Vegetables

Vegetable Recipes

Healing properties of Vegetables and herbs in the sicilian diet

...But aside from the nutritional value, the vegetables that are part of the Sicilian diet are and have been used as remedies to solve health problems since ancient times. The secrets and knowledge of the use of vegetables and herbs is handed down from generation to generation and usually in every family there is someone with this knowledge and ready to give any needed advices...

Fried Vegetables - Frittedda

This is a vegetable dish I enjoy eating for the delicate and delightful fragrance. Aunt Francesca specialized in the preparation of this simple and typical Palermitano dish. When I cooked the Frittedda at Joe's of Ave U...

Eggplants Recipes (Milinciani)

Here you will find a variety of eggplant recipes: beccafico style, croquettes, rolled with ricotta, stuffed (abbuttunati), rolled with salami, stuffed and grilled, grilled with vinaigrette, preserved in oil, Cardinale style and Parmiciana (aka parmigiana) style.

PotatoES Recipes

Here you will find recipes to make: cazzilli, potatoes salad, baked potatoes, baked potatoes Sfincione, stewed potatoes and Gratto' or potatoes cake.

Cardoons ReciPes

You will learn how to prepare and cook the cardoons as well as making fried cardoons, cardoons in batter and cardoon salad.

Finocchi Fennels

The finocchio, fennel, a perennial plant originally grown in the Mediterranean region it spreads and is now cultivated in Asia and in the Americas. There are two types of fennels: the sweet fennel and the common fennel.

Escarole

Endive (Cichorium Endivia) includes three principal varieties: the Belgian endive, the curly escarole, also called chicory and the escarole. ...The curly escarole can be used as a salad or cooked as a vegetable....

Tomato Recipes

Here you will find an introduction to tomatoes and the recipes for stuffed tomatoes and tomato salad. For tomato sauces see Sauces and Condiment menu and for recipes about pasta with tomato sauce see the Pasta menu.

Artichokes Recipes

Here you will find recipes for artichokes a' Viddanedda, artichokes Attuppati, as well as ten recipes for stuffed artichokes! An Introduction will explain the history of the artichoke in Sicily and how to prepare artichokes for cooking. Also, there is a page explaining the cooking of stuffed artichokes in Sicily.

Spinach

The spinach, in Italian Spinacio, is a green vegetable available fresh throughout the year. Preferred and tastier in season which runs from the middle of February to the end of May and from September ..

Fava Beans Puree - Maccu

The Tavola of San Giuseppe is an offering to the Saint that consists of a collection of food harvested around March 19th, to thank him for the past year’s bounty and to get his blessings for the coming harvesting season. ...

Fava Beans

Fava beans are one of the oldest cultivated plants. They had been grown in the Mediterranean regions, in China and in others Asian countries for over 5000 years. They are grown in California ..

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Peppers Recipes

On this page you will find the recipes for roasted peppers, fried peppers, peppers with tomato and stuffed peppers. An introduction on peppers with some history and description of the varieties of peppers is included.

Stuffed Vegetables

At Joe’s of Avenue U , the Focacceria Palermitana in Brooklyn, NY, the Thursday special was the stuffed vegetables. We prepared zucchini stuffed with a light and delicate meat stuffing, red or yellow peppers ..

Introduction to Broccoli

One of the best remedies in the world beneficial to our health is sold without prescription, it is reasonably priced, it is tasty, once you become familiar with its mild bitter taste, and it is available in vegetable stores and supermarkets: the broccoli.