Category Archives: Cheeses

Penne with Peas, Bacon, Ricotta and Mint

The Colli Berici (Berici Hills) are located in the Veneto region of Italy, south of Vicenza. Here, in the spring, one finds a local variety of peas that have been highly prized by the residents for centuries. Introduce by the … Continue reading

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Cooking Class: How to Cook Risotto, and Narrowly Avoid Burning Your Friends’ House Down…

Last Monday we had another very enjoyable cooking class in the back woods of Sugarloaf, ME. A enthusiastic group of women, plus two brave men faced brutal sub-zero temperatures to gather at my friend Nancy Marshall’s house for an evening … Continue reading

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Tiramisu – Italy’s Favorite Dessert

My favorite Italian dessert, and probably the best-known dessert of  Italy, is Tiramisu. We make this on many of our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine Chefs on Bikes tours, and it always a big hit. My son Liam requests this on … Continue reading

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Who’s Crazy Enough to Make their own Ricotta Cheese?

Make your own ricotta cheese? Are you crazy? That is the reaction I usually see when this possibility is first introduced. But continue reading, and you’ll soon be a convert. You can actually make ricotta from two simple ingredients, and … Continue reading

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Gnocchi Class – Butternut Squash Gnocchi

My last post covered the standard potato gnocchi we made at my last cooking class. This one will address one of the myriad of variations that you see in Italy, a pumpkin or squash gnocchi. Although the basic technique is … Continue reading

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