rough draft written on October 4 in flight as I was leaving Sicily...polished up today... View of Mt. Etna and sprawling Catania from the air I'm being carried off, further and further from Sicily. Next to me sits an elderly Italian couple. I sit back, feign sleep, just [...]
This is the first of three blog entries devoted to Yoga in Umbria September 2012. I am pleased to say I will be offering another retreat at Villa Visentium in Umbria, Italy in September, 2013. Dates to be announced! We danced, wined and dined, toured, laughed, learned, meditated before sunrise, [...]
La froscia, the Sicilian frittata, is super easy to make. All you need is a head of cauliflower, 4 eggs, olive oil, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and pepper flakes. I will let the slide show and Uncle Charlie demonstrate the art of making froscia. In Sicily, this dish is served [...]
Lu maccu, also lovingly known as Maccu Maccu, is a kind of Gruttisi soul food. It is a specialty bean soup from Grotte, Sicily. My uncle makes the best Maccu Maccu in the village of Grotte. Below is the recipe for Maccu Maccu. Since it is time consuming to soak [...]
Thought I would put together a slideshow/collage of various delicious foods I ate while in Italy (either at the retreat or in Vernazza, Taormina, or with my Sicilian relatives). I don't always take enough photos of food, but this time I took more than usual. The food at the retreat [...]