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CNYEats A Taste of Utica Brownie Bottom Cheesecake Bars

You might be looking for Gelati and Lemon Ice posted by Pat DeCarlis on page 195 of our book A Taste of Utica. Since I made Gelati and Lemon Ice earlier in the year, I’ve skipped Pat’s recipe, although if it were summer time and the temperature outside was pushing 80, I would be enjoying Pat’s delicious cooling concoctions. I’ve provided links for my earlier versions found below and opted to make everyone’s favorite Brownie Bottom Cheesecake Bars. First, Gelati and Lemon Ice links: Gelati Florentine Clone and Lemon Ice, click on the links. Brownie Bottom Cheesecake Bars You will [...]

By Joanne|2012-12-09T14:16:39-05:00December 9, 2012|Taste of Utica|Comments Off

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

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Chrusciki–Polish Angel Wings

From this and lovely walks with Cali no coat, gloves, hat, nor scarf Shorts and a tank to run 12 miles to THIS wind pants, warm socks, mittens and heavy running shoes to eek out a slow 14 miles. Florida to New York. The sun was nice and warm. The visit with family and the wonderful food was fantastic. The back to reality snow won’t seem so bad once my buddies come home. Shane and Zoey return from their “vacation” tonight. Ted and I can’t wait to see them. In the meantime, we’ll enjoy “Angel Wings” From our book A [...]

By Joanne|2012-11-25T12:00:15-05:00November 25, 2012|Taste of Utica|2 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Calginiti aka Ceci Cookies

I forgot about this recipe from CNYEats A Taste of Utica. I made it a couple of weeks ago to post. Better late than never. Getting ready for the holidays and starting to think of all the sweets to entice family and friends to come and visit. A Taste of Utica cookbook is the place to start. Fried Ceci Cookies are a favorite for the holidays but just as good before and after your celebrations. A “ceci” is a garbanzo bean aka chick pea and is the main ingredient for filling these cookies. Makes 65 cookies – Posted in our [...]

By Joanne|2012-11-18T18:48:55-05:00November 19, 2012|Taste of Utica|4 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Chocolate Nut Roll

A recipe from Chris’s sister, found on page 193 of our book A Taste of Utica. This is a delicious cream cheese pastry roll filled with rich chocolate and nuts. I don’t have to say “enjoy”. I know you will. The dough 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 2 cups flour Cream together the cream cheese and butter. Add the flour to make a dough. Chill while you make the filling. The Filling 2 TBS butter 1 can condensed milk 1 package chocolate chips 2 cups chopped walnuts Melt the butter in a pan, [...]

By Joanne|2012-11-17T19:10:23-05:00November 18, 2012|Taste of Utica|1 Comment

15K Stockade-Athon Road Race and CNYEats A Taste of Utica Butter Balls

No sleeping in this Sunday morning. We were up and running…well, I was since the dogs had to go out. Zoey and Shane went a couple of miles before Ted and I hit the road at 6:30 am to get to Schenectady for the Stockade-Athon, a 15K road race. It was raining and it wasn’t SUPPOSE TO BE RAINING! We kept checking the weather in hopes that 50 degrees with clear skies would set in by 9 am. It was an important race since it would give us an idea of where Ted was in his training for the Disney [...]

By Joanne|2012-11-11T16:13:52-05:00November 11, 2012|Taste of Utica|6 Comments