April 2,2009
Today I went to go on the funivia,cable car, I have been looking for signs for the nearest bus route to the cable car station. I got off the number 27 bus and statred following the signs. I walked about 2 miles, asked some ladies and got there. When I got there, I noticed the number 23 bus stopped 2 blocks away!
It was well worth it, quite a ride ,amazing views, it is defineatly a must do.
Fixed some delicious manacotti for supper, 9 of them, I ate the whole thing.
I think I figured out about the washing of underwear,today their was a lot of it hanging out. They must wash them the second day of every month whether they need washing or not!
15 comments:
maybe you could've taken a snapshot of your empty manicotti plate...urp!
i was wondering what type of oil you used for your fritters the other day?
peanut oil
genethebean
Hi!
Buon Giorno!
Glad to hear you found La Passegiata area.
Those photos from the top of the mountain are beautiful! It looks like at one time a caldera or some type of volcanic activity created that formation.
The fritters look like very yummy Indian dish called paneer pakora. First they make fresh cheese, then drain it so it is firm. They coagulate the milk with fresh lemon juice.
Then they dip cubes or slices of the fresh cheese [paneer] into chickpea flour batter of chickpea flour, salt, turmeric, and some spices to taste like cumin pwdr, coriander pwdr, garam masala, and curry pwdr.
Then fry in ghee. This makes pakora [like tempura]. It looks similar to the pancelles you made and very tasty!
Love
Hi!
Lately I am reading "Lords of Italy: Popes, Kings, and Tyrants". Previously I found it very difficult to understand. I was confused: they were talking about rulers of Italy who were not Italian, and talking about other regions than Roma are the power seat.
Now following your blog I am understanding more what's happen. Previously Italia was several different regions. Only after 1954 was the Italia we see today. First only under Mussolini had one ruler for all of Italia.
I had no idea!
Previously Sicilia was very powerful. It was actually combined with Campania region where now is Naples, Caserta, Benevento. Napoli was the big city, the metropolis. But the seats of the kings were different places like Benevento, Caserta, and Palermo, etc. depending upon the ruler.
And the rulers! There were so many! Sicilia had many ancient rulers from Carthage, Greece, [sorry these are probably not in order] and later on after the civilizations we would expect like Etruscans and Roma then the Arabs aka Saracens were in Sicilia for 200 years.
There were hundreds of mosques! Then came some Frenchmen, from Normandy, they took over after the Arabs. Then some others after that.
But what is noteworthy is that many of the cathedrals in Sicilia have the Norman[dy] architecture influence. I think that would be very interesting to see all the overlap of civilizations over there.
Even the photos you are showing give some idea this is a very ancient culture and land with very complex history.
You are fortunate you are there in a time of peace! The book described many battles for power in Sicilia and Italia, during the Dark and Middle Ages.
It was a terrible time for the common people. Everyone was a slave to the whims of the different rulers, depending on how despotic they were or not. Even the Church waged wars!
You are very fortunate you are there in a time of peace and can enjoy good food that in the past only the very rich could afford.
Also you are fortunate to have indoor plumbing! In the past even the Palace of Versailles had no bathrooms! People just did their business in the hallway and corners of rooms, outside, wherever!
Love
Hi!
More from Fred Plotkin:
"One of Italia's great virtues is the way people relish human contact. ..the shopkeepers and the coffeeman at the bar will recognize you and greet you when you come back."
"Italians never have pizza during the day."
"The Arabs brought sherbet and sweet-making to Sicily. They planted citrus and almonds and sugarcane in the south of Sicily.
"The pharmacist was the spice seller [lo speziale] and the person who sold sugar. Sugar was sold by the pharmacist because it was thought to have health benefits.
"Later on, monks made sweet liquers and the nuns [in Sicilia] became proficient pastry chefs. They were the first to preserve and candy citrus and were the guradians of the tradition of making ICE CREAM.
"When the nuns left the convent, they were hired by wealthy families. This evolved into the professional class of sweet-makers.
Sweet-making became an honored profession: Artigianato del Dolce.
"That is why Sicilian Easter and Xmas desserts are unrivaled."
Is interesting to me that India [which also had an Arab influence esp. in the North] had a professional class of sweet-makers too, and the sweets were made for the pleasure of the Deities in the temples, then after offered to the Deities the human beings could enjoy.
Similar in that a sanctified person's task was to make the sweets as part of their service. Also is similar the many sagras or festivals.
Love
great information thanks
genethebean
wow...someone sure has alot of time on her hands...
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