Sausage, Potatoes, and Red Pepper in Tomato Sauce
Sicily is an island abundant in tomatoes. Sometimes it appears that Sicilians cook just about everything in tomato sauce. That bodes well for a tomato …
Sicily is an island abundant in tomatoes. Sometimes it appears that Sicilians cook just about everything in tomato sauce. That bodes well for a tomato …
While pasta with clam sauce is traditionally part of Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has been adopted throughout all of Italy. It has become the standard …
Most of us tend to overindulge ourselves over the holidays – myself being no exception. Overeating at Christmas parties, New Year’s parties, and lavish dinners …
My mother comes from the town of Castelvetrano, Sicily. Castelvetrano is famous throughout Italy for its black bread – pane nero, or pane nivuru as …
Puttana, or buttana in Sicilian, means a slut or whore. The name of this pasta dish, “alla Puttanesca,” translates as pasta in the style of …
This rustic pie is made with pizza dough and filled with spinach, sausage, and …
Most children are finicky eaters and my sister and I were no exception. I remember many nights, of what seemed like torture, where our parents …
My mom was a working mother so she didn’t have a lot of time to prepare dinners during the week. These were always a hit …
This dish is the Italian version of tuna noodle casserole. Several years ago while visiting family in Sicily, a cousin invited me to dinner. He …
A Sfincione is a thick Sicilian pizza that is essentially a focaccia (in Italian) when not made with a tomato sauce topping. Just like focaccia, …