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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 | 13 Comments

Tiramisu Cookies

by chefbikeski Posted on December 16, 2010

During the rest of the year, I have a pretty standard cookie repertoire; chocolate chip, molasses, the two my boys enjoy most. But during the Christmas season I become a bit more experimental. I used to get together with girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Dessert, Uncategorized | Tagged Chocolate chip, Christmas, Cookie, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Icing (food), Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Ladyfinger (biscuit), Mascarpone, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Rum ball, Sugar, Tiramisu, Veneto | 5 Comments

Valpolicella (and a Classic Italian Meat Ragu)

by chefbikeski Posted on December 13, 2010

My blog is entitled “Northern Italian Food and Wine”, but I have to admit I’ve been negligent in the wine department. I’ll begin here to rectify that. The Veneto region is one of the most productive wine regions Italy, both … Continue reading →

Posted in Meats, Pasta, Uncategorized | Tagged Amarone, Colli Euganei, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, gluten free, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Lake Garda, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, strada di vini, Straw wine, Valpolicella, Wine, wine roads, Winemaking | 1 Comment

Parsnip Soup with Apple Puree

by chefbikeski Posted on December 11, 2010

Parsnips are a great root vegetable, white and similar in shape to a carrot, long and tapered. It is a relative of celery root, parsley root, and carrot, and the taste is a combination of the sweetness of a carrot, … Continue reading →

Posted in Parsnips, Soups, Uncategorized, Vegetables | Tagged Cooking, cooking classes, Cream, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Fruit and Vegetable, Italian cuisine, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Olive oil, Parsley, Parsnip, private bike trips, private ski trips, Prosciutto, recipe italian food, root vegetable soup, Soup, stock, Stock (food), Veneto | 1 Comment

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Tag Archives: cooking classes

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

Pasta e Fagioli or Pasta Fazool to Us Americans…

Valpolicella (and a Classic Italian Meat Ragu)

Parsnip Soup with Apple Puree

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