Hello, and thanks for visiting! A couple of months ago a good friend nominated me in one of those Facebook challenges you may have seen doing the rounds - 7 black and white photos over 7 days from your ordinary life, excluding people and pets, posted without explanation. I accepted the challenge, and enjoyed the process so much that I was soon wondering how I could extend it. This blog is my answer. The photos won't always be in black and white - I've long understood how important colour is to me - but I plan to adhere to the other rules of the challenge for a full 365 days and, in doing so, tell the story of the next year in my life. Knowing how I struggle with discipline, especially self-discipline, I imagine this process will throw up quite a few challenges for me but hopefully that will all be part of the growing and learning process. There will be little or no explanation posted, though I'll be happy to chat in the comments, and I hope you find something here to enjoy.
I love peppers...and being Sicilian...
ReplyDeleteHere's a traditional Sicilian 'stuffed peppers dish'...
You can leave out one or two ingredients if you don't like them....
Ingredients.....
4 bell peppers
½ lb breadcrumbs
4 tomatoes
4 salted anchovies
2 tablespoons capers
1 ¾ oz Caciocavallo cheese
extra virgin olive oil to taste
and basil to taste...
salt and pepper...
Preparation....
With the tip of a knife, core and eliminate the seeds of the peppers.
Then, cut them in half, taking care not to break them. Separately, lightly pan-toast the breadcrumbs. Season with salt, pepper and abundant of basil.
Add the grated Caciocavallo, the capers, tomatoes and anchovies in small pieces.
Mix everything together, dash with some oil, and then use the mixture to stuff the peppers.
Put them into a greased oven pan, drizzle with a little more oil, cover with a sheet of aluminum, and put in a hot oven (400° F).
Remove the sheet of aluminum after 15 minutes and continue cooking for another 10, adding (if necessary) some more oil.
Serve warm or cold...
Sounds fabulous Willie! If I'm at home at the weekend I might give that a go - minus the anchovies. This little lot was just for a version of a minestrone soup to keep us going through lunchtimes for the week. Only problem ..... my big soup pan, not big enough! Chopping took forever but I love slowly prepping fresh, colourful veg on a Sunday afternoon with some music going, and hubby either cooking or drifting through doing his own thing.
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