Exploring Sicilian Markets

Have you ever bitten into a tomato as you would an apple? I developed this habit when I was living in Catania cause the tomatoes are really as good as apples.  Where I'm from in California, we have good produce, but a Sicilian tomato cannot be replicated and American tomatoes are tasteless seed balls in [...]

For the Love of (Salmon) Burgers!

Weird as it is for an ex-vegetarian, I get extremely excited by the word burger.  Even stranger, plain old burger doesn't do it.  It's only the burgers accompanied by another type of meat: Chicken, Veggie, Black bean, Tuna, Turkey, Salmon, Portabella, Lamb, Horse? Much as I like to think I am Italian, I am not. [...]