If you grew up in a Sicilian household in the US, chances are you know cucuzza. That impossibly long, pale green squash climbing over backyard fences every summer. What you may not know is what to do with the leaves.…
There’s a scene in the Italian TV series Il Commissario Montalbano where the detective sits down to an enormous tray of baked pasta and is asked whether he would have eaten the whole thing by himself had his colleagues not shown up.…
Ricotta and spinach meatballs are an original and tasty second course, particularly suitable for children because healthy and light. Moreover, it is a recipe that can be prepared quickly and is therefore suitable for informal lunches or dinners!
Pasta a picchio pacchiu is one of those summery dishes that Sicilian loves to prepare when is proper summer. The “Picchi Pacchiu” is a tomato-based sauce typical of Palermo, although now widespread throughout the entire island, and called in many…
Pistachios pesto is a very typical recipe of the Sicilian culinary tradition, due also to the incredible quality of our Pistachios, with the famous “Pistachio di Bronte” on top of them. The realization of this recipe is very simple and…
The Minestrone del giovedì grasso (Fat Thursday’s Soup) is an ancient recipe traditionally prepared in Modica during Carnival. Among the ingredients there are not only the classic vegetables (such as potatoes, dried shelled broad beans and onion), but also pork…
A delicious dish for everyone who loves cod! This pasta sauce can be used with either long or short pasta, the choice is yours! To speed up the preparation of pasta with cod sauce, ask your fishmonger to provide you…
The pasta with escarole “Sicilian style” is a simple, but at the same time special, soup. What makes it special, you say? The cubes of seasoned caciocavallo cheese that soften with the heat giving the dish an exquisite flavor. The…
The Involtini di Melanzane & Spaghetti are a first course of the Sicilian culinary tradition: a reinterpretation of pasta alla Norma, the dish based on pasta and eggplant with an unmistakable flavour. The eggplant slices will first be fried –…
