This marinated calamari salad is a timeless dish in its simplicity. It is a very quick dish to prepare, and it’s something that you can make the day before and leave in the fridge to marinate. All the ingredients are…
The “Excelsior cookies” are dessert biscuits typical of the Sicilian tradition. They are a dessert that is consumed on any occasion of conviviality. Excelsior cookies are also called “dolci da riposto”, meaning the cupboard closet where traditionally sweet foods were…
These Sicilian eggplant rolls are a typical Sunday dish, often presented as an appetizer or as a second course (following a tasty baked pasta!), but can be good for any important occasion. These Sicilian style involtini are a rather rich…
Tasty, fragrant, delicious and nutritious, tomato sauce originated in Palermo but is one of the main condiments in Sicilian cuisine and, depending on the place, there are different variations of it. Palermo-style tomato sauce is perfect for pasta cà sarsa…
The secret to a delicious Sicilian frittata is to start off with fresh large eggs. Anywhere from 6-12 eggs can be used depending on the size of your frying pan (I use a 13-inch oven-proof non-stick pan.) I typically use…
Caponata is probably one of the most common appetizers and sides in the Sicilian Cuisine – the typical Caponata is done with Eggplants, but is quite common to see nowadays different variations of this famous dish, where the eggplant give space…
As Sicily is surrounded by the sea, we are lucky to enjoy a great quality of raw materials in the catch. The swordfish carpaccio in its simplicity is a fantastic and delicious seafood appetizer typical of Sicily, but which is…
Pasta ca cucuzza fritta e menta (pasta with fried courgette and mint) is a typical Sicilian recipe, tasty and quick to prepare. It is a fresh, fragrant dish, perfect in its simplicity.
“U Pani Cunzatu“, literally “Seasoned Bread“, is one of the most typical Sicilian “poor meals” among the Sicilian Food Culture. Also called “bread of misfortune” (pane della disgrazia), in the absence of a complete dish, it was enriched with cheap…
