Tag Archives: Health

Easy Rice Pudding – Riso al Latte con Fregole e Mandorle

Our cycling tours in the Veneto bring us along the fertile valleys of rivers such as the Po, Brenta and Adige. These valleys offer us some wonderful terrain – scenic, yet flat – and a wide variety of agricultural products … Continue reading

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Beet Canederli with Horseradish Sauce – A Colorful and Tasty Treat from Northern Italy

One unique specialty of Tirol cuisine are canederli, large round dumplings that are found on just about every restaurant table in Alto Adige and Trentino. We see these, in various shapes and sizes, almost daily on our bike and ski … Continue reading

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An Easy, Healthy Granola (or Muesli)

On our adventures in Italy, be they biking, skiing, or hiking, we are off each morning to enjoy some sort of activity. Enjoying a good healthy breakfast is important to fuel our bodies for the day. Each of the places … Continue reading

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Cheese and Chive Ravioli with Red Pepper Tomato Sauce

Ravioli (a single one is called a raviolo) are a traditional type of Italian filled pasta. Our tours to Emilia Romagna bring us to the heart of Italy’s stuffed pastas, where we find tortellini, tortelloni, tortelli, cappellacci, and many others. … Continue reading

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Pesce Agli Agrumi – Fish with Citrus

Lago di Garda, the largest lake in Italy, is located in Northeastern Italy between Milan and Venice. Three regions border this lake which we visit on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine bike tours – the Veneto on the west, Trentino … Continue reading

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