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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”

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!”

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Broken Pot Garden

Last summer we ended up with a lot of broken terra-cotta plant pots. (Some of our plants grew fast and blew over with a gust of wind, and the pot would be smashed.)  So we decided to put those fragments to use after seeing some creative broken pot gardens. So this is what we haveContinue reading “Broken Pot Garden”

Santa Teresa di Riva

Last week we enjoyed a day at the beach with friends! This was our first time at Santa Teresa di Riva beach, which is just a few minutes drive north of Taormina. It was a beautiful day, beautiful beaches, great time with friends, and some good food too!  In the afternoon we relocated to LidoContinue reading “Santa Teresa di Riva”

Lambrusco Cooler

After another hot day in the Sicilian sun (100+) we cooled with a fun beverage.  Lambrusco poured over sorbet. I got a variety of sorbets, I used peach, strawberry and lemon. Using a melon baller I placed balls of sorbet in a glass and then poured chilled Lambrusco over the sorbet. It did the trickContinue reading “Lambrusco Cooler”

Wine tasting at Gambino Vini

We had a fantastic day yesterday. I started by creating a fun haircut for a friend’s mom who was visiting. Sara gave her a pedicure on our veranda while I created a custom lipstick. Afterward we headed around to the northeast side of Mt.Etna to Gambino Vini in Linguaglossa. What a find! The wine tastingContinue reading “Wine tasting at Gambino Vini”