercial to authentic, food to antiques,….you name it, they sell it. These markets are what make Italy! My husband, friend and I went to a[…]
Tomato season is approaching here in Sicily, and in a few weeks I’m going to show you how to can the best tomato sauce ever! But for now, I received some organic cherry tomatoes and decided to make some tomato sauce …..what else can I do, I married an Italian! =) So here they are….aren’t[…]
