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Trota Two Ways – Recipes from Italy’s Lake District

Just north of Milan, nestled in the foothills of the Alps, is the Italian Lake district. Here five lovely lakes – Maggiore, Lugano, Como, Iseo and Garda – together offer an amazing backdrop for our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine private … Continue reading

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Coccoli – Comfort Street Food from Florence

Every region we explore in Italy on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine walking tours has its favorite street foods to nourish us along the way. In Sicily, arancini; in Cinque Terre, fried fish cones and farinata; in Venice, frittelle; in … Continue reading

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Insalata di Arance – Fresh Orange Salad from Sicily

Exploring the lovely countryside of Sicily under sunny skies, we find the perfect ‘sunny’ delicacy to refresh us along the way – sweet, red-fleshed blood oranges. Citrus fruits arrived in Italy around 850 AD during an Arab invasion. Initially these … Continue reading

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Pan Roasted Duck Breasts with Blackberry Sauce

Our December gathering of our Newburyport Wine Club was “All About Crémant – A Great Alternative to Champagne”. With the holidays fast approaching, we wanted to explore some wonderful, but less expensive options to celebrate the season with some bubbles. … Continue reading

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Basics of Italian Wine – What’s in this bottle?

While browsing in any US liquor store in the Italian wine section, I often see other shoppers totally mystified by the label on a bottle of wine from Italy. We are accustomed to selecting our wines via the type of … Continue reading

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