Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Sicilian Artichoke Caponata Recipe Sicily





NINO & His ARTICHOKES

SICILY








PINA Makes ARTICHOKE CAPONATA

SCIARA - SICILY







NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

RECIPES FROM MY SICILIAN NONNA












NINO in The FIELD

GATHERING ARTICHOKES

SCIARA, SICILY


























 

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Corleone Sicily

 



CORLEONE

SICILY






CORLEONE
 








CORLEONE




WHERE The GODFATHER Was FILMED

"NOT CORLEONE"



WHERE Were The SICILIAN SCENES
Of The GODFATHER Filmed ?

SAVOCA, SICILY - "NOT CORLEONE"

Though it was Supposed to Be CORLEONE






SICILY TRAVEL GUIDE

CORELONE







A BRIEF HISTORY of CORLEONE

SICILY






COOKING SICILIAN

SICILIAN RECIPE



NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

RECIPES From MY SICILIAN NONNA

"DANIEL BELLINO"








The SINATRA COOKBOOK



"SINATRA SAUCE"

COOK & EAT LIKE FRANK

"SINATRA"

His FAVORITE ITALIAN RECIPES





DID YOU KNOW ?

FRANK SINATRA'S FATHER MARTINO SEVERINO SINATRA was Born
in the town of LERCARA FRIDDI SICILY ?
The same town where Best-Selling ITALIAN COOKBOOK author Daniel Bellino Z
Grandparents GIUSEPPINA & FILLIPO BELLINO were BORN and RAISED, before
Immigrating to The UNITED STATES of AMERICA


MOB BOSS SALVATORE "LUCKY LUCIANO" was also BORN 
in LERCARA FRIDDI, SICILY before his Family immigrated to New York City in 1906








Monday, June 2, 2025

Pani Meusa Palermo - Spleen Sandwich

 



FOCACCERIA San FRANCESCO

PALERMO, ITALY

VASTEDDI - ARANCINI - CANNOLI

"If You were Going to Only one restaurant in Palermo,
this would be it."





PANE e MEUSA

BEEF SPLEEN SANDWICH

At ANTICA FOCACCERIA San FRANCESCO

PALERMO, SICILY

Video by Italian Cookbook author DANIEL BELLINO









NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

RECIPES From MY SICILIAN NONNA

Daniel Bellino










FOCACCERIA San FRANCESCO

PALERMO







PANI e MEUSA

BEEF SPLEEN w RICOTTA & CACIOCAVALLO

Serve on a Soft Sesame Seed Bun called a CIMMINO

Legend has it that the origin of 'u pani c'a meusa dates back to the Middle Ages, when Jews living in Palermo worked as butchers. Since their religious beliefs did not allow them to generate a profit from slaughtering animals, instead of money they received offal as a reward. These included the spleen, lung and trachea, which they began to season in lard and consume as filling for their sandwiches. 








A SAMPLER PLATE

PANE e MUESA, ARANCINI, PANELLE

EGGPLANT CAPONATA & POTATO CROQUETT 











SINATRA SAUCE

The COOKBOOK

COOK & EAT LIKE FRANK

His FAVORITE ITALIAN RECIPES













Sunday, June 1, 2025

Grocery Shopping in Sicily much Cheaper

 



GROCERY SHOPPING in SICILY

ITALY








GROCERY SHOPPING in SICILY

MUCH CHEAPER THAN in The UNITED STATES

ABOUT 1/3 The PRICE in The USA








TOMATOES in SICILY

About HALF The PRICE as in USA









NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

RECIPES From MY SICILIAN NONNA

DANIEL BELLINO








Pasta al Forno Siciliana Recipe

 





PASTA al FORNO alla PINA

SICILY







PASTA al FORNO SICILIANA

SICILY






PINA'S Homemade MACCHERONI PASTA










NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

RECIPES From MY SICILIAN NONNA

DANIEL BELLINO