Category Archives: Life in Sicily

Autumn is in the air.

Today Mt. Etna is blowing off some steam…and ash! This is the view from our home in Belpasso, CT. We have been busy in the kitchen preparing some or our favorite Autumn recipes!! We hope that you will give them a try, and let us know what you think. And more!! Subscribe to our YouTubeContinue reading “Autumn is in the air.”

Todd’s Ultimate Stuffing Recipe

Autumn is in the air, even here in Sicily. In our garden the pumpkins and squash are ripening. Grapes are being harvested in the vineyards around us. Nuts are ready to be picked. So what are we craving? My Nana Perillo’s signature meat stuffing. The aroma and flavors bring us back to autumn in NewContinue reading “Todd’s Ultimate Stuffing Recipe”

We’re going…NUTS!

It is nut season here in Sicily. The walnut tree on our property has been dropping its fruit for a couple of weeks now. We discovered they were ripe early this season when our dog started to bring them into the living room for her snack. She loves to crack the nuts open and muchContinue reading “We’re going…NUTS!”

It’s Fig Season in Sicily!

We picked figs this week in our garden. Up here on the slopes of Mt Etna the figs ripen a little later in the season. Down in the valley or along the coast of Sicily the figs can be ready to pick as early as June, or maybe July. For us, here in Belpasso, theContinue reading “It’s Fig Season in Sicily!”

Cooking in Sicily!

We want to share our cooking experiences so that you can enjoy a taste of Sicily (& Italy) in your own kitchen!! Watch the full episode as we go shopping at the Catania open market. Then back home to Belpasso, CT we cook up some easy, delicious recipes including Grilled swordfish (Spada) and Spaghetti &Continue reading “Cooking in Sicily!”

Coronavirus–Stay at Home Lockdown

I realized that we haven’t blogged recently. So I thought I’d post a quick note. Sara and I traveled to Thailand again for our anniversary in January, which happened to be as the Coronavirus Epidemic was unfolding.  We returned to Catania safely early in February, virus free. We have been under national stay-at-home orders inContinue reading “Coronavirus–Stay at Home Lockdown”