Pasta alla Norma with Marta 🌱| Simple Sicilian Dish

  Today, on the show, Marta showed us another simple Italian dish- this time from Sicily. Marta lives in Sienna and usually prepares Tuscan dishes, but this time she choose a regional dish from Sicily (soccer ball in the map of Italy),  because it’s vegetarian and uses spring/summer produce.  The eggplant, fresh tomato, and ricotta salata make this beautiful dish. You can use tomato puree … Continue reading Pasta alla Norma with Marta 🌱| Simple Sicilian Dish

Why I Am An Italian (Cook)

making Squid ink black pasta The reason I love to make pasta is because of Lidia, my Italian fairy-godmother. This woman lives to cook and feed people.  For as long as I can remember as a little girl, my family and I would go to Lidia and Filippo’s house to celebrate Christmas Eve.  Italians don’t eat meat on Christmas Eve. Instead, they celebrate with The Feast of … Continue reading Why I Am An Italian (Cook)