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CNYEats A Taste of Utica Italian Bread

We are already into our next chapter in the cook book that is proving invaluable for families loving old town Italian cuisine. A Taste of Utica chapter: BREADS. Italian Bread – page 53 Posted by Mario Scalzo jr. 6 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp salt 2 TBS sugar 1 egg 2 TBS shortening 1 cup milk 1 1/2 cups water 1 package (or 2 1/2 tsp) dry yeast In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, sugar, and dry yeast. Mix well. Combine water, milk and shortening in saucepan and warm to lukewarm or until shortening is dissolved. Make a [...]

By Joanne|2010-05-02T17:06:47-04:00May 2, 2010|Taste of Utica|4 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Sausage Bake

This recipe truly excited me because is coupled the wonderful freshness of eggs with one of my old favorites that my mother used to make, Popovers or as we used to call them “Yorkshire Puddings”. SAUSAGE BAKE posted by Jo Giacovelli and found on page 50 of our book 1 1/2 lbs of loose Italian Sausage 2 – 3 sliced red bell peppers (or use green or mix both green and red) 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 cup or more grated Pecorino Romano cheese 1/2 cup or more grated Mozzarella cheese Fry the sausage [...]

By Joanne|2010-04-25T17:02:06-04:00April 25, 2010|Taste of Utica|6 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Hot Peppers and Eggs Sandwich

This recipe is a favorite of every tried and true Utican. You know… Utica has some of the best, easiest recipes. On page 48 of our book, you will find this recipe posted by Mario. John Cardamone offers … “I finally tried your peppers and egg recipe, using your alternate cubanelle peppers, since my Dad (Bob) doesn’t like hot stuff/spicy food any more. AWESOME!!! I’ll have to pick up a hot pepper next week just for me. :-) “ Apple Crumbles made the same substitution as John did - cubanelles. However, we did pick up some long hots and cooked [...]

By Joanne|2010-04-04T16:40:23-04:00April 4, 2010|Taste of Utica|3 Comments

CNY A Taste of Utica Greek Quiche

“Very easy to make and very good!” This is a vegetarian recipe so you can imagine how excited I was to try this one from our book “A Taste of Utica” We have entered another chapter and this one is all about Breakfast and Brunch. The recipe is found on page 47 and is posted by Jo Giacovelli. 1 ready made pie crust, thawed (or make your own) 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk (* next time, I would reduce the milk to 1 1/4 cups). 1/4 cup sliced onion 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 1/2 of a 10 [...]

By Joanne|2010-03-28T10:03:04-04:00March 28, 2010|Taste of Utica|4 Comments

Tzatziki a CNYEats Cookbook Recipe

I received my cookbook the other day and was so excited to try my first recipe. If all goes well, I will offer at least one recipe from this book per week. If anyone else has this book and would like to participate in making the recipes, please let me know. TZATZIKI: Page 9, Appetizers. First recipe in the book by Jeanann Murphy is Tzatziki. This is a Lebanese recipe. The recipe listed in "A Taste Of Utica" turned out fabulous. Perfect for a summer afternoon and also can be called "cucumber dip". I reduced the quantities of the ingredients because there [...]

By Joanne|2009-08-02T18:15:16-04:00August 2, 2009|Food, Food thoughts|5 Comments