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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

SICILIAN SUMMER BREAKFAST

A mulberry granita topped with cream for my friend and a chocolate and pistacchio ice cream for me.  We shared the brioche to dip into these naughty treats. 



 The calories, like those in chips, do not count when you are out.

8 comments:

  1. I have been reading about the Italian treat called "affogato?" Espresso with ice cream. do you have that as well?

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  2. Gorgeous. You made a good point on calories.

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  3. Still drooling....

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  4. That's my kind of breakfast ;-)

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  5. when I was in sicily I had the brioche with stracchetella for breakfast, like a hamburger. Yummy.

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  6. Indeed it is, Nerys. Hi, Patricia. Yes, we do but granita with brioche is the king of summer. Hi, Josep. Glad you agree! I'll send some down the line to the castle for you, Angus! Hi, Gleds. Me too, Hi, Lucia. Yes, they serve that a lot in Catania.

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  7. could do with some of that ice cream now... its so so hot here at the moment :-)

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  8. I'll send some down the line, Sally!

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