While 5 days in Sicily was certainly not enough to experience all the deliciousness the Italian island has to offer, I went prepared (and hungry!) and was able to taste lots of local gourmet foods and dishes – enough to fill many notebook pages with recipe ideas to make at home. Here’s a pictorial of… Continue Reading
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Sicilian Caponata
Caponata is one of the first traditional Sicilian dishes I tasted in Catania and the one I most looked forward to making at home. You see, I’m not usually fond of eggplant, but this creamy, sweet and sour concoction completely turned me around. If you can find small Italian eggplants to make this dish, by… Continue Reading
An Introductory Lunch to Sicilian Cuisine
Photo Credit: Wikipedia I can hardly believe that I’m already back from Catania, Sicily. Two weeks ago, I received an e-mail out of the blue from Iula, a kind lady at the Italian Consulate in Montreal describing an economic mission that would send a group of Canadian importers, merchants, journalists, and bloggers to Catania to… Continue Reading
Rome’s Forno Campo de’ Fiori Pizza, At Home
I’ve recently noticed that when I think back on my recent trip to Rome, of all the amazing food I enjoyed, it’s pizza I remember best. Well, maybe it shouldn’t come as such a surprise given the city’s pizza-making notoriety, but I didn’t expect it to be the dish that would stick to my mind.… Continue Reading
The Roman Feast at Home Feat. Bucatini All’Amatriciana
Back in September, while traveling in Italy, I wrote up an ambitious Roman Party menu as part of one of the Project Food Blog challenges. While I conducted extensive research to come up with this menu, I unfortunately didn’t have the chance to cook it in Rome, being too limited in both space and tools… Continue Reading