Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

Photos - Cooking & Adventure on the Islands of Sicily

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The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! We make authentic Sicilian arancini from scratch on our Favignana, Sicily Vacation weeks. These rice balls are delicious Having some fun exploring and wine tasting at a winery in Marsala, Sicily. Michael and Ivan - longtime friends enjoying some fun and pasta on the boat in Favignana, Sicily Michele is one of our fisherman friends. He's the real deal, along with Rosario, these two show us some great times Great photo of our guest appearing to do a lot of heavy lifting. We do harvest salt - but not all of that! We take our guests on private boats to see the incredible grottos and crystal blue waters in Marettimo, Sicily. One of our alumni guests, Maita knows how to relax and have a great time while in the sun on the boat around Favignana. Erice offers some of the most stunning views on the western side of Mainland Sicily. After our fantastic morning out at sea, we bring our fresh catch to the market to sell to the locals. All in good fun&#x Busiate is a wonderful Sicilian pasta similar to fusilli. It's a fantastic pasta that holds sauces wonderfully deli Maita thinks she made a great catch while out on our fishing boats in Favignana. Sadly, she had to return it to the sea Fun with sausages. Hot off the grill, Melissa shows off her new sausage "do" right before her wonderful lunch Fresh Sicilian tomatoes! We use exclusively in this delicious Busiate pasta dish made from scratch in cooking class We stay in the cutest "Casitas" during our vacation week in Favignana, Sicily. Each place is wonderfully accom Along with other delicious fruits, we enjoy our relaxing boat rides around the Isola di Favignana, Sicily The historic Florio Tuna Cannery in Favignana harbor is truly fascinating to see how the locals lived off the sea! Pulling in to the harbor in Marettimo, Sicily, we are greeted by a fleet of sleek, private fishing boats. While out on our early morning fishing excursion, we see the most spectacular sunrises in Favignana, Sicily. During some down time, some of our guests hike the trail up to the Castle of Santa Caterina to get some amazing views Sicilian busiate pasta is an amazing dish. Rich and complex in flavor, yet very accessible recipe to make yourself! There's a technic and an art to everything. Mostly just have fun! Getting the fiore di sale from the flats in As we wait for the sunrise on our fishing boat, we relax on the calm seas in Favignana, Sicily on our cookery vacations Fisherman will be fisherman and they respect their catch. So much so that they are careful in handling them. Our guests are treated to some local seafood delicacies, seaside near the hotel. Truly an immersive experience! Enjoy some down time and soak in the sun at one of the many fantastic beaches of Favignana, Sicily. One of our favorite things on any of our vacations is when we harvest the fiore di sale in Trapani, Sicily We make fresh ricotta cheese at a private country villa in Favignana Another exclusive Culture Discovery event. We have fresh sausages and tomatoes along with the amazing Sicilian bread during a lunch in Favignana. We love relaxing at the beach! Favignana-style on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily vacation 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 after getting their freshly-harvested salt from the saline at the Trapani, Sicily salt flats. During our boating excursions in Favignana, we relax, get in the water and cool off with some refreshing fun! Another great night at the country villa in Favignana, Sicily where we make cheese, pizza and harvest honey! We make pizza from scratch at a private country home in Favignana. It's also where we make fresh ricotta and honey& We take this boat out on excursions around the island of Favignana. We fish and visit coves and bays and eat great food& One of our boat captain, Michele's, wonderful and delicious fresh-catch sauté on the boat in Favignana, Sici Our guests get to harvest salt right from the seawater flats in Trapani, Sicily. Truly a unique experience. During the salt harvest season in Trapani, Sicily - The workers build these salt mounds completely by hand. Ivan shows the group how to make proper bruschetta on our cooking and adventure on the islands of Sicily Arancini - Rice balls are a staple of Sicilian cuisine. We learn how to make them fresh on our cooking and wine tours Such great friends in Favignana that we make pizza and fresh ricotta cheese with in their private country home.