tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post116583639615932560..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: PATÉ AND LENTILSWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166297832683479972006-12-16T20:37:00.000+01:002006-12-16T20:37:00.000+01:00Explosioni! My new vocab word of the day! Ha! You...Explosioni! My new vocab word of the day! Ha! <BR/><BR/>You know, in Texas we had to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day for good fortune. I ordered waffles, and got them with a little scoop of black-eyed peas on the side--they serve them with absolutely everything on Jan. 1. I bet the custom originally came from Europe.Ballpoint Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052642068447293589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166126642935426962006-12-14T21:04:00.000+01:002006-12-14T21:04:00.000+01:00Hello, cityunslicker. Sadly, wine does not agree ...Hello, cityunslicker. Sadly, wine does not agree with me now - drank too much of the stuff in my misspent youth, so I'm a g and t lady now! But I do know that the "greco" wine is very good. You are right. Hi, Mark. I, too, have to be careful with pulses, though I do think chickpeas are so warming. On New Year's Eve I throw lentil-caution to the wind, though [no pun intended!] as the Sicilians have convinced me re that superstition!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1166086449193633542006-12-14T09:54:00.000+01:002006-12-14T09:54:00.000+01:00WL. Now there is a useful vernacular usage to add ...WL. Now there is a useful vernacular usage to add to my pitifully small Italian vocabulary: "esplosioni", I am partial to pulses but Mary has to avoid chickpeas like they were the very work of the devil! MM.Mark McLellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064109636549782786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1165938604385158592006-12-12T16:50:00.000+01:002006-12-12T16:50:00.000+01:00Best accopmained by some of the fine 'greco' wine ...Best accopmained by some of the fine 'greco' wine local to messina/taormina.<BR/><BR/>great wine in SicilyCityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1165937615401363732006-12-12T16:33:00.000+01:002006-12-12T16:33:00.000+01:00Hi, James. They are definitely more beany! I thi...Hi, James. They are definitely more beany! I think they are very comforting in a soup on a cold day.<BR/>Ellee, that trifle sounds delicious.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1165935056891081462006-12-12T15:50:00.000+01:002006-12-12T15:50:00.000+01:00Talking of trifle, one of my specialities is choco...Talking of trifle, one of my specialities is chocolate Italian trifle with Amaretto soaked cake, then home made custard with chocolate melted into it, very rich and scrummy. I might make it this Christmas instead of my rhubarb lasagne.<BR/><BR/>I'll let you answer James' questions about the lentils. I like adding lots of garlic and tomato sauce to mine. I'm sure they would be tasty, however he prepared him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1165916681995172922006-12-12T10:44:00.000+01:002006-12-12T10:44:00.000+01:00Confession time, Welshcakes Limoncello - I've neve...Confession time, Welshcakes Limoncello - I've never actually tasted them. Are they like beans or more like melon?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1165876952393457092006-12-11T23:42:00.000+01:002006-12-11T23:42:00.000+01:00Ciao, Ellee. Pulses are so comforting in the wint...Ciao, Ellee. Pulses are so comforting in the winter, I think. Well, some Brit ex-pat guests might take along a home-made cheesecake or trifle [both of which fascinate the Italians] but the Italians would probably buy some delectable pastries as their contribution to the feast.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1165870550805522272006-12-11T21:55:00.000+01:002006-12-11T21:55:00.000+01:00I love lentils and pulses, I may cook some tomorro...I love lentils and pulses, I may cook some tomorrow.<BR/>I can't imagine any guests taking along some disgusting frozen cheesecake along to one of these feasts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1165855792755356872006-12-11T17:49:00.000+01:002006-12-11T17:49:00.000+01:00'Evening, James. Yes, I should think so!'Evening, James. Yes, I should think so!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-1165849438698922362006-12-11T16:03:00.000+01:002006-12-11T16:03:00.000+01:00...Incidentally, if you overdo the lentils and hav......Incidentally, if you overdo the lentils and have the esplosioni the next day, your fortune doesn't seem to be affected. It's eating them in the first place that counts!...<BR/><BR/>So three or four lentils would suffice then?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com