Beer Batter
Beer Batter ( Pastella alla Birra – Pastetta ca’ Birra ) Beer was originally prepared when cereals were first cultivated around 9500 BC in the Neolithic Era. In Egypt, in the area of modern Iraq,…
Batter for Frying
Batter for Frying ( Pastetta ) A mixture of flour and a liquid, known as a batter, is used in many different ways in all regional and national cooking. A batter is made with flour,…
Pasta Puttanesca
Pasta Puttanesca ( Pasta Puttanesca – Pasta con Acciughe, Olive, Capperi e Pomidoro ) Sauce arrabiata and puttanesca are quickly prepared condiments for pasta. The arrabiata is easy to make; pasta arrabiata is characterized by the savor of tomato, the flavorful and abundant…
Vastedda Palermitana
Vastedda Palermitana In Palermo, the most famous and oldest place where vasteddi are sold is the Antica Focacceria San Francesco, located across the Church of San Francesco, in Via Alessandro Paternostro. Vasteddi can also be…
Pasta with Fresh Tuna & Tomato
Bow Tie Pasta with Fresh Tuna & Tomato ( Farfalle con Tonno e Pomodoro – Pasta ca’ Tunnina e Pumaroru ) Pasta with tuna fish and tomato is easy to prepare: a gourmand dish with…
Pasta chi Sardi a Mari
Pasta with Wild Fennels and “Runaway Sardines” ( Pasta con Sarde Fuggite – Pasta chi Sardi a Mari ) In Palermo, this pasta is made using the recipe of Pasta con Sarde without the fresh sardine,…
Pasta with Nunnata
Pasta with Nunnata ( Pasta ca’ Nunnata – Pasta ca’ Sfighiata ) In Palermo, the nunnata (neonata – just born) is also called sfighiata (from fighia, daughter); in Italian these small fish are called bianchetti, because of their whitish transparent color. The…
Spaghetti with Lobster Sauce
Spaghetti with Lobster Sauce – Trapani Style ( Spaghetti con Salsa di Aragoste – Pasta ca Lausta ) My father’s Spaghetti with Lobster Sauce Trapani Style recipe will result in a dish of incomparable taste, with…
Pasta Shrimps and Tomatoes
Pasta with Shrimps and Tomatoes (Pasta con Gamberi e Pomodori – Pasta cu l’Ammaru e Pumaroru ) This is an easy dish to prepare in little time and with a few ingredients. My Uncle Ferdinando,…
Mafalde Anchovies Fennels Muddica
Mafalde Pasta with Anchovy’s Sauce and Fennels ( Mafalde con Salsa di Acciughe – Mafalda C’Anciova e a Muddica ) Mafalda is a women’s name and also the name of Princess Mafalda of Savoia, daughter…