Cooking in Italy Archives - Page 3 of 4

A simple recipe for how to cure green olives that does not require daily attention.

Pairing Italian cheese with honey is a common practice in Italy, and here are some tips on creating interesting flavor contrasts with cheese and honey. Special mention goes to my favorite carob honey.

Traditional Restaurants Serving Regional Food in Italy-Ristorante Maria Fidone in Sicily

Traditional restaurants that serve regional food in Italy can still be found at bargain prices in Sicily. A fine example is Ristorante Maria Fidone near Modica, Sicily, which serves regional dishes that vary with the season.

Traditional Foods of Italy – Cucuzza Tenerumi, Sicilian Summer Greens and Soup

Traditionally Italian greens are available in the cooler months of the year, but when you crave greens in the summer, try these Sicilian tenerumi, from the cucuzza plant. Eat them as a simple dish of greens, or try our tenerumi recipe for Sicilian summer soup.

Traditional Foods of Italy-Cipolle di Giarratana Roasted Onions from Sicily

Next to the huge sweet onions of Giarratana, Sicily, all other onions pale in comparison. Roasted or grilled the cipolle di Giarratana are celebrated in an annual festival.

Lemon Granita Recipe from Sicily

If you don’t have access to good lemon granita where you live, try this recipe for lemon granita and dream of Sicily.

Sicily Culinary Traditions – Where to Find the Best Lemon Granita and Brioche in Modica

Lemon granita and brioche are a culinary tradition in Sicily, but it’s getting harder to find the real thing. Here’s where to find the best lemon granita and homemade brioche in Modica, Sicily.

Italian Food Traditions–Furtaies Recipe for Funnel Cakes with Grappa from the Dolomites

The next time you see funnel cakes at a state fair, ask if they add grappa to the batter. That’s a key ingredient in this traditional dessert in the Dolomites, where funnel cakes are called by a variety of names –such as furtaies, strauben, or just plain delicious.

Italian Desserts – Panna Cotta Recipe, Technique and Sauces

Panna cotta is an easy Italian dessert that can be served with a sauce of fruit, chocolate or caramel. This recipe for panna cotta includes a technique for making it silky smooth.

Italian Food Traditions – Marmellata di Amarene – Sour Cherry Jam

Making my favorite Italian jam, marmellata di amarene – sour cherry jam – is simple enough when you’ve got a cherry tree at hand, and it barely needs a recipe. But then there’s the pitting…

Involtini – Recipe from a Cooking Class in Sicily

This recipe for involtini, little meat rolls with a citrus flavored stuffing, comes from a casual cooking class in our home kitchen in Sicily.

Idyllic Coastal Walking in Tuscany’s La Maremma Regional Park

Southern Tuscany is home to an area known as La Maremma, and includes wild, untamed countryside and beautiful walking in a protected park on Tuscany’s coast. Anita reports from a walking tour in La Maremma.

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