Category Archives: Vegetables

5 Tips for a Great Insalata Caprese – Caprese Salad

by chefbikeski Posted on September 1, 2014

It seems a bit silly to talk about a formal recipe for this dish – a few ingredients, a bit of chopping, and you are done. But this simple dish illustrates the importance of great ingredients, and doing little to … Continue reading →

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Caponata Griglia – Grilled Caponata

by chefbikeski Posted on August 23, 2014

Caponata, a mixture of eggplant, tomatoes and other vegetables in an agrodolce, is a relish we see throughout Italy as we explore Italy by bike, from Sicily to the Veneto. The sweet and sour flavor combination found in agrodolce, from … Continue reading →

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Pizzoccheri – Buckwheat Pasta

by chefbikeski Posted on May 16, 2014

Visitors exploring the northern heights of Italy’s Lombardy and Val d’ Aosta regions – as we will do next winter on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine ski adventure in Cervinia with Carrabassett Valley Academy – will discover pizzoccheri, a type … Continue reading →

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Pesto di Ortica – Nettle Pesto

by chefbikeski Posted on May 8, 2014

Last week ramps were on the menu; today, another traditional foraged springtime food, nettles, ortica in Italian. Hardly approachable, with ferocious stingers filled with a combination of neurotransmitters, histamines, and formic acid, similar to the poison found in bee stings. … Continue reading →

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Risotto con Aglio Selvatico e Asparagi – Risotto with Ramps and Asparagus

by chefbikeski Posted on April 29, 2014

When referring to Italian food, most people immediately think of pasta. But Italy is the greatest rice producing nation in Europe, and the Po River valley in Northern Italy is the largest rice producing region in Italy. We enjoy risotto … Continue reading →

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