Scaccia Ragusana The classic scaccia is a thin stretched bread dough folded up and filled with a tasty sauce containing tomato, cheese and herbs. It is a simple food, ugly-looking but very delicious. This humble-looking and succulent… Scaccia Ragusana
Caper Berry and Tomato Salad (Capperoni e Pomidori all’Insalata – Cucunci e Pumaroru a ‘Nzalata’) Caper berries, tomato, olive oil, basil, oregano, salt and pepper make a healthy as well as tasty salad that goes… Caperberries Salad
Squash with Sweet & Sour Sauce (Zucca all’Agrodolce – Cucuzza c’acitu – Ficatu ri puoveri ) To prepare this dish, you can use butternut squash, the acorn squash, Calabasas squash or pumpkin. Winter squash is… Squash with Sweet & Sour Sauce
Baked CLAMS (Vongole Ripiene) Clams are a very popular antipasto in the United States, especially in the coastal areas. They can be served sautéed with garlic and oil, over pasta to make a fragrant and… Baked Clams
Nunnata Appetizer Fishermen are allowed to catch the nunnata only for a short and limited period of time, usually fifteen days, between February 15 and April 15.Nunnata refers to just born sardines, anchovies or mackerel.The… Nunnata Appetizer
Shrimp Cocktail (Boiled Shrimps with Sauce) (Gamberi all’Americana – Ammaru Vughiutu) Shrimp cocktail is one of the most appealing and preferred antipasti. One and a half to two pounds of unpeeled shrimp of the “16/20”… Shrimp Cocktail Gamberi
Stuffed Mushrooms (Funghi Ripieni) This is the recipe for the stuffed mushrooms we prepared at our restaurant, Joe’s of Avenue U. It was my wife who suggested we use the inside of fresh bread instead… Stuffed Mushrooms
Grilled Tuna Fish Palermo Style ( Tonno Arrosto alla Palermitana – Tunnina a Palermitana ) In my family and on many tables in Palermo, tuna fish is mostly a simple preparation: the slices of very… Tuna Fish Grilled Palermo Style
Focaccia Ragusa Style ( Impanata Ragusana – Mpanata Ragusana ) Focaccia Ragusa Style, also called Mpanata Rausana, is a specialty made without any specific rules and it varies from season to season, according to holiday, location and from… Impanata Ragusa Style
Tuna Fish with Sweet-Sour Onion Sauce ( Tonno con Cipolla Agro-Dolce – Tunnina Cipuddata ca’ Acitu ) In Sicily, tuna fish is very abundant from the month of May to the end of June. Tuna… Tuna Fish with Sweet-Sour Onions