This morning we headed out on our little bus, driven by Claudio, to the outskirts of Montepulciano (home of the noble Italian wine by the same name). From there the bikers began their 24 kilometer ride for the day. The hikers headed off on a 6 kilometer trek, taking us through the tiny hamlet of Montichiello, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cheese’
The Best Thing I Ate Today in Umbria Day 6
Posted in Travel, tagged Cheese, Travel, Umbria on October 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Les Fougeres Cheese Biscuits
Posted in Appetizers, Drinks, tagged Bellini, Cheddar Biscuits, Cheese, Drinks, Rice Krispies on August 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In my last post I declared that this would be the “Summer of Ice Cream.” I had grandiose plans about creating a different flavour every few days and posting about them. It began well with this. So well in fact that I got stuck on dulce de leche ice cream and made it about 5 more [...]
#42. Cheesy Goodness!
Posted in Bread, Bread Bakers Apprentice Challenge, tagged Cheese on June 19, 2010 | 9 Comments »
With only 2 breads left to go in this challenge, I have been dragging my heels somewhat. I sort of feel a bit sad that the end has come. I have come to love hearing from my fellow Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challengers and feel like they have become my new friends. It will be a [...]
#25. Holy Pizza!
Posted in Bread Bakers Apprentice Challenge, tagged Cheese, pizza on November 17, 2009 | 12 Comments »
In week #25 of the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge we make pizza. When I first bought this book, in May, I was flipping through it, looking at the pictures. My heart skipped a beat when I got to page 208 and saw our bread guru, Peter Reinhart, tossing pizza dough in the air. I have [...]
Week # 5: Casatiello
Posted in Bread Bakers Apprentice Challenge, tagged Cheese on June 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »
There are some people that believe certain events occur in their life for a predetermined reason and others that believe that incidents are just determined by a random series of events. I have to admit that I usually flip flop between the two ends of the spectrum. Six weeks ago, I was surfing the net, doing research for an article I was writing for my [...]