Stuffed eggs with tuna, capers and olives is a classic Italian antipasto for a special occasion. It is a simple, fast and tasty recipe that you can enjoy for Easter dinner or on an Easter Monday picnic (Pasquetta, “little Easter”, the day after Easter). In Christianity, eggs were a traditional symbol of fertility and rebirth…
Caponata (Eggplant Stew)
Caponata is a delicious dish, typical of the Sicilian cuisine made with sautéed vegetables (mostly eggplants) and seasoned with sweet and sour sauce. Sicilians are very proud of it because it is made only native Sicilian ingredients. It can be served cold either as an appetizer or as a side dish, but you can also…
Insalata di Finocchi e Arance Rosse (Fennel and Blood Orange salad)
This year’s citrus season is almost over, but we still have time to enjoy this delicious Sicilian salad made with fennel bulb, blood orange and olives. This is a simple and refreshing dish, perfect to serve either for a light lunch or as a side dish with dinner. The sweet and beautifully colored blood oranges…
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca (Spaghetti Puttanesca)
Spaghetti puttanesca is a tasty and piquant dish. It is one of the more popular recipes of Italian cuisine, originally from Lazio and Campania but now spread all over the world. This recipe, fast and simple, is prepared with fresh tomatoes, garlic, olives, anchovies, capers and red chili pepper. The moderate amount of anchovies gives…
Focaccia
Focaccia (pronunced foe-CA-cha) is a soft, flat oven-baked Italian bread, so popular that most people could very well have had their first taste of it in an Italian bakery or restaurant somewhere other than on Italian soil. It is made of simple ingredients such as flour, yeast, water, olive oil and salt. It is seasoned…
Pollo alla Cacciatora (Hunter’s Chicken Stew)
In past centuries, peasants used the vegetables cultivated in their fields and the animals raised on their farms to prepare their meals. Pollo alla cacciatora is one of these peasant recipes and seems to have originated in Tuscany. Typically for Sunday dinner, chicken, a readily-available animal, was used to prepare a fine and festive feast. …