Our Sicilian hosts lived very near the beautiful Greek ruins, Segesta. The ruins were practically in their backyard! I was surprised that there were Greek ruins in Sicily so beautifully intact since the ruins at Agrigento, Sicily get the majority of the attention since they are more extensive. Segesta does not have a modern portion…
Pasta alla Norma and Welcome to Sicily
Wait, we’re in Sicily already! Let me back up. We departed directly from Puglia to Sicily, to arrive at the Trapani airport. A one luggage-carousel kind of airport, at a certain point I almost volunteered to go outside and help unload. Our friends, a Sicilian couple living in Milan, picked us up and took us…
Spaghetti allo Scoglio – Frutti di Mare – Fresh Seafood Pasta
Still talking about being in the Puglia – Apulia region (see previous Puglia articles), there’s a dish that many may not have heard of but are quite familiar with – Spaghetti allo Scoglio (literally: rock/reef) but often known as Spaghetti ai frutti di mare – “fruits of the sea.” This is usually one of the…
Fichi d’India – Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit Vinaigrette
In the valley below my in-laws’ house in Manfredonia, there is a sea of prickly pear cactus, and this time of year they are overburdened with multicolored fruit. They tell me at one time, the whole area was covered with them. In the mornings, I often saw older men walking through the cactus valley, picking…
Trani, Puglia and Tiramisu Iced Coffee
I was meeting up with some friends from the UK who were in Puglia for a holiday, staying in Bari, and Trani was a wonderful compromise! We decided to mix in a little sightseeing with our sunbathing, though in hindsight, we should have done the sightseeing first as we were quite hot afterwards. You might…
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