It’s our Blog, a place where we share info about Sicilian Traditional Agriculture, news about food, and history. News about what we are doing here in our Farm in Sicily
Always the name of a recipe is the first indication – sometimes the only one – about the history of a dish. Carrittera takes the name from the “Carretto”, the Horse Wagon used by people to transport stuff from one…
Created by me and Annarella it is a little preview of our recipe book ready in the next future, free to download for all people who support us, happy to share this little PDF with just 5 traditional recipes from…
Thursday our province was the hottest in Europe, This is not news. Yesterday our province was the hottest in Europe ever. Yes, this is news! This makes us so sad, because we have to admit maybe something is going out of control. Thank God our Farms are safe for now but we…
Receiving a picture by our friend Dirk in Germany we found ourself in an article by Denise Snieguolè Wachter with this beautiful title “Das ist doch wohl die Hohle!” we can translate with: That’s the cave! Such a surprise! And…
An Online Cooking Class: a Sicilian Intro A Taste of Sicily before your visit? There isn’t something that represents this island better than Food. Here we find condensed all the different cultures who left something on this Island. Sometimes so…
What a Pesto is? When people hear about Pesto they think about Basil Pesto. It’s the most famous of course, pesto from Liguria made by Basil, Olive Oil, Pine nuts and Parmigiano. But Pesto in Italian language is also a…
According with general definition traditional farming refers to agricultural practices that have been passed down through generations and have not been modified or industrialized. It often involves small-scale, sustainable methods of growing and harvesting crops and raising livestock. Some common…
What Almond Okara is? Almond Okara is the paste that remains after preparing almond milk, that paste is the result of the cold extraction usually made with the almond flour and water using a Cheesecloth No waste it’s popular now but…
Where the famous Neroli essential oil came from Zagara, here in Sicily, is the name for flowers of any tree. Zagara is also the name of the Citrus flower. The Wild Orange flower is one of the most important blossoms,…
A short history of a bread composition Bread and People, especially in this part of the world it’s difficult, it’s quite impossible, broke this relationship. And it’s strange and exciting at the same time, thinking about day times where more…