Baked Bay Scallops Gratinate
Our family celebrates Christmas with a traditional seafood dinner on Christmas Eve, as most Italians do. This year I decided to make baked scallops instead …
Fried Breaded Cardoon
While grocery shopping the other day I was fortunate to come across some cardoons (carduna in the Sicilian dialect, cardi or cardone in Italian), which …
Roasted Bell Pepper Rolls: Involtini di Peperoni
These roasted peppers rolls make a stunning presentation for a holiday appetizer or as a side dish. You can use roasted peppers in a jar …
Octopus and Potato Salad
While visiting my daughters in the Washington, D.C. area, I made a trip to the local seafood market. Really fresh seafood is hard to come …
Spinach Arancini: Arancini agli Spinaci
Arancini are stuffed rice balls. They are a popular street food in Sicily. The most traditional fillings are tomato ragù and cheese with ham. I heard …
Calamari Salad with Green Olives and Capers
Calamari salad makes a great antipasto dish or side salad, served either chilled or at room temperature. It is similar in flavor to octopus salad but …
Stuffed Baby Eggplants in Tomato Sauce
The humble eggplant, to the Sicilian cook, is like clay to a sculptor. It can be molded, shaped, and interpreted in limitless ways. Baby eggplants …
Panelle Crepes: Chickpea Crepes
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 …
Crostini with Caper Pate
Capers are flower buds that are either pickled in a brine solution or preserved in sea salt. If you’ve never had capers, they have a …
Spinach, Ricotta, and Sausage Imapanata
This rustic pie is made with pizza dough and filled with spinach, sausage, and …
