Given its mild flavor and dense texture, there’s a lot eggplant can do. It often stands in for meat when sautéed or in ...

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Eager to uncover the secrets of Caponata di Melanzane, I apprenticed with local Sicilian chefs who were not only culinary ...

Eggplant caponata is a Sicilian dish used as a pasta sauce or stewed veggie when fresh, transforming into an all-purpose condiment when stored in a jar. While the original recipe stews tomatoes, ...

Looked at closely, a culture’s signature foods are often just stories about its history. Such is certainly the case with Sicilian caponata. (Or, for more examples, our hamburger or steak, the sauces ...

Put an eggplant in front of a cook and inventive results are sure to follow. There is Provencal ratatouille with tomatoes and garlic (it made for a cute movie too). Greek moussaka combines eggplant ...

Ah, Sicily, Italy. A foodie’s mecca. On a recent culinary journey to the island, we learned that the cuisine of Sicily takes its flavors from the sea, land and mountains. The exceptional quality of ...

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Sicilian Caponata with a Spanish Sherry Spritz? Yes, please! Chef Nancy is back from her travels and is sharing her delicious recipe for this classic Sicilian dish.

Eggplants, two types of squash, tomatoes, onion and celery combine in caponata. (The NOLA.com/Times-Picayune archive) This week's Recipes from Our Files are Sicilian ...

Dominico Cascino (left) and chef Salvatore Denaro prepare an olive and tomato salad at the Cascinos’ olive farm in southern Sicily. Penny De Los Santos The relish on my plate is Sicilian, a tangy ...