Sicilian Cooking

LEGUMES AND VEGETABLES PASTA

PASTA E FAGIOLI BEANS

The soup of Pasta e Fasuoli is one of the most known minestra among food lovers and not exclusively Italian-Americans. This soup is made all over Italy, and every region tries to add different ingredients to make it more tasty...

Pasta con Ceci” – “Pasta chi Ciciri”)

Pasta with CHICKPEAS

Chickpeas grow abundantly in Sicily and for centuries it was the staple food for the working class, the peasants in the countryside and the laborers in the big cities. When the ruling of the Greeks and Romans ended...

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PASTA WITH PEAS

This Pasta is easily made and what will surprise you will be the complexity of the aroma and taste that derive from so few and simple ingredients. The sauce is made with peas, scallions or onion and parsley, the garnish is grated pecorino...

PASTA with LENTIL SOUP

Lentil soup is a meatless dish, in fact it is made simply with dry lentils, onions, celery, tomatoes, oil, salt and pepper. Lentils are a staple food in the Middle East, India and in other countries where no meat is consumed...

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PASTA WITH BROCCOLI - GIUMMA

The pasta with broccoli is made with broken spaghetti and it is a singular dish: it is a minestra not too soupy, not too watery, however it cannot be categorized as a pasta asciutta...

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PASTA WITH FAVA BEANS

Pasta with fresh fava beans is easy to prepare, however, to make it properly the fava beans must be small and tender. The only ingredients used in this sauce are fresh fava beans, olive oil and garlic...

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PASTA WITH TENERUMI

This dish is easy to prepare and requires few ingredients. Buy fresh tinnirumi and if you store them for a few hours, keep them in the refrigerator, wrapped in a wet kitchen rag...

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PASTA WITH CHESTNUTS

Pasta chi Cruzziteddi is a very healthy and nutritious dish, rich in glucose, sucrose and fructose to give a fast pick up. Chestnuts are loaded with vitamins and minerals, and the high fiber content and low calories make them ...

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PASTA PRIMAVERA

I have two versions of the Pasta Primavera: one I cooked at Joe’s of Avenue U, in Brooklyn, NY using spaghetti and one version using bowtie or ditali pasta. This was the way my aunt Ciccina used to make it...

Pasta Salad

PASTA SALAD

The pasta salad was originally prepared because it was a dish you could eat cold, being dressed with vinegar and oil it could be preserved for the next day....

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Pasta Sautéed with Cauliflower & Sun Dried Tomatoes

Cauliflowers are plentiful in Vittoria and are used as side dish or for condiment to pasta. This recipe is quick and easy to make, it requires few ingredients and it is well suitable for...

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