Hi Everyone =) Today my husband and I made “Cucche”(pronounced “coo-keh”), a typical eastern Sicilian dish native to the region where we live. They were absolutely delicious! So I wanted to share this recipe with you….are you ready? Let’s begin! -500 grams (1 pound) of fresh sausages -4 to 5 large garlics -1\2 of a[…]
Hi Everyone =) Have you ever been left with some lingering parsley in the fridge? Here’s a quick and super delicious recipe for pasta that only has three fresh ingredients…parsley, olive oil, and garlic! Prepare your pasta…in my case, I chose to make some spaghetti. While the pasta is boiling, smash 3-4 cloves of fresh[…]
Hi Everyone! Well, as summer is ending and fall is beginning here in Sicily, figs are everywhere. Yummy, plumpy green and purple deliciously sweet figs. My husband and I love fig jam and so as yearly tradition calls, I always make fig jam. In this post, I’m going to show you how incredibly easy it[…]
Hi Everyone! Last week I was up early one morning after feeding our 5 month old, and wanted to make something sweet and easy for breakfast. My husband and I usually have something sweet with our cappuccinos…spoiled, I know!…..and so I remembered I had some puff pastry in the fridge. Puff pastry, puff pastry….fruit? fruit!…cream[…]
Hi all =) Well, I love hummus and that’s about the only way I really eat chickpeas. However, since I have a lot of organic dry chickpeas, I was thinking of other delicious ways to serve it besides in hummus or in a salad. And alas, it happened…burgers! Quick, easy and delicious using a stove[…]
Hi everyone! About a week ago, we were with my in-laws at their country home for lunch. While there, we discovered that they have several wild blackberry bushes. So since my husband and I love berry jams, I thought I would turn these tiny blackberries, called “more” (pronounced “mo-reh”) in Italian, into yummy jam.[…]
Ciao Everyone! I am so excited to announce my new eBook filled with authentic Sicilian recipes! When I mean authentic, I mean authentic! Being married to a Sicilian and living in Sicily, it’s no wonder I decided to create a cookbook filled with delicious recipes for you to try. If you happen to be of[…]
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Hi all =) It’s summer here in Sicily and my in-laws gave me some fresh zucchini (bumper crop) from their garden. So wanting to use the zucchini but not wanting to spend too much time in the kitchen (our 4 month old needed mommy) I decided to let the oven prepare lunch =) So I[…]
Hi eveyone =) Having a new baby keeps you very busy, can I get a witness? So here’s a super easy and deliciously quick marinade for chicken. You can use any cut of chicken you like (strips, breast, drumsticks, etc.) and then cook it however you desire (stove top grill, BBQ, bake, or pan fry).[…]
