Catania fish market- Sicily from divina cucina on Vimeo. Wish I had brought my movie camera.Sicily is a place which imbeds itself in your soul. I will return soon to set up programs for next year already, but based at the seaside. Join me! Next year is my 25th anniversary in Italy and I want…
Simple Sicilian Pleasures
“I love you princess” If parmesan cheese is the “King of Cheeses” Fresh ricotta, candid and white is the Princess! Ricotta Re-cooked Nothing is more splendid than eating fresh ricotta on it’s own. Savory or sweet. Sheep are everywhere and sheeps milk ricotta will win you over right away. It is served at almost every…
Postcards from Sicily
Some images from Sicilyuntil I have time to write! I have always loved these “sayings” on ceramic tiles This gypsy sleeping on the church steps looks like a paintingthe light inside and outside the church was magic. Traffic jams in the countryside with sheep Tomatoes drying for winter The BEST cannolo at Caffe Sicilia in…
Market- Catania’s Fish Market
Probably one of the most fun fish markets in Italy is the Catania fish market. We stopped by with our slow food group and had some fresh sea urchins sold already cleaned in a small cup with a “mussel” spoon!It was like eating the sea.I prefer it without the lemon, which was squeezed on before…
Merci Lucy
One thing I love about the internet is the constant learning. I love to read Lucy’s blog, Kitchen Notebook, not only for her words,which paint such vibrant images,but also for the images themselves. She is a fabulous photographer and I can’t wait to see her reporton our week in Sicily. This is the new trick…
Eat Drink Shop- Palermo
My favorite painting of the Vucceria market by Renato Guttuso This week in Palermo has been full of eating drinking and shopping!swordfish is a speciality in Palermo, guess so if they come this big! It is the perfect season to be here. We were able to participate in the first pressing of olive oil with…
Too Much of a Good Thing?
With todays news of the market crashing-countries going bankrupt We all need to think about the simple postive things in life. A fabulous flavor combination I have come to love in ItalyisBread and Chocolate. Saltless Tuscan bread is perfect to have with a bite of a simple bar of chocolate. Last week when we were…
EAT DRINK SHOP- Prato
Living in Florence often feels like living in Disneyland without free bathrooms! I actually LIVED downtown Florence for 24 years, just moving full time to my place in the countryside this May. Living in Florence often feels like living in Disneyland, with over 500,000 tourists a day coming into town, often really running through. Been…