TRADITIONAL SICILIAN PASTA

PASTA WITH ANCHOVIES & BREAD CRUMBS (Pasta con Acciughe e Mollica Tostata –  Pasta C’Anciovi e Muddica ) In my hometown, Palermo, the pasta with anchovies and toasted breadcrumbs is a very traditional dish. It… 

Curly Edged Thin Lasagna with Ricotta and Pork Ragu’ ( Lasagnetta Riccia con Ricotta e Ragu’ di Maiale – Lasagna Cacata ) This lasagna was originally made in Modica, a flourishing town in the province of… 

Lasagna with Ricotta, Chopped Meat & Sausages ( Lasagna con Ricotta, Carne & Salsiccia ) The lasagna with ricotta and ragu’ is a popular dish particularly prepared on holidays in the Southern part of Italy and in the islands. It is a… 

Pasta Paolina style with Anchovies and Breadcrumbs ( Pasta alla Paolina – Pasta a Palina Ca’ Anciova e Muddica Atturrata ) In the Monastery of San Francesco di Paola, in Palermo, a monk prepared this pasta… 

Pasta Norma style with Eggplants ( Pasta alla Norma – Pasta chi Milinjiani a Catanisi ) This recipe originated in  Catania, a city on the eastern side of Sicily that sits on the shadow of … 

Vegetarian Ring Pasta Baked Vegetarian Ring Shaped Pasta Anelletti al forno senza Carne Anelletti ‘nfurnati cu’ sucu e milinciani This is a version of the homonymous famous Palermo dish, where the meat ragu’ is replaced… 

Baked Ring Pasta with Chopped Meat & Peas ( Anelletti con Ragu’ e Piselli – Anelletti chi Piseddi, cu Sucu e Carni Capuliata ) The anelletti is not an ordinary everyday dish and in our family,… 

Pasta with Cauliflower ( Pasta con Cavolfiore – Pasta chi Vrocculi Arriminati ) Cauliflower grows abundantly in Sicily especially in the country-side around Palermo. The cauliflower is a member of the cabbage family, it is made of… 

Pasta con Sarde Pasta, Wild Fennels and Sardines Pasta con Sarde Pasta chi Sardi Pasta con sarde is a traditional Sicilian dish that is made all over the island, using the same ingredients but differing in its…