If you've never tried it before, mixing raisins and pasta may sound like an unlikely combo. You may only associate these dried grapes with sweet dishes like cinnamon-raisin bread and oatmeal-raisin ...

Fava Beans are in season right now, and people are often stumped on how to cook them. Basically, fava beans are like a sweeter, creamier version of lima beans or peas. They are bright green when ...

The crossroads of the Mediterranean, Sicily has absorbed the flavors, ingredients, and techniques of the many peoples who've come to its shores. Its agricultural bounty — citrus, nuts, tomatoes, ...

Pasta alla Norma is a Sicilian eggplant pasta dish named for the opera “Norma,” a musical masterpiece, and both reflect the country’s exuberant culture. The pasta dish was created in the city of ...

A good restaurant doesn't have to serve food that has all the bells and whistles, it just has to make good dishes to impress ...

Italian-born chef Michele Galifi wants to take people on a trip to Sicily through a route lined with the house-made pastas, antipasto, steaks, seafood dishes and pizzas he’s creating at his latest ...