Chestnuts and Artichokes in Sicily

The fall/winter season came quickly.  In November we had a very mild month and then all of the sudden we woke up one morning chilled to the bone with a storm.  We found Mt. Etna with a huge snow cap on it already!  During this time of year you start seeing a whole new batch of foods at the market.  Chestnuts (castagne pronounced: Cas-tah-nee) are one of them.  On the side of the roads you will see this giant billowing of smoke coming out of what looks like  a chimney starter.  Inside they are roasting a boatload of chestnuts.  The locals love these things.  On my many attempts of trying them from several different sources (based on recommendations of locals)… they are all similarly bad.  I think that its the texture of the chestnuts that I don’t like.  They have this mealy kind of chalkiness to them that just sucks your mouth dry.  Sorry for the graphic explanation, but I hope that it made it clear…ha.

On the other hand Artichokes (carciofi  pronounced:  Car-cho-fee) are also showing up! Continue reading “Chestnuts and Artichokes in Sicily”

Recipes?

Not sure about the recipes section.  We don’t really have time to enter these in because I want to do it right with pictures and everything.  So this section will have to remain a potential for now.

Recipes on Hold

The recipe section is going to be on hold until we move out of our hotel here.  We have whipped up some great dinners with our little kitchenette, but space is definitely limited and so is the menu.  Sorry for now!