Yes, I was lucky enough to be invited to yet another feast on Saturday, this time a gathering of friends at the Cava d'Ispica.
The Sicilian countryside has a beauty all of its own
despite the cables:
Can you spot the wild asparagus?
I hope this poppy wasn't feeling too lonely:
I'm glad this mill wheel has been preserved:
And now to the food!
There were home-cured olives and sun-dried tomatoes
and perfect homemade pane consato
flavoured with olive oil and origano:
There were freshly picked grapefruit, oranges and cedri, the latter best eaten just as they are, with seasalt:
There was asparagus risotto
and spaghetti al limone:
Meanwhile, a fine fire was blazing
helped by these:
Soon it was time to add these
and, a little later, to eat them
with simply cooked, delicious chicken:
Then there was cheesecake
and sponge cake
and I took along some rather imperfectly formed Welshcakes:
But the star turn was undoubtedly this tray of perfectly formed, mini cassate siciliane. It is, after all, nearly Easter!
Grazie per la festa, amici.
