Categoria: Food
Torta Mimosa
Mimosa cake is a simple cake that takes the name “mimosa” looking like the flower symbol of March 8, women’s day! Although the cake is made of sponge cake and […]
Grani antichi – Ancient grains in Sicily
Sicily has always been a wheat-rich region since ancient times. It’s even supposed since 3° millennium a.c. as testified by the finds of ancient daily life tools, like grindstones and […]
Pesce stocco ‘a ghiotta o alla Messinese
Pesce stocco ‘a ghiotta or alla Messinese is an extraordinary and ancient Sicilian recipe. With its a clear Norman influence (it is a typical fish of the Scandinavian countries) it […]
Minne di Sant’ Agata
If you’ve ever studied art history, you’ll know how to easily spot Saint Agatha in a fresco painting – she’s the one holding her breasts on a platter, a hint […]
Taralli pugliesi
TRADITIONAL TARALLI PUGLIESI RECIPE When traveling through Puglia, the “heel of the boot” of Italy, food is everywhere. Beneath majestic olive trees, there are fields of red earth planted with vegetables, and […]
Cheesecake
Never mind the sour cream, farmer’s cheese, cream cheese, water bath, and worrying about a sunken center. The filling for this delicious cheesecake has just four simple ingredients, and the […]
Slow-Cooked ham
Slow-Cooked ham: instead of being boiled and then transferred to a hot oven to be glazed, I cook the ham so, so slowly, in the oven, wrapped in foil, so […]
Gingerbread man Christmas cake
Christmas cake with a difference. I’ve embraced the cut out technique using an actual gingerbread man cutter. Feel free to use one large gingerbread man or, depending on the size […]