When I lived in Venice, my friends used to say that I was too fussy about two things: the beach and oranges. Now guess who spoiled me?
Recipes
In my Sicilian dessert recipes series today we make Croccante di mandorle.
I met Henry Robertson about three years ago, when he came to my classes with his lovely wife Carol who organises culinary tours around Italy.
I just want to share this simple fish recipe which I love to make especially in winter time.
As I mentioned already in this blog, I keep reading my grandmother's recipe books, and experimenting with them.
Our friends at Tour de Forks just hosted one of my grandmother's recipe on their blog.
Today I prepared my favourite Timballo di Melanzane, (eggplant timballo), in individual portion using terracotta little trays to bake them.
The first rain has come to Sicily and Autumn is in the air.
Time to talk about two other great Sicilian Monzu, Paolo Urna and Sebastiano Alicata.
What are Tinniruma?
Tinniruma are the leaves of "cucuzza", a typical Sicilian zucchini used in many local dishes.
I got an email from Rachel asking "what dish is the one in the photo on the top right side of your blog"?