Important Note: I’m seeing some confusion in the comments section – You do not need pistachio paste to make this recipe – the original recipe (listed below) calls for whole pistachios. I used the paste because I had it on hand.
So we’re in week 2 of the Dolce Italiano contest. Here are the recipes from [...]

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If you’ve eaten a sweet, fried ball of something in Italy, chances are you’ve eaten zeppole, strufoli or what are sometimes referred to as “Italian doughnuts.”
What I’m about to show you are not zeppole or strufoli.
They’re way better.
And in my twisted little cooking world, these are healthier since the principal ingredient is yummy, delicious [...]

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The medieval city of Erice sits on a hill high above the Trapani coast, about 2,400 feet above sea level. It can be reached by funicular from Trapani or you can take one of two roads that wind up the side of the mountain.
Erice has a mythological background – Eryx, the son of Aphrodite [...]

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I would never recommend to anyone to see the city of Palermo in a mere 4 hours. Luckily, I had already spent a full 3 days there on a previous trip, so when we were staying with friends in Sicily relatively near Palermo, I begged for the chance to go back, even for a few [...]

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So after our adrenalin-raising boat tour off the shores of Marettimo, we had a huge meal, and proceeded to wander around the island a few hours before heading back to the Sicilian main island.
Though I was fascinated by these gentlemen, I had to remind myself that I was not in an adult Disneyland, these [...]

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