So ... I have to make my own ...

1-I peel and cut the apples in four pieces.
2-I cook them in a large pot, with one inch water, for about 10/15 minutes or until they are soft.
3-I then drain the apples in a colander ...
4-Put them in a bowl and blend them with a hand blender.
5-At last I add some cinnamon and lemon. I do not add any sugar if the apples are sweet.

Normally I get red apples because they are sweeter.

Note: Since this is a home made apple sauce, and the jars do not go through the water bath process, it must be eaten within a week.

Try it !!!

When the weather is very very hot ... I make some cold pasta ...

To make a cold pasta I use these ingredients :

maccheroni, fresh tomatoes, a can or two tuna fish, an onion, salt and pepper and some olive oil ...

When the past is already cooked, I rinse it under cold water ...

Then ... I mix together some tomatoes, tuna fish, an onion, a bit of salt and pepper and olive oil ...

At last ... I add the maccheroni ...

(it's delicious !)

To make a quick tomato sauce ... I need some tomatoes ...

and onions ...

Some times, when I don't have much time, instead of pealing the tomatoes, after scolding them with hot water...

I cut them, with the skin, into pieces. I also add a large onion, cut into pieces, salt and pepper and blend everything with a hand blender.

Then I let it cook, at a medium heat, for about an hour, or until it get's pretty much concentrated.

It turned out perfect !!!

Sharing my world ... more ideas in the kitchen

Salsiccia Siciliana - Traditional Sicilian Sausage

In Sicily it's very common to cook "la salsiccia"!

You go to the butcher and he prepares the salsiccia - sausage -the way you want.
They ask you you how much pepper and salt they should add to it. Some people like the sausage to be piccante (very hot). My favorite one is - fennel sausage ...

Some times I cook the sausage in a frying pan ... I prick each sausage with a fork and add a little bit of water. So it doesn't get stick to the pan.

It's quick and very easy ...

It's also delicious ... We usually eat sausage with green salad. It sort of balance the calories ...

I usually cook simple food ...

Parmigiana di Melanzane ...

Latte di Mandorla - Almond milk

This is made with pasta di mandorla ...

Pasta di Mandorla or Pasta Reale - Almond biscuits

They are very popular in Sicily and you can buy them at any pasticceria or bar ...

They are made with ground almonds, sugar and egg whites ...

I can assure you they are super delicious ...

Sicilian Figs

figs ... they grow all over in sicily ...

Sicilian fruit - I think they are called Svegi. They taste something like a peach and an apple...

Fighi d'India - Indian fig ... fruit from Sicily ...

their skin are very prickly ...

Peaches

Summer fruit

water melon