Paccheri with swordfish and aubergine
Posted: April 17, 2012 Filed under: Sicily | Tags: Aubergine, eggplant, food, Italian Food, italy, Pasta, Recipes, Seafood, sicilian, Sicily 2 Comments »It’s been over a month since I published anything, and I’m quite ashamed of that fact. Therefore I am making a promise to myself and to anyone who sees this to publish ten articles this month. There. I have to do it now…
Paccheri con pesce spada e melanzane from Sicily
I am a huge fan of swordfish. It’s meaty like tuna, but with a more delicate flavour which means it is perfect both as a steak and used as an ingredient in other recipes, such as this pasta recipe made by my friend Carlo at a recent dinner party
Swordfish, aubergine and tomatoes... very Sicilian!
Just about everywhere in Sicily you will find lots of recipes with aubergines, tomatoes and seafood. For me, the aroma and flavour of this dish broght back the busy, bustling streets of Palermo Read the rest of this entry »
Aubergine Parmesan
Posted: February 9, 2012 Filed under: Apulia, Campania, Regional Cuisine, Sicily, Uncategorized | Tags: Apulia, Aubergine, aubergine parmesan, Campania, eggplant, eggplant parmesan, Italian Cooking, Italian Food, italian recipes, italy, Naples, parmesan, parmigiana di melanzane, Puglia, Sicily, Southern Italy, Vegetarian 2 Comments »Parmigiana di Melanzane from Campania… no, Apulia… no, Sicily!
Nobody is quite sure where this dish comes from and its origins are hotly disputed between the above regions. Some people mistakenly assume that it comes from Parma in Emilio-Romagna because of the name, but that is not the case. In fact, I lean towards the idea that the dish was originally Sicilian because one explanation for the name could be that it comes from the dialect word for “shutters”, parmiciana, due to the way the slices of aubergine (or eggplant, as you wish) overlap.
Parmigiana di Melanzane
I also think it might be Sicilian because of the number of aubergines I ate when I first visited Palermo in 2007 – parmigiana, stuffed aubergines, aubergine pizza (called siciliana, appropriately), aubergine pasta bake, pasta with aubergines, aubergines with fresh tuna… they really like their aubergines in Sicily.
Italian birthday party
Posted: December 18, 2011 Filed under: General, Regional Cuisine, Sicily, Tuscany | Tags: history of tiramisu, Italian birthday, Italian Culture, Italian Food, pasta bake, tiramisu 4 Comments »Happy birthday Domenico!
Nobody's fooled by the single candle. We all know how old you are!
Domenico is one of my oldest friends in Italy. He was the first of my boyfriend’s group who I met when I first went to Milan to look for a flat for my stint at the University there, and he took us round the city on our search for somewhere for me to stay for 6 months. My Italian was verrrrrrry bad at the time so this was something of a lifesaver!
Yesterday was his birthday, and we all went for dinner at his house. Italian events, pretty much without exception, revolve around food; so we ate until we couldn’t move and then ate some more.
