Tag Archives: Italian Food

Tiramisu – Italy’s Favorite Dessert

by chefbikeski Posted on January 22, 2011

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 →

Posted in Dessert, Mascarpone, Passito, Torcolato, Uncategorized, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings | Tagged cooking classes, Cream, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Dessert, Food, history, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Ladyfinger (biscuit), Mascarpone, Recipes, Reggio Emilia, Tia Maria, Tiramisu, Whipped cream, zabaglione | 4 Comments

Randonnee by Day and Braised Rabbit by Night

by chefbikeski Posted on January 17, 2011

My blog to this point has focused on my culinary activities. But my passions are divided between the kitchen and the great outdoors! So a perfect day for me is one in which I get to indulge in both. Today … Continue reading →

Posted in Braising, Uncategorized | Tagged Braising, Cider, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Rabbit, randonnee, Recipe, ski touring, Veneto | 4 Comments

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

by chefbikeski Posted on January 13, 2011

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 →

Posted in Cheeses, Chicken, Pasta, Uncategorized | Tagged Balsamic vinegar, Cheese, Chicken, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Home, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Kosher salt, Olive oil, pasta, private bike trips, private ski trips, radicchio, Recipe, Ricotta, Veneto | 2 Comments

Pasta e Fagioli or Pasta Fazool to Us Americans…

by chefbikeski Posted on January 8, 2011

Pasta does not play as predominant a role in the cuisine of Northern Italy as it does elsewhere in the country. One pasta dish that the Veneto is famous for, however, is pasta e fagioli (or pasta e fasioi in … Continue reading →

Posted in beans, Soups, Uncategorized, Veneto Food | Tagged beans, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, pasta e fagioli, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Soup, Veneto, warm winter soups | 12 Comments

Feast of Seven Fishes, Part II

by chefbikeski Posted on January 1, 2011

I continue to research the history behind the Feast of the Seven Fishes, even though Christmas has come and gone. I emailed my Italiaoutdoors partner, who has been living in Vicenza, Italy for the past 19 or so years, asking … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Clams, Fish, Pasta, Salmon, Shrimp, Squid, Veneto Food | Tagged appetizer, calamari, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Cooking, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, dinner, Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, Feast of the Seven Fishes, fish, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Marcella Hazan, Olive oil, pasta, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, salmon, shrimp, squid, Waverley Root | 3 Comments

Italian Food, Wine, and Travel

by Kathy Bechtel of Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine

Tag Archives: Italian Food

Tiramisu – Italy’s Favorite Dessert

Randonnee by Day and Braised Rabbit by Night

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

Pasta e Fagioli or Pasta Fazool to Us Americans…

Feast of Seven Fishes, Part II

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