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FOFF No Wok Needed Slow Cook Cashew Chicken

This week Carla Vavala offers another slow cooker recipe that is easier to follow than baking refrigerator cookies. From the book Fusion of Food and Friends. This is a recipe that tastes even better as left overs. Beware of adding the nuts and make sure to use UNSALTED since the fish and oyster sauces plus the broth (it might be a good idea to use reduced salt broth) give this dish enough salty flavor. *Vegetarian lentil version offered below and is more flavorful than the chicken…just saying. 1 1/2 lbs. chicken breasts – cubed 6 cloves garlic (Ted said it [...]

By Joanne|2012-12-20T06:00:37-05:00December 20, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|1 Comment

Nutty Chicken with Danish Blue

Making up workouts, as pointed out yesterday, is not recommended. However, some of us are obsessive and can’t sit still until the weekly plan is complete which is why I was up at the crack running down the street again this morning. Not a problem getting up but when I started to run, the legs revolted. It was dark and weird monkey noises were coming from the zoo. That was enough to put the heebie jeebies in me. Then there was a dog that snuck up from behind the bushes and gave a big fat BARK! That knocked my legs [...]

By Joanne|2011-09-01T20:39:55-04:00September 1, 2011|Quick Meals|8 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Chicken Artichoke Pasta

Posted by Joe Mezzanini, this recipe can be found on page 92 of our book and is PERFECT for a quick, satisfying, tasty Sunday meal…. or anytime meal. Make it tonight! It takes only 30 minutes from start to table. Ingredients – Serves 4 *For a vegetarian version, instead of chicken, use Edamame and Vegetable broth. 3 cups uncooked bow tie pasta 6 oz jar marinated artichoke hearts, chopped 1 lb chicken breasts, cubed *Use Edamame instead of chicken 8 oz sliced mushrooms 7 oz jar roasted red peppers, diced 1 cup chicken broth *Use vegetable broth instead of chicken [...]

By Joanne|2011-01-09T18:22:16-05:00January 9, 2011|Taste of Utica|3 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Pineapple Chicken

This recipe is in the Crockpot. I call it a “dump and run” recipe. You “dump” in all the ingredients then set about your business for 7-9 hours (that’s on low) or 3-4 hours, if you cook on high….. umm… I mean a high setting on the Crockpot ‘cause this isn’t THAT type of blog. On page 90 of our book the recipe was posted by Dottie. It’s a very easy recipe consisting of only 7 ingredients. The only catch: You need a Crockpot. Serves 4 3 chicken breasts, split, boned, skinned 12 – 15 grinds from your fresh pepper [...]

By Joanne|2011-01-02T18:22:36-05:00January 2, 2011|Taste of Utica|2 Comments

CNY A Taste of Utica Cornmeal Crusted Chicken (or Haddock)

Memories from Dave Cerminaro…. I often tell my kids about growing up in East Utica right down the street from Albany Street School. I lived right in the heart of the Italian population. The thoughts of huge gardens, homemade wine and the smell of garlic on Sundays brings back a lot of great memories. Often times my kids say they wished they could have lived in the “olden days.” I still have a grape vine growing on the side of may house here in Clay, NY north of Syracuse. It came from my wife’s grandmother’s house on Webster Ave. No [...]

By Joanne|2010-11-28T19:17:52-05:00November 28, 2010|Taste of Utica|4 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Chicken and Potatoes

If you have been following along with the recipes we cook week to week from our book A Taste of Utica, you might be looking for Chicken Riggies. Don’t lose hope. We posted all the Riggie recipes back in April. Here is the LINK for Chicken Riggies.. This week, we have a dish that is just as good, Chicken and Potatoes posted by Rainie Piccione and found on page 84. Rainie doesn’t list the ingredient quantities as we are used to seeing in a recipe so I’ve taken some liberties. The following is how the recipe is written in the [...]

By Joanne|2010-11-06T18:33:15-04:00November 7, 2010|Taste of Utica|9 Comments