Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

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When available and in season, some guests are lucky enough to enjoy sea urchin caught fresh off the coast in Favignana. Our fishing boat appears to be floating on air, but is really in the crystal clear waters of Favignana, Sicily Our guests are treated to some local seafood delicacies, seaside near the hotel. Truly an immersive experience! The Blue Grotto of Capri has nothing on the amazing grottoes of Marettimo, Sicily. Truly amazing and spectacular. Making fresh cannoli from scratch on our Sicily cooking vacation classes in Italy Cara loves fresh-from-scratch almond cookies so much that we had to trade some wine for her to share them with us! We make pizza from scratch at a private country home in Favignana. It's also where we make fresh ricotta and honey& Fisherman will be fisherman and they respect their catch. So much so that they are careful in handling them. Busiate is a wonderful Sicilian pasta similar to fusilli. It's a fantastic pasta that holds sauces wonderfully deli Michael and Ivan - longtime friends enjoying some fun and pasta on the boat in Favignana, Sicily Our boat captains, Michele and Rosario are such gracious hosts - even to the fresh catch! Just part of Favignana f Having some fun exploring and wine tasting at a winery in Marsala, Sicily. We have the use of a private cove near our hotel in Favignana, Sicily. Go for a swim, lay out by the water in Italy Dinner is served as we are treated like royalty on a private boat in the Favignana Harbor. A delicious Sicilian meal Arancini - Rice balls are a staple of Sicilian cuisine. We learn how to make them fresh on our cooking and wine tours During some down time, some of our guests hike the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina to get some amazing views Historic tuna cannery in Favignana harbor where the Florio family ran one of the largest fishing operations in Italy. Maita thinks she made a great catch while out on our fishing boats in Favignana. Sadly, she had to return it to the sea We make authentic Sicilian arancini from scratch on our Favignana, Sicily Vacation weeks. These rice balls are delicious Melissa and her mother Nancy, have been on many Culture Discovery Vacations. Throughout most of Italy. See you soon Such great friends in Favignana that we make pizza and fresh ricotta cheese with in their private country home. Guests love the fresh bruschetta we make in Favignana, Sicily on our cooking and wine adventure vacations Enjoy some down time and soak in the sun at one of the many fantastic beaches of Favignana, Sicily. Our guests get to help make the ricotta and pecorino cheese by stirring the pot of fresh milk that will become cheese&#x We explore coves and grottos on our Favignana, Sicily cooking and wine Vacations in Italy. One of our boat captain, Michele's, wonderful and delicious fresh-catch sauté on the boat in Favignana, Sici Two of our favorite people sharing a little aperitivi down by the cliffs near the hotel. A truly immersive experience. Another Culture Discovery exclusive event where we harvest honey, fresh from the hives and then take home our own jars&a Gina made fast friends with this little guy - but then we fried him up and ate him with our amazing lunch on the boat&#x Our guests have an amazing experience learning to cook authentic Sicilian and other Italian recipes. Two great friends, Scippio and Rosario love to have a great time and love our guests that come visit us in Favignana Guests show off their haul of salt after a morning harvest in Trapani, Sicily. The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! At Macelleria Campo in Valderice, we have an amazing time making fresh sausages and having a fantastic lunch there! We make these popular and delicious Sicilian Almond Cookies fresh from scratch during our Favignana cooking classes! Fresh Sicilian tomatoes! We use exclusively in this delicious Busiate pasta dish made from scratch in cooking class Busiate pasta, a spring-like pasta is a Sicilian version of the more commonly known fusilli pasta. Sometimes the fish are biting early, so we head out with the crew and set the lines for our fishing trip in Favignana. Not all Italian cooking happens indoors. In Sicily, a lot of great cooking happens outside on the grill. Actually, they really did the leg-work and harvested the fiore di sale that you see in the photo. We take the salt home. Before we get our boots to harvest the salt, we tour the museum and learn the history of the amazing "saline" As we wait for the sunrise on our fishing boat, we relax on the calm seas in Favignana, Sicily on our cookery vacations