High up in the mountains surrounding Catania is the little town of MALETTO which every June hosts an incredible strawberry festival drawing thousands to a town  of roughly 4,000. The event this year was billed for, "The middle of June" My mistake was being so literal in what that meant. So, at the end of the first week in June, I called the town to find the exact dates only to be told that,"Last night was the end"!
 Undaunted, we set out for Maletto the next day just to see what we had missed and we were very sorry. As we drove in we were greeted by huge posters advertising the event as well as elderly woman such as Giuseppina selling sweet strawberries on the road side.  We found a very typical bar whose name I lost so I can not send photos to it ! In any case, this is the gentleman who owns it along with the every day locals who pass the day playing cards, sipping coffee and an occasional drink. We sat down and treated ourselves to the most

 scrumptious strawberry cannolo with homemade riccotta cheese...TO DIE FOR !!!!!  If anyone who reads this blog happens to know this bar, i would be forever grateful.

BTW, it is so good to be getting back to posting. I apologize for the long absence and can promise more frequent and regular posts in the future.