Top Etna Rosso Wines Blind Taste Test

I think I was inspired by March Madness. College basketball at this time of year is impossible to ignore, especially because my Alma mater ( Michigan State) is a regular contender. Except this year!!! I was thinking to myself there are so many wines from just Etna alone how can we figure out our favorites? […]
Tomato Sauce Recipe – The Secret Sauce

How many tomato sauces have you tried? I don’t even want to know how many different things I have tried over the years. Its pretty crazy how there just isn’t a standard recipe for tomato sauce after centuries of practice. When talking food with my Italian friends, I like to bring up the fact that […]
Carciofi alla Brace – Artichokes Cooked on Embers Recipe – Sicilian Artichokes

Pronounced car-cho-fee, artichokes are one of my favorite vegetables. I may call them Carciofi the rest of my life because its a lot more fun to say than ‘artichokes’. During artichoke season in Sicily you will see big plumes of smoke wafting on the roadsides in Sicily. Local vendors set up a huge trays of […]
Antichi Vini di Sicilia Wine Review – No Buono
Are Sicilian Blood Oranges in the States?!?
Help!!! Need a Recipe for Sicilian Cauliflower

Went to our local farmers market yesterday and couldn’t resist picking up one of these massive Sicilian cauliflowers. They are in season right now and I have been too intimidated by them over the past few years because they are quite the commitment with their size. What on earth can I do with this thing?? […]
Hockey in Sicily

Hockey and Sicily don’t seem like two words that should find themselves in the same sentence. It’s hard enough to find ice for drinks let alone a whole sheet of ice to play a sport on. Luckily ice isn’t absolutely necessary and luckily I didn’t leave my hockey equipment in the States when we moved […]