The Italians have a few sayings about the Month of March. “Marzo pazzarello: Un giorno brutto, un giorno bello (Crazy March: One day ugly, one day beautiful,” is a common one. Another is, “Marzo pazzarello: esce il sole e prendi l’ombrello (Crazy March: The sun is out and you bring an umbrella).” Whichever saying you [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Marzo Pazzarello!
Posted in Food, Holidays and Festivals, Italy, Sicily, tagged Cena di San Giuseppe, Festa della Pane, Salemi, Sfinci on March 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
When life gives you lemons…
Posted in Drinks, Sicily, tagged Limoncello on March 4, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Meet Pippo (short for Giuseppe, and pronounced ‘Pee-poh’). He and his produce-filled van can be found seven days a week, rain or shine, all day long near Motta S. Anastasia, in the province of Catania. My husband and I visit the area a few times a month, and often stop to make purchases from Pippo [...]
Things don’t have to be “perfect,” to be perfect
Posted in Holidays and Festivals, Wine, tagged Frescobaldi, Lucente, Open That Bottle Night on March 1, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Our “Open That Bottle Night” didn’t quite go according to how I had planned it. Originally, I had wanted to pair the perfect meal to go along with the bottle that Jay and I had chosen to open. I had already gone out and purchased all of the necessary ingredients to make Bistecca Fiorentina (grilled, thick Porterhouse steak), roasted [...]
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