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PASTA AGLIO, OLIO E PEPERONCINO

PASTA ALLA CARBONARA

Happy 2008
Europe vs "Italia"

Sicilian Expressions

PASTA AGLIO, OLIO E PEPERONCINO

Italian Fast Food


 

INGREDIENTS( For 4 people): 1 HEAD OF GARLIC, OIL, 2 ANCHOVIES, PARSLEY, RED PEPPER, SALT.


 

PROCEDURE: Brown the garlic for 20 seconds, add 2 anchovies and mix all for 30 seconds, then add red pepper, salt and finally add fresh parsley to aromatize. Cook the Spaghetti for 9 minutes and finally strain them and add the ingredients. Serve hot! Enjoy your Meal!

 


 

PASTA ALLA CARBONARA
 

INGREDIENTS ( For 8 people): 1KG PASTA, 200 GR HAM, 200 GR BACON,

3 OR 4 EGGS, ¼ BUTTER, a pinch of SALT, PEPPER.

 

PROCEDURE: Boil a pot of water, big enough to fit a kilo of pasta, then put the pasta in the pot, when the pasta is cooked.

Meantime, prepare the ingredients: take a little pan, cut the ham and bacon and brown it with the butter for 3 minutes. Take 3 fresh eggs and beat them.

When the pasta is ready, strain it and re-put it in the empty pot, add the ingredients into the pot and finally cook together for 3 minutes. Enjoy your lovely meal!


 

HAPPY 2008!!

EXPECTATIONS for the New Year

JANIPIRIYA

MONICA

Exactly at midnight I’d like to set off the fireworks.


 

I hope FOR a new year with much happiness and serenity .

 

On that day I’d like to do social service such as giving money, dresses and food to poor people.

I’d also like to see some snow in this city!

I hope THIS new year will be better than last year.

 

I am expecting 2008 to be a fortunate year for me so that I’d like to have more self confidence and I’d like to be promoted.


 

I hope to GET BACK very good results at school.

I expect that there be any natural disaster and wars around the world.


 

I hope to travel with my classmates.

 

Comment from an outsider: what about health, wealth and fun!

Ah yes, snow… Janu, you must go to Ivalo for that, most difficult in Palermo.




Here are some Sicilian Expressions we have tempted to translate. Some of them are very funny and make us laugh when we hear them or use them.

Try to pronounce them !!!



Talialu che bieddu!

Look at him, how nice he is! (could be real or ironic)

`Nnamu vistu!

Literally “we have seen each other” but it is used to say “See you later!”

Na vasata!

A kiss!

Chista è strata ca´ un spunta!

This street takes you to nowhere!-

U fangu nconfront´a ttia è acqua distillata!

Mud compared to you is distilled water!

Dammi tempu ca ti percio!

(literally) Give me time and I´ll break you! But used to mean “I’ll reach you”

Chi `ffa l´ama tagghiari stu palluni?

So, do we have to cut that ball? ( said to have children stop playing ball because they are disturbing.

Amunì. Unn´è nienti. Pigghiamuni u cafè!

Come on. It´s nothing. Let´s have a cup of coffee! (usually after a quarrel)

C´è probblema?

any problem?

L´acqua u vagna e u ventu l´asciuca!

Water wets him and the wind dries him! (said to someone who is very laid back)

U megghiu chiù!

The best plus!

E muriu u cani!

And the dog is dead! (used to say that it’s all over)

Ma ci fai o ci si?

But are you for real (or are you joking?)

C´a po´ fari!

See what you can do!

`cchiddici?

What are you saying?

Allupato!

Bewolfed! (said if someone is very hungry of both food or of women!)

Cu e´ gghiè!

Just anybody

Cu pigghia s´arripigghia!

Who takes cover, will recover !

`bba ieccati!

Drop yourself somewhere!

Agnedd´e´ suco e finì `u `vattiu!

Lamb and sauce and the baptism is over!

`zu Pino!

Uncle Joe !-said to anyone and no one in particular

Bedda matri santissima!

Beautiful blessed mother!

Ancora, ancor... ca mi sta piacennu!

Do it again ...’cause I´m really enjoying it!

Ci facissi u fistinu!

I would give a party to her/him !-



These are towns near Palermo. We have translated some of them because they are quite funny as well.

Campofelice di Roccella

Happyfield of Littlerock

Castelbuono

Goodcastle

Piano Battaglia

Battle Plane

Piano Zucchi

Pumpking Plane

Bello Lampo

Beautiful Flash

Misterbianco

Mr White