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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

Chocolate with Francois Spicy Pots De Crème

This month, Francois Payard’s recipe for Spicy Chocolate Pots De Crème, made quite the impression in our house. After all that Thanksgiving food, after all that holiday baking, the last thing I wanted to do was another sweet treat that would be too much for us to eat and end up tossed away. That wasn’t the case. This recipe, although nothing healthy about it, was completely addictive. One bite led to two bites which led to a third and before we knew it, both our dishes were clean. They were so clean, we looked at Shane as if he somehow [...]