Joanne, Author at Apple Crumbles

CNYEats: A Taste of Utica Stuffed Grape Leaves

This weeks recipe for Central New York is Stuffed Grape Leaves, page 11 of A Taste of Utica. I had never heard of these tasty stuffed vegetables. Most people who have been making these for years will pick the leaves right from their own back yards. The grape leaves grow abundantly in Upstate New York. We have so many around our yard however I'm not quite sure the best time to pick them. If you do pick the leaves, you can keep them in a brine (not sure about freezing...anyone know?) until ready to use. My leaves for today's recipe were [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-06T11:55:15-04:00September 6, 2009|Food, Food thoughts, Life|1 Comment

The Lakehouse: A Restaurant Review

An old historic inn overlooking Canadarago Lake was the setting for our wonderful Friday night dinner. The Lakehouse is a Bed and Breakfast that features a wonderful restaurant offering great food at very reasonable prices. Keep in mind as I offer the following review of our dinner, the total bill only came to $54.97 for food and drink. Great prices. The view from the outside deck was beautiful, overlooking the lake. Let the eating begin.. The wines were very reasonable at $4.50 [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-05T15:34:34-04:00September 5, 2009|Food, Food thoughts, Life|1 Comment

The New York State Fair 2009

Our day at the Great New York State Fair. We both took a vacation day from work to spend a few hours looking at the best the State has to offer, all in one location. We met up with brother Richard as well. It was a fun, but tiring day. The temperature was about 80 degrees. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. Could it be more perfect?! This was the day for me to have my annual frozen yogurt cone: Someone decided to share it with me and got at it before I could snap a photo..."I didn't KNOW [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-04T07:00:45-04:00September 4, 2009|Food, Life|Comments Off

CEimB: Waldorf Chicken (Quorn) Wraps

So much chicken lately. I wasn't sure if I wanted to make chicken wraps, tuna wraps, bean wraps, or NO wraps. Ted was ok with more chicken so Waldorf Chicken Wraps by Ellie Krieger it was. The recipe was chosen by Jessica of JohnstonesVinBlanc. Make sure to visit her site for all the ins and outs of this terrific, super easy meal. It is a web based recipe so simply click on the link above and make it for your self when you're not in the mood to put a whole lot of effort into great dinner. You know what I just noticed [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-03T07:05:11-04:00September 3, 2009|Food, Food thoughts|4 Comments

One Bunch of Bok Choy

A Prayer for the ones we love. It was 24 hours of worry but all is well. :D When I dragged myself from the comfort beneath the covers, everyone else was snoozing happily. Shane doesn't even get up with me anymore. He waits for a little cuddle and belly scratch at the top of the stairs before I go down, then closes his eyes and goes back to sleep until Ted gets up. The treadmill looked awfully energetic this morning. The Elliptical, a tad more relaxed. But I took the bull by the horns, hopped on the T/M and pumped out [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-01T19:44:45-04:00September 1, 2009|Food, Food thoughts|2 Comments

Sweet and Simple Bakes Roundup: Jammy Doughnut Muffins

Here it is, September 1st already and time for the Sweet and Simple Baking roundup. Jammy Doughnut Muffins. For the exact recipe, check here: Did I change this recipe? Not really. Instead of using strawberry or raspberry jam, I used my favorite which is Blueberry Preserves. My ingredients were as follows for 12 muffins. 1 1/4 cup All Purpose flour 3 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 4 oz granulated sugar 2 whole eggs, slightly beaten 1/3cup + 1 TBS milk 6 TBS Unsalted butter - melted and cooled 1 tsp vanilla extract 12 tsp Blueberry Preserves Topping 3/4 cup butter 1/2 [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-01T07:02:31-04:00September 1, 2009|Baking, Food, Food thoughts|12 Comments