Quaresimali are almond cookies that were traditionally made during Lent (Quaresima). There are many variations of this recipe but they are usually hard cookies that contain no fat and no egg yolks. Quaresimali in parts of Northern Italy are alphabet shaped chocolate cookies without nuts. I make these cookies year-round …
Infigghiulata (Nfigghiulata), impanate, and scacciate are just a few names for popular snack foods in Sicily that are made with focaccia/pizza dough and stuffed with various fillings. They are considered rustic forms of pizza or pizze, such as a calzone. Each of these breads is basically the same except they …
Marsala is an indigenous fortified wine frequently used in Sicilian cooking. There are two varieties of Marsala – sweet and dry. Sweet Marsala is savored as a desert wine and used mainly for making desserts. Dry Marsala, which is less sweet, is enjoyed as an aperitif and used for making …
Occasionally I get cravings for panelle, a highly nutritious Sicilian snack food. Panelle are basically fritters made of chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour. They are not difficult to make but the process takes some time. I came up with this recipe for making panelle in a crepe form to cut down on …
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 lover like me. I could live off fresh garden tomatoes. Why eat boring food like plain fried Italian sausages, when you can make it into …
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 fare of most Italians, especially those living along the coastal areas. There is a white version and a red version. The white version is made with …
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