Arancini or Arancine— east coast of Sicily says Arancini– and the Palermo side says Arancine. I will let you fight it out– with whatever name they are so worth making! Arancini or Arancine fried rice balls; looking like small oranges. An arancia is orange in Italian. They are probably the most iconic Sicilian street foods. We had…
Maremma
We are back down in Maremma,enjoying a little beach time, before work starts again. To get down to the beach at the Nature Reserve, there are 5km of road, passing by horses and these majestic cattle. The beach is rather “wild”, everyone finds these pieces of wood and creates sculptures,teepee’s and small walled structures. The…
SiciliAMO– I love Sicily!
Good news, Bad news… I adore Sicily as much as ever and am closer and closer to my dream to live by the sea!Maybe in Trapani. First day in Palermo a guy drove by on a Vespa and tried to steal my purse….. Judy 1 – Palermo 0 I think I scared the guy as I…
Special Pasta with Special Students
I love kitchen gadgets, who doesn’t? When I was on my way to Torino one year, we passed Chiaveri which is one of my favorite towns. I already wrote up the story about my visit to Franco, my master of Corzetti stamps. Everytime I make this recipe, I have remember the trip, what we ate and…
The Florentine- a city- a steak
When I tell the story of how I came to Florence and fell in love, first with Florence and then with a Florentine-( my now husband, Andrea), I probably should also mention the other Florentine in my life. The Steak, called Bistecca alla Fiorentina- the larger than life T-bone steak Florence is famous for. Did…
Pasquetta – thinking small
In Italy there is a saying- Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi. Christmas with your family and Easter with whoever you like. I guess that means you can spread out the food orgies? As much as I adore Italian food and lifestyle, the one thing I cannot get into are the never-ending meals….
Home on the Range- Maremma
I had a couple of days off and my husband worked so hard moving me while I was in America, I wanted us to have a little get-away. The weather had finally cleared up and spring was in full bloom, so we decided to head for the beach. How to choose which beach? We could…
Spring Training in the Tuscan Kitchen- Green is IN
The markets have exploded with Spring! After what always seems like a long grew winter, color is filling our kitchens. Artichokes, fava beans, asparagus and now fresh peas. When cooking with the seasons, there are certain recipes which appear only in season and we celebrate by gorging on them. In my garden all the fresh…