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Ciao, I'm Italian chef & cooking expert Deborah Dal Fovo and welcome to my delicious world! In this blog I share my art of creating the beautiful Italian lifestyle known as "la bella vita". Enjoy! Read More…

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I’m a pasta snob but when in Italy don’t mind

I’m a pasta snob but when in Italy don’t mind choosing store-bought fresh pasta for a quick yet delicious lunch without pulling out the rolling pin (no shame). There are many options to choose from here, starting with excellent handmade artisanal pasta at bakeries and gourmet shops to quite good commercial brands at grocery stores for very economical prices (food prices in Italy are half what they are in the US). It takes just as much time to boil the water as to cook the pasta 😆, which cooks in only 2-5 minutes depending on the shape.

I made these (store bought) spinach and ricotta ravioli for my daughter who arrived in Milan from Paris yesterday craving pasta 🥰. The simple sauce of butter, sage, hint of tomato, and pasta cooking water cooked in the time the ravioli boiled (4 minutes) then I tossed the pasta in the sauce for less than a minute to ‘legare’ or bind the sauce to the pasta.

Only 11 minutes for a semi-homemade lunch that hit the spot and left us wanting more. I wish there was more quality fresh pasta available in the US 😢. Buon appetito! 💚🤍❤️

#pasta #freshpasta #ravioli #italy #italianfood #italiancooking #pastafresca #pastalover #italiansdoitbetter #italiansdoeatbetter #ladolcevita #deborahsitaly #labellavita #theartofitalianliving

After my Taste Trentino Culinary Tour in the Dolom

After my Taste Trentino Culinary Tour in the Dolomites, I just had to make these irresistible potato Tortel for my friends in Milan. Tortel are fried potato pancakes and a typical Trentino antipasto offering paired with local mountain cheeses and salumi like speck and morta della. I made mine bite size to serve as an aperitivo with sparkling TrentoDoc wine for a taste of Trentino in Milan. My friends loved them!

#italy #italiancuisine #italiancooking #italianchef #trentino #trentinoaltoadige #dolomites #alpinecooking #tortel #potatopancake #patate #aperitivo #antipasto #deborahsitaly #tastetrentino #tastetrentinoculinarytour #culinarytour

🍇 September in Tuscany means wine harvest and T

🍇 September in Tuscany means wine harvest and Tuscan Grape Focaccia called ‘Schiacciata con l’uva’, a beloved sweet bread made to celebrate the season and nature’s abundance. It’s a simple treat made from layers of bread dough stuffed and topped with juicy wine grapes and sugar that, when baked, become a jammy filling with the surprise crunch of grape seeds.

Even if you can’t make it to Tuscany, you can find some concord grapes at your local market and use my recipe to enjoy this special treat. Get the recipe on my blog by tapping on the link in my bio: http://www.theartofitalianliving.com/tuscan-grape-focaccia-schiacciata-con-luva-recipe/

Enjoy 🍇🍇!!

#italiancooking #italianchef #tuscany #tuscancuisine #schiacciata #focaccia #grapefocaccia #grapes #sweet #dolcevita #sweetlife #baking #autumn #recipe #reels

How lucky can you get? It’s porcini season in It

How lucky can you get? It’s porcini season in Italy and I’m here! I love fresh porcini mushrooms ~ one of the rare Italian ingredients not available elsewhere. Their deep, earthy flavor and meaty consistency is incomparable.

One of the simple ways I love to prepare them is ‘trifolati’ or sliced like a truffle then sautéed in ev olive oil with garlic and parsley. Porcini trifolati are simply divine and are served in a myriad of manners: on bruschetta, over creamy polenta, as a side to roasted/grilled beef, and many other ways.

In fact…these were so tempting after I made them that they disappeared before I could film a mouthwatering close up shot (ahem Virgie).

How do you like your porcini?

#italiancooking #italianchef #porcini #mushrooms #italy #deborahsitaly #funghiporcini #recipe #cookingvideo #reels

It’s a wrap! My 2022 Taste Trentino Culinary Tou

It’s a wrap! My 2022 Taste Trentino Culinary Tour in the Dolomites 🇮🇹⛰ just ended and we had a blast! Here’s a little taste of the weeklong tour in this video. 7 days of cuisine, culture, cooking, tradition, history, nature, great outdoors, food/wine tasting, and wellness seemed too short to fit it all in…but we did it ❤️.

A big thank you to all the participants who braved covid, flight cancellations, and all odds to share this amazing week with me. My lovely group of participants are now a big happy famiglia. Grazie mille to all my collaborators and vendors…you rock (pun intended) and helped me showed off Trentino at its best ⛰⛰🍷🧀🍎🥂🥨🍇🍺.

As for future tours, I plan on hosting 2 Taste Trentino tours next year—June 18-24, 2023 and September 3-9, 2023. I hope you’ll join me…tap on the link in my bio for details:
http://deborahdalfovo.com/italy-culinary-tours/

See you in the delicious Dolomites in 2023 ⛰⛰!!

#tastetrentino #tastetrentinoculinarytour #dolomites #italy #italytravel #culinarytour #italianalps #travel #travelgram #travelandleisure #traveldestinations #italianfood #italianwine #trentinoaltoadige #deborahsitaly

Here’s a look at the miles (or kilometers) I put

Here’s a look at the miles (or kilometers) I put in when traveling in and out of Milan. Between subway line changes, high speed train trips to and from Milan’s iconic central station (Stazione Centrale), and more subway (metropolitana) stops…I certainly get my steps in. The mass transit in Milan and around Italy is amazing and I take full advantage of it. Hope you enjoy this fun reel taking you along on a day in my life of Italian travel. Next trip coming up soon!

#italy #milan #travel #italytravel #deborahdoesitaly #deborahsitsly #deborahinitaly #milano #italiansdoitbetter #travelvideo

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I’m a pasta snob but when in Italy don’t mind

I’m a pasta snob but when in Italy don’t mind choosing store-bought fresh pasta for a quick yet delicious lunch without pulling out the rolling pin (no shame). There are many options to choose from here, starting with excellent handmade artisanal pasta at bakeries and gourmet shops to quite good commercial brands at grocery stores for very economical prices (food prices in Italy are half what they are in the US). It takes just as much time to boil the water as to cook the pasta 😆, which cooks in only 2-5 minutes depending on the shape.

I made these (store bought) spinach and ricotta ravioli for my daughter who arrived in Milan from Paris yesterday craving pasta 🥰. The simple sauce of butter, sage, hint of tomato, and pasta cooking water cooked in the time the ravioli boiled (4 minutes) then I tossed the pasta in the sauce for less than a minute to ‘legare’ or bind the sauce to the pasta.

Only 11 minutes for a semi-homemade lunch that hit the spot and left us wanting more. I wish there was more quality fresh pasta available in the US 😢. Buon appetito! 💚🤍❤️

#pasta #freshpasta #ravioli #italy #italianfood #italiancooking #pastafresca #pastalover #italiansdoitbetter #italiansdoeatbetter #ladolcevita #deborahsitaly #labellavita #theartofitalianliving

After my Taste Trentino Culinary Tour in the Dolom

After my Taste Trentino Culinary Tour in the Dolomites, I just had to make these irresistible potato Tortel for my friends in Milan. Tortel are fried potato pancakes and a typical Trentino antipasto offering paired with local mountain cheeses and salumi like speck and morta della. I made mine bite size to serve as an aperitivo with sparkling TrentoDoc wine for a taste of Trentino in Milan. My friends loved them!

#italy #italiancuisine #italiancooking #italianchef #trentino #trentinoaltoadige #dolomites #alpinecooking #tortel #potatopancake #patate #aperitivo #antipasto #deborahsitaly #tastetrentino #tastetrentinoculinarytour #culinarytour

🍇 September in Tuscany means wine harvest and T

🍇 September in Tuscany means wine harvest and Tuscan Grape Focaccia called ‘Schiacciata con l’uva’, a beloved sweet bread made to celebrate the season and nature’s abundance. It’s a simple treat made from layers of bread dough stuffed and topped with juicy wine grapes and sugar that, when baked, become a jammy filling with the surprise crunch of grape seeds.

Even if you can’t make it to Tuscany, you can find some concord grapes at your local market and use my recipe to enjoy this special treat. Get the recipe on my blog by tapping on the link in my bio: http://www.theartofitalianliving.com/tuscan-grape-focaccia-schiacciata-con-luva-recipe/

Enjoy 🍇🍇!!

#italiancooking #italianchef #tuscany #tuscancuisine #schiacciata #focaccia #grapefocaccia #grapes #sweet #dolcevita #sweetlife #baking #autumn #recipe #reels

How lucky can you get? It’s porcini season in It

How lucky can you get? It’s porcini season in Italy and I’m here! I love fresh porcini mushrooms ~ one of the rare Italian ingredients not available elsewhere. Their deep, earthy flavor and meaty consistency is incomparable.

One of the simple ways I love to prepare them is ‘trifolati’ or sliced like a truffle then sautéed in ev olive oil with garlic and parsley. Porcini trifolati are simply divine and are served in a myriad of manners: on bruschetta, over creamy polenta, as a side to roasted/grilled beef, and many other ways.

In fact…these were so tempting after I made them that they disappeared before I could film a mouthwatering close up shot (ahem Virgie).

How do you like your porcini?

#italiancooking #italianchef #porcini #mushrooms #italy #deborahsitaly #funghiporcini #recipe #cookingvideo #reels

It’s a wrap! My 2022 Taste Trentino Culinary Tou

It’s a wrap! My 2022 Taste Trentino Culinary Tour in the Dolomites 🇮🇹⛰ just ended and we had a blast! Here’s a little taste of the weeklong tour in this video. 7 days of cuisine, culture, cooking, tradition, history, nature, great outdoors, food/wine tasting, and wellness seemed too short to fit it all in…but we did it ❤️.

A big thank you to all the participants who braved covid, flight cancellations, and all odds to share this amazing week with me. My lovely group of participants are now a big happy famiglia. Grazie mille to all my collaborators and vendors…you rock (pun intended) and helped me showed off Trentino at its best ⛰⛰🍷🧀🍎🥂🥨🍇🍺.

As for future tours, I plan on hosting 2 Taste Trentino tours next year—June 18-24, 2023 and September 3-9, 2023. I hope you’ll join me…tap on the link in my bio for details:
http://deborahdalfovo.com/italy-culinary-tours/

See you in the delicious Dolomites in 2023 ⛰⛰!!

#tastetrentino #tastetrentinoculinarytour #dolomites #italy #italytravel #culinarytour #italianalps #travel #travelgram #travelandleisure #traveldestinations #italianfood #italianwine #trentinoaltoadige #deborahsitaly

Here’s a look at the miles (or kilometers) I put

Here’s a look at the miles (or kilometers) I put in when traveling in and out of Milan. Between subway line changes, high speed train trips to and from Milan’s iconic central station (Stazione Centrale), and more subway (metropolitana) stops…I certainly get my steps in. The mass transit in Milan and around Italy is amazing and I take full advantage of it. Hope you enjoy this fun reel taking you along on a day in my life of Italian travel. Next trip coming up soon!

#italy #milan #travel #italytravel #deborahdoesitaly #deborahsitsly #deborahinitaly #milano #italiansdoitbetter #travelvideo

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