The original Sicilian ANISETTE biscuits ----Biscotti all'anice

 My American friends probably know what I'm talking about when I say Anisette ....the delicious anice cookies made famous by STELLA D'ORO.  In New York I used to eat them every morning. My mom would make me tea and I would dip the Stella D'Oro cookies in the tea. The most delicious breakfast ever! After which I would hop on the bus and go to school.

Well, here in Sicily these are very popular cookies. Whenever I used to come to Sicily to visit my father he would take me to Castellammare del Golfo where at the time they made the best Anisette cookies, and buy me one kilogram for me to take back to Rome, where I lived in the 80s. 

Nowadays the best anice cookies are made by MEETCAFFE, a coffee shop where they make a great coffee and delicious sweets (cannolis etc). Here are the ANISETTE they made just for me. Don't they look inviting?

One of each / Uno di ognuno

As I have said several times in my previous posts, it's rather chilly here in Sicily these days. Not polar cold, but definitely not warm enough to wear sleeveless shirts. I like to keep warm so I bought THREE neck warmers from a new shop recently opened CAPRICCI TP.

women sweater

https://www.dresshead.com/womens-sweater-large-knit-v-cut-twist-back-khaki/

Happy New Year! Buon Anno!

Surprisingly today the weather was almost spring-like, if it hadn't been for the chilly wind it would have been like summer, that's how strong the sun was. Considering the wind we've had these days I didn't want to take any chances so I wore my wind jackets, hood and all. The red one belongs to my daughter but she doesn't like it so I took it. 

Happy New Year to you all!  Buon Anno a tutti, tanti auguri!

Cafè Vultaggio in Fulgatore, Sicily

If you come to North-Western Sicily you must stop at this cafè, they have the most delicious Sicilian sweets and humongous cannoli. Bar Vultaggio is located in the town of Fulgatore.