Tag: Parsley

  • Sicilian Swordfish Steaks

    Sicilian Swordfish Steaks

        Sicily gets into your blood This week I’m taking a little trip down (my) memory lane with this swordfish steak dish. I love this recipe for baking the fish with a coating of breadcrumbs, almonds and parsley! It was difficult to take a good photo of it, but I hope you can get…

  • Fresh pasta (Maltagliati) with Lentil Sauce

    Fresh pasta (Maltagliati) with Lentil Sauce

        I know that since my post last week on making fresh pasta at home, you’ve all been madly producing kilos and kilos of the stuff. It’s hanging off every hanging surface you have: chairs, clotheslines, broom-handles, and now….what to do with all that bounty?!  Just a boring old tomato sauce doesn’t make the…

  • Meatballs with Peas (Polpette con Piselli)

    Meatballs with Peas (Polpette con Piselli)

    This recipe for polpette con piselli (meatballs with peas) is another great classic from my mother-in-law, Bianca.  Friends of my husband who grew up eating these often at his parents’ place in Turin  have been bugging me to put up this recipe for a while, so here it is!  Polpette con piselli a wonderful “make…

  • Juicy Orange Salad (Insalata di Arance) From Sicily

    Juicy Orange Salad (Insalata di Arance) From Sicily

          The orange salad you can’t ignore in Sicily When we were in Sicily, this salad was served up in every restaurant before we even looked at the menus.  Deliciously sweet and tart at the same time, it gets you in the mood for the wonderful  dishes that you’re about to enjoy.  Is…