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Trofie con Pesto alla Genovese – Trofie Pasta with Pesto, Potatoes and Beans

by chefbikeski Posted on February 1, 2018

Italy is home to many spectacular destinations, but Liguria and Cinque Terre certainly rank towards the top. We spend a week exploring this amazing region on our Liguiria and Cinque Terre walking tours, feasting on seafood and pesto and focaccia. … Continue reading →

Posted in Liguria, Pasta, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged beans, Bike and Wine tours, Cinque Terre, cooking classes, Italian cuisine, Italy hiking trips, LIguria, Northern Italy, pasta, pesto, potatoes, private bike trips, Recipe, Travel, trenette, trofie, vegetarian | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Gnocchi, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Gnocchi, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, nettles, Northern Italy, ortica, pesto, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, vegetarian | 1 Comment

Radicchio Pesto

by chefbikeski Posted on July 10, 2013

Pesto is most commonly interpreted as a mixture of crushed basil, garlic, cheese, nuts and olive oil, but this simple technique can be applied to so many other ingredients. We see many varieties on our cycling tours in Italy – … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Radicchio, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food | Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, pasta, pesto, private bike trips, private ski trips, radicchio, Recipe, Sausage, Travel, Veneto | 6 Comments

What are Garlic Scapes, and what do I do with them?

by chefbikeski Posted on July 29, 2011

Garlic is a key ingredient in my cooking both here and in Italy. There is hardly a sauce, soup, or pasta that doesn’t include it. And it seems to have found it’s way into every region of Italy. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken, Fish, garlic, Pasta, Pizza, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food | Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, garlic, garlic scapes, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pesto, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Veneto | Leave a comment

Grilled Trout with Pea Pesto

by chefbikeski Posted on May 10, 2011

Most Americans today are familiar with pesto, which is a sauce that originated in Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy. The traditional pesto, often called pesto alla genovese, consisted of basil, crushed garlic, grated cheese (parmigiano-reggiano and/or pecorino), … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lugana, Peas, Trentino Food, Trout, Veneto Food | Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, fish, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Lago di Garda, Le Creete, Lugana, Northern Italy, pea, pesto, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Trout, Veneto, Wine | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: pesto

Trofie con Pesto alla Genovese – Trofie Pasta with Pesto, Potatoes and Beans

Pesto di Ortica – Nettle Pesto

Radicchio Pesto

What are Garlic Scapes, and what do I do with them?

Grilled Trout with Pea Pesto

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