Hi Everyone! Well, I must confess…..my husband and I are on a mission to use the most healthiest ingredients possible when cooking. Due to a family member’s current battle with cancer, we started educating ourselves regarding how food is formulated, processed, and sold as well as how it how affects our body. A lot of[…]
Ciao Everyone! If you know me well, you know I love bread….any and all kinds. My 18 month old is the same….she points to bread wherever she finds it and yells “bau! bau!” (….we speak English at home so she responds in English although she fully understands both English and Italian, including the Sicilian dialect!)[…]
Hi Everyone! Yesterday morning, while at the local “mercato”, we picked up some small sized whole fish to cook for lunch. Being short on time, I needed something quick, yet tasty. Since I love to cook all naturally, especially since the birth of our daughter, I decided to throw together some of my favorite ingredients[…]
Hi Everyone! We are now entering summer here in Sicily. And in our home, this means more salad nights! My husband loves salads, so it makes making dinner so much easier….how can you go wrong with a salad right? Well, here’s my delicious recipe for a grilled eggplant salad. It’s the grilled eggplant mixed with[…]
Hi Everyone! As pumpkin season has ended for us here in Sicily, I was still able to find a late bloomer sitting so beautifully at the vegetable and fruit stand where I shop near my home. I was excited to see it because I wanted to make a pumpkin lasagna but had feared there for[…]
Hi Everyone! Today I wanted to share a delicious recipe that’s worth calling an omelette! I actually made it for dinner because I was tired of my boring old omelette which was one of those “what’s for dinner, dear?…an omelette….oh, uh, could we have something else?” type husband to wife question and answer. So now,[…]
Hi Everyone! If you are looking for an easy fish recipe and can get your hands on some fresh mussels, here’s a dish you can make in minutes! It’s so delicious and easy, I’m sure it will be on your list of favorites! Let’s begin…. Maestro, the ingredients please!…. – 1 kilo (2 pounds) of[…]
Hi Everyone! Today I got lazy….I admit it….I had a terrible headache last night that lasted into the morning and so I didn’t really feel like making a lengthy lasagna. Instead, I had some pita bread (….yes, here in Sicily there is a grocery chain that actually carries Pita bread….and I’m very grateful because my[…]
Hi Everyone! Today I wanted to share another pork chop recipe which is so simple and takes only minutes =) Everything bakes together and there are only 5 easy ingredients in the sauce….simple, healthy, all natural, and not to mention fast and furious! Maestro, the ingredients please!….. -Cubed potatoes, rinsed under cold running water[…]
Hi Everyone! I have to tell you, I just discovered how to successfully stuff pizza crusts and I’m sure you are going to love this! For those of you who don’t eat your crusts (yes, even in Italy there are those who don’t), you may think twice before leaving them off to the side for[…]