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Bouchon: Chocolate Chunk Chip Cookies

Don’t you love it when you receive a package, a gift from friend or family for Christmas and it says “Open Immediately!” No waiting until Christmas eve or Morning, when ever your tradition dictates opening gifts …or…well, whenever Santa drops them off… We received such a package this past week. It was sent from Harry & David and YES – it WAS fresh fruit. So delicious! Just look at these pears! I said to Ted “Please don’t take them out of the box until I take a photo” He was ok with that but couldn’t take his eyes off the [...]

By Joanne|2013-12-15T17:43:37-05:00December 15, 2013|cookies|4 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Hj’s Chocolate Chip Family Recipe

It was going to be a beautiful day for a run as long as you could wait until after about 10 am. I’m impatient and want to get my workout over in the early AM so I couldn’t wait. It was too cold to do my long run outside at 6 am with temperatures at 2 degrees. I grabbed water, a couple of gels, put the fan on, turn the T.V. to Law & Order and ran for 14 1/4 miles on the treadmill. Finished outside for 4 miles with Shane and Zoey then made good use of the snow [...]

By Joanne|2013-02-10T10:28:54-05:00February 10, 2013|Taste of Utica|1 Comment

New Marathon Shoes and The Marathon Cookie

I told you about my foot pain (outside ball of right foot) that came on during my last long run. I hemmed and hawed over what to do. I love my Newton performance shoes. They took me through my first marathon and I was planning on partnering with them at Boston. The Boston course is hard and taxing on the legs and feet. I don’t dare risk having that pain strike during the middle of my run. So I went over to see the folks at The Sneaker Store. They gave me their complete undivided attention. They took me through [...]