In Ortigia, I am wearing beautiful leather sandals and a floaty white Grecian-inspired dress as I walk along narrow alleyways with old buildings all around me and the sea rarely out of sight. Go to Ortigia, Sicily if you: love, love, love fresh, seasonal and delicious food; like Italian food but want to love it; […]
Ortigia, Sicily – To go, or not to go Read More »
If I were to play word association linking Sicily with souvenirs, the immediate follow-on would be “heads”. Glazed ceramic heads of a (Moorish) man and a (Sicilian) woman are as everywhere as everywhere means when you’re exaggerating an otherwise valid generalisation. Unsurprisingly, there is a story behind the heads and, equally unsurprisingly, there are variations
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Breadcrumb-coated balls of rice stuffed with ragu or ham and cheese, fried and presented as perfect balls of crispy, ricey, squidgy deliciousness; if you like all those ingredients, what’s not to love? I had orange and basil risotto leftovers, ragu leftovers, tasty fresh ham and mozzarella and the night before’s bread made into breadcrumbs. It
Arancini – a fine line between mush and rice balls Read More »
Ignoring the fact most of these plants wouldn’t survive outdoors in the UK, here are some ideas for funky, colourful Sicily-style plant presentation. All photos taken around the beautiful, tiny island of Ortigia, Sicily in August 2018. Here are some potentially useful links, which make me realise there is more effort required than merely painting,
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Oranges, lemon, olive oil, white wine, parsley, onion, salt and pepper. Chop a bit, soak, cut, faff quite a lot, mix, drain, squeeze, mix a bit more, pour, sprinkle, grind and scatter. That pretty much sums up how to make my current favourite summery salad side dish. I first made this in Sicily from a
Orange and lemon salad – Sicilian style Read More »
A travel blog should have an interesting angle, something far more imaginative and slightly less clichéd, despite being ludicrously true, than: “As we devoured delicious, hand made gelato, reciting Byron and Shelley while walking along a cobbled pathway with olive groves on one side and aromatic pine trees on the other, we rounded a corner
Lerici -sea, colours & inspiring light Read More »
