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[…]
Merry Christmas from Sicily! Well, as Christmas approaches, there is much to do for a lot of people. So how about a simple recipe for a quick pasta? It won’t take more than 30 minutes, that way, you can get back to Christmas shopping, wrapping, decorating, etc! Here we go….. Ingredients: 1-2 cups of good[…]
Hi everyone! Well, if you’ve tried my original tiramisu recipe, no doubt you weren’t disappointed. But here’s another twist on tiramisu that I invented to satisfy my love (….and that of many Italians….) for both tiramisu AND nutella. You can have both together right? Right! And guess what? It was sooooo good and so simple[…]
Hi all! Well, today I would like to show you how to make a deliciously simple and easy Mediterranean marinade for chicken breasts that are so moist and tender, even when grilled! Here’s what you will need: -1 LB or 1\2 kilo of thin, boneless chicken breasts -1 cup of yogurt, whatever you would normally[…]
There is nothing like a wonderful pasta salad in the summer…..and one that’s made with fresh ingredients. Being the salad lover I am, especially in the summer, here is one salad you can make quickly and simply enough! =) Ingredients (serves 2) – Orecchini shaped pasta (……orecchini in Italian means “little ears”…..the pasta has been[…]
Whew!…..All I can say is that I’m exhausted! Remember my last post on the “Best Homemade Canned Tomato Sauce” ? The one where I mentioned that we bought about 100 pounds of tomatoes to bottle\can? Well, I finished them…and not only them, but my sun dried tomatoes as well. I tell you, I don’t want[…]
Summer is finally here! Even if not officially, the tomatoes sprouting everywhere tell me “It’s a good ol’ summertime”. As promised a few posts back, I am going to show you how I, yours truly, bottles my homemade tomato sauce for the year. No, we don’t have a tomato grove or garden, no I don’t[…]
Italian sausage is out of this world. Now I’m not talking about commercial, preservative laden frozen sausages you find in the stores. I mean fresh Italian sausages! I never really knew the difference before moving to Italy. But now that I know, and have made homemade sausages, let me share a few tips with you[…]
Have you ever tried ricotta? Ricotta (pronounced ree-cot-tah, meaning “twice cooked”) is absolutely delicious! Smooth and silky, it’s no wonder Italians use it often in cooking and baking. Now, good quality ricotta is not heavy. It’s actually creamy and light. The other day, as I was getting ready to prepare lunch, I sent my husband[…]
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[…]
