Category Archives: Chicken

Pollo alla Cacciatora – Hunter’s Style Chicken

I spent a few days in Tuscany this week, searching out new discoveries for our private Tuscany cycling tour in September. The cuisine can be simple and rustic, other times aristocratic and refined. Where we cycle, through the interior wine … Continue reading

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Mostarda – A Spicy Fruit Relish and a Recipe: Insalata di Fichi, Formaggio di Capra e Mostarda

Now that I have a few months in the US as our bike tour season is over, and ski tours are a few months away, I have some time to devote to recipe development and my food blog. My travels … Continue reading

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

  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

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BellDes Sudtirol Vernatsch (Schiava to Italians…)

I found this wine on a recent trip to Baltimore to visit family. It spoke to me from the racks of a wine shop/cafe we visited for lunch. When in a new wine store, I always check out the selection … Continue reading

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Pollo del Carso con Crauti, and the cancer fighting properties of Sauerkraut

Chicken with Sauerkraut – a delicious example of the unique cuisine of Friuli-Venezia Giulia from Italiaoutdoors. Continue reading

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