Chocolate cookies | Apple Crumbles

Chocolate Fresh Mint Cookies

I’m on a mission to use all that mint in our garden. We planted flowers and if I allow that mint to grow and grow, we won’t see the flowers. It’s mint on steroids! I used to love those Girl Scout cookies called Thin Mints so I decided to see what I could do with what ingredients I could find without having to rummage through boxes (our kitchen is not back together yet). The following recipe is the result. Amazing, especially since I had a slight “hiccup” with my new small oven. Who reads the instructions on new appliances anyway!?! [...]

By Joanne|2013-06-16T13:47:54-04:00June 17, 2013|cookies|3 Comments

What Else and CNYEats Whiskey Cookies

We’re still under kitchen construction but coming to the point where money is going out at a steady pace. It was to be expected that during this “open wallet” period that something else should come up. What would that be? The dryer of course! It was cold outside with no clothes line nor a place to hang wet wash without it touching the ground or getting dusty. The next best thing, since it wasn’t dripping wet, was around the top of the stairs. No very pretty but it sure made the house smell nice. We hope the service charge and [...]

By Joanne|2013-05-27T11:05:12-04:00May 27, 2013|cookies|3 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Chocolate Filled Cookies

Do I still run? Yes. Do I still get discouraged when it’s cold, windy, raining, or snowing and my pace goes from a run to a jog? Yes. Do I tell myself there WILL BE THOSE KIND OF DAYS? Yes. Do I get out there and run again? Yes. Yes, yes, yes. I am still running, still whining about the weather, and still wishing I could run faster. No matter what I’m crabbing about, I’m still grateful to be able to run and also know that as bad as a workout might be, when it’s all done, I stuck with [...]

By Joanne|2012-12-02T13:13:10-05:00December 2, 2012|Taste of Utica|3 Comments

King of Kings 5K and Chocolate Orange Ginger Moelleux

Ted was the road racer Sunday running the first King of Kings 5K which started at the Parkway Rec. Center, into the golf course, around the eagle and back down. The same route as the Wednesday night development runs (starting Wednesday night by the way, May 2nd). Shane and I ran to the golf course entrance and watched as runners tackled the hill into the golf course then breezed by us on the way back down. We waited patiently, looking for bobbing heads and running feet to crest the hill… There weren’t many runners but we did see a few [...]

By Joanne|2012-04-29T12:03:21-04:00April 30, 2012|Chocolate|4 Comments

Chocolate With Francois Chocolate Nut Biscotti

Are you a dunker? If you’re a dunker you have to love biscotti. It’s the perfect crisp cookie to enjoy dipped dunked in tea or coffee. This month’s Francois Payard’s recipe, Chocolate with Francois, was all about crisp, nutty, chocolate biscotti. Essence of anise in a chocolate nut, twice baked cookie. It doesn’t get any better. Makes 18 – 25 biscotti – depending on how large/small you slice them. 3 TBS unsalted butter 1/2 cup sugar grated zest of one orange 2 large eggs 2 cups flour (more for rolling) 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. [...]

By Joanne|2012-01-01T18:32:00-05:00January 1, 2012|Chocolate|6 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Italian Meatball Cookies

On page 212 and posted by Ruth you are going to find the most delicious cookie of all time. In fact, after one bite, I had another, then another. By the time I was ready to take photos, I had eaten too many and couldn’t split one to show you the moist rich chocolate center filled with nuts and raisins. Oh well. You’ll just have to make these yourself. Be careful. This will do serious damage to your diet (but it’s worth it). Italian Meatball Cookies (the frosting is like the sauce on the meatball – cute!) *Makes a LOT [...]

By Joanne|2011-08-22T20:34:29-04:00August 26, 2011|Taste of Utica|5 Comments