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, ...

Think of caponata as the Sicilian version of ratatouille. With a tumble of eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, and onions, caponata is a celebration of late-summer produce, brought to life with an ...

Creamy risotto with Sicilian caponata really brings together the best of Northern and Southern Italian cooking. It’s this ...

If you have the time, make the caponata at least a day ahead; it's one of those dishes that improves with time. Eat it as they do in Sicily: spooned over bread or focaccia, alongside roast lamb or ...

Caponata, the color, is a dark chocolate with purple undertones. It creates a “lush atmosphere,” according to paint producer Benjamin Moore, when applied to fireplace, base molding or soffit. In other ...

Caponata is a flavorful, sweet-sour Sicilian cooked salad composed of eggplant, onions, tomatoes, garlic, herbs, olive oil and vinegar. It’s subject to as many variations as there are cooks who ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...