Sicilia

Okay, so I have already "been" to Italy, so Sicily may be a bit of a stretch since it is not an individual country.  I'm calling it a re-cheat.  However, Jordan was still quite upset with me that he had missed out on Italy, which is the one country that really appeals to him, and since it is New Year's Day, I  decided to be a bit flexible.  So, Sicily it is!  This meant that I had to hunt down recipes specific to the island, not that difficult a task, actually.

For an appetizer, we had Gamberi Limone - there had to be some type of seafood, of course!  The main course was pasta con pecorino, with a Sicilian risotto on the side (heavy on the carbs, lol).  I had never made a risotto before, and I found that this recipe was a bit labour-intensive.   Delicious, but labour-intensive.  Net result was that while I was trying to double-task with chopping an onion & stirring the risotto, I managed to remove a small chunk out of my little finger.  Luckily (??), the spurting blood came nowhere near any of the food, so once I was all bandaged up I was able to resume my cooking and, may I add, still manage to prevent the risotto from burning to the bottom of the pan. 

The choice of an accompanying beverage was not easy, since I couldn't find anything specifically from the Sicilian region at the MLCC.  So I "settled" for a bottle of Ruffino Orvieto Classico, which turned out to be an  excellent choice!  

                                         buon appetito!