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CNYEats A Taste of Utica Grilled Steak

As you might guess, this is another recipe Ted was able to enjoy from the Taste of Utica book. Page 105, Grilled Steak, posted by Ticia who writes “Here’s my ex-husband’s (native of Cazenovia NY) excellent preparation of streaks for grilling.” The Apple Crumbles grill is buried deep under the snow right now so grilling was going to have to take place in the kitchen, stove top. I usually let Ted prepare his own steaks but I took charge of this one and let him enjoy the results. Servings: 1 1 Boneless Strip Steak for grilling (about .65 lb) 1 [...]

By Joanne|2011-02-27T08:17:47-05:00February 27, 2011|Taste of Utica|2 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Beef Braciole

Utican’s sure like their braciole. There are four recipes in our book A Taste of Utica Pages 98, 99, and 100 detail some wonderful suggestions for making Beef Braciole. Ted’s choice this weeks was for the recipe posted by Rainie Piccione: “Braciole – Fluffy Piccione Hamo" But first, some Utica memories Don Marino: “I used to bring rolls of pennies from my paper route to Tebsherany’s store…Maggie would weigh the roll and could tell if even one penny was missing. She also amazed me with a quarter on the back of her hand that she could toss into her palm [...]

By Joanne|2011-01-30T18:15:33-05:00January 30, 2011|Taste of Utica|4 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Chicken with Hats and Broccoli

“Here is my best replication of “Georgio’s” delicious, delicate recipe:” - quote from Marge Graham who posted the following recipe in our book, A Taste of Utica Chicken with Hats and Broccoli Serves 4 2 lbs chicken – boneless breasts, butterflied lengthwise 1/4 cup seasoned flour (add paprika, garlic powder, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper all to your tastes *about 1/4 tsp or so) 1/4 cup milk 1 large egg 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup bread crumbs 2 TBS or more of Olive oil 4 oz provolone *I forgot the provolone and had to use a substitute which was [...]

By Joanne|2010-12-12T10:20:19-05:00December 12, 2010|Taste of Utica|11 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Mushroom Stews

Did you notice the title of this post indicates “Stews” as in plural? That is because in our book, there are a total of seven (7) Mushroom Stew recipes. All of them are listed here so take your pick. There is one meatless version and six versions that contain meat. All of which look delicious. The two stews I made were rich, warm, thick and filling. The mushroom’s woody flavors were mild but detectable. I did add hot peppers because I remember way back when, after experiencing my very first taste of Utica’s Mushroom Stew, my mouth was on fire [...]