Let food be thy medicine Podcast by Retired International Sicilian chef & Author Carmela D'Amore

The best place to start is HERE & NOW! Ring a friend, invite them into your domain, if you don’t have anyone- join a group. Stepping out of our comfort zone & putting ourselves out there this is a great way to start. Vulnerability is a great place to start to stretch our character, as we seldom don’t realise that being vulnerable, we can utilise it for our benefit. It’s not about letting people se...

Please talk to your doctor, if you feel that there are challenges in your life, learn how to implement lifelines that will take you to the next level, we are human beings, we are constantly evolving. When we are not evolving, we become stunted. Take a step out of the box, courage 💪 is the key 🔑 in taking that step, ask for help 🙏 a lifeline is entering into another world 🌍 outside of our mind....

In this episode it is crucial to care about your health, & how we eat as this effects our mental health. So how do we care? Finding meaning to our life. We have to first find, & connect with the meaning to our life. This is the central socket that we generate from, where our core is, our passion. It is our passion that fuels our life. Join me in becoming. Arrivederci Carmela 👩‍🍳

To have a great kitchen is to start with a desire to live a healthy lifestyle: this is the challenge, right? We need to redirect the mindset, from striving to It have arrived!’ The kitchen is one that we should be proud of. It is the heart of our home. The aromas from the kitchen are the calling of life, they should be running & streaming through our entire household, as it is the calling to’ MANG...

I want to be a cook 👩‍🍳

Rituals = Daily practice. Rituals are a long-standing statutory part of every day, implementing new ones takes time, patience & perseverance. We need to start with Goals, when we have a goal then this is a pivotal point to see the distance of where we want to go. This creates a new pathway into our mindset & generates meaning in our everyday life. When we lose sight of our goals we end up not cari...

Something that is important & must be dealt with before other things. This is number 1 of the hundreds & thousands of things we think we need to do first. Make the transformation a priority. Once you have implemented it, it will be part of your daily life, & you will realise that you don’t even remember not living like this! Baci Carmela 👩‍🍳

You know you are in the ring when you take up a challenge, & are ready to compete. It is the call to see your ability & strength. It is the fight to see how superior you are. A fight in your own mind & self as we sometimes have a certain mindset & need to expand our beliefs, a test to see if we can do this or not. A challenge is a great way to expand & strengthen our mind. This is where you become...

The starting point for any decision in anything. This is what is required to do to create a new pathway in our life, this is essential to becoming brave, to make a stand & commit to our self. We are going to do this, together & every day we will check in to see if we are committed in transforming the way we cook and live. Baci Carmela

In this episode of 101 we explore the way you think, your beliefs of how your kitchen is, what it should be, and where you are now. We can only work with the tools that we have and slowly build on them, this is our starting point. We will need to change and eliminate old beliefs, that no longer serve us and introduce new ones. Remember KIS. Carmela

INTRODUCTION During COVID19 lockdown, I decided to write this booklet. Why? One afternoon after purchasing my groceries, I drove past the local MacDonald’s store. There was a line so far down the road it puzzled me. I understand that takeout is part of our society, I too am part of this. When I am busy and just need something quick to eat and am passing through my local takeout store, I buy takeou...

Buona serata a tutti li amici lontano e vicino. We are so thrilled to be able to share tonight with you the journey of our #beddu #Sicilian/American #fratello #Michael #Cavalieri. Have you got your glass of vino ready?  A little cheese, olives, bread, tissues, get ready to have a few laughs. Take a seat back relax its been a hectic week this week. Hope you are all well & keeping safe. The...

Buona Serata Amici #vicino e #lontano Sieti pronti? Questa sera chi vole un bicere di vino a sentire la storia del nostro fratello #Michael #Cavalieri #Siciliano /Americano #attore che chi raconta la sua storia. Its #Friday #night , with #Sicilian #Queens . Grab your glass of #Sicilian wine, cheese, bread, olives and join us. #Michael talks more indepth with us about his #film #Ritornato . Michael...

Buona sera amici, vicino e lontano.. Sieti pronti? Are you ready??? Drum roll.... We are going to rock your Friday night! Grab your bottle of wine and tissues (your are going to need it!) take a seat and join us in this #episode of #Sicilian #Queens... #Introducing to you the magestic #Michael #Cavalieri . Michael is an #American #Sicilian with an amazing journey to share with all of us. We are so...

Buona #Serata #Amici , vicino e lontano.. Episode 4 with il #Maestro #Eolo-Paolo #Bottaro , this is where everything slowly comes together. We finish talking about #Polizzi #Generosa and talk about his latest project in #Essendon #Fields. #Essendon #Fields project is a #mammoth , an iconic #presentation of a #masterpiece of #Eolo's #passion . Join us take a seat, grab a glass of Sicilian #vino and...

How's your week been? Get ready for a blast! Do you have your glass of #Sicilian # #vino ready?  A little cheese, olives, and bread! Life's pretty great with #Episode 3 with #modern day #maestro #Eolo -Paolo #Bottaro . We continue to talk to Eolo-Paolo Bottaro about Iside, and his finished project in Essendon Fields. We listen to Eolo talk to us about #Polizzi #Generosa and how he becomes par...

In this episode I talk with my grand daughter Fallon who is 4 and a very fussy eater about the food she likes and doesn’t like and why!

Episode 2 We (councillor Lina Messina and Ambassador to Sicilian foodCarmela D'Amore) chat with Maestro Eolo about the statue Iside. How it shaped his future and how the town of Polizzi Generosa changed his life. This is a magical episode of destiny, purpose and how life can just take you into a place, that has been waiting for you to do your best work. Join us. Sit back relax have a glass of Sici...

Join me with my personal photographer Beth Jennings in Sicily 2017, we chat while we are sitting in the gutter in the oldest market in Palermo, Capo.  Capo means boss. I speak with Beth how Sicily has changed my life, the people and the place has altered the way I look at life today and how I perceive it. You will feel the place and its energy. Embracing life, changes lives. Join me. Sit down...

Welcome to this first episode of the Sicilian Queens, we are Councillor Lina Messina and Ambassador to Sicilian food International Sicilian Chef Carmela D'Amore. In this episode we don't stop talking! We chat to you about, COVID19, food, people, and so much more. So join us, take a seat, grab a vino, sit back and relax. Life is good. La dolce vita. Talk to you soon. Baci Lina & Carmela Sicilia...

In this episode councillor Lina Messina and International Sicilian Chef Carmela D'Amore talk to Maestro Eolo-Paolo Bottaro, about his journey of being a modern day artist.  Eolo-Paolo is Australian born to Sicilian migrants. We chat about his life, and how being Sicilian has shaped his journey. How he started, painting, and how he came to sculpture the iconic statue Iside, in Polizzi Generosa...

In this episode I talk with my friend councillor Lina Messina of Darebbin, what it means to be born Sicilian in Australia. We talk about growing up and so many wonderful things.

In this series of 101 ways to Transform the way you cook, we are going to unpack and discover that cooking is fun, we will find new ways to unplug the way we think!

In this episode we talk about the benefits of cooking with herbs and spices. The healing agents they have for us.

In this episode of The migrants story, I share with you about sacrifice of a culture, dreams of a future, how dreams become reality, choosing a country to share your culture, traditions are like commandments, they are the tools that have worked for the people and the community. Finally words - a culture is the marrow of the bones to the country.