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CNYEats Lenore’s Brown Sugar Pound Cake

It’s been so long since I opened the CNYEats Taste of Utica book. But this past weekend, I had too many over ripe bananas and was curious to see what I could do with them. Of course a nice smoothie would have been good but I was feeling “cakey” and after running 22 miles and Ted doing so well in his triathlon, we deserved a treat. In the recipe below, I replaced 2 sticks of butter with 2 over ripe bananas. The pound cake was delicious! It was on the dry side but if you follow the original recipe below, [...]

By Joanne|2013-08-12T18:07:24-04:00August 12, 2013|Taste of Utica|8 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Tilapia

Amanda writes “I made this great fish dish. This recipe is so easy and quick.” On page 74 of our book Amanda posted the following recipe for a delicate white, mild fish. If you have never enjoyed fish before, try this recipe. You’ll discover a new, healthy protein. Tilapia – serves 4 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 2 tsp paprika 1 TBS chopped flat leaf parsley (I used 3 TBS) 4 Tilapia fillets (depending on the size, this may be 1 to 1 1/2 lbs) *See below for a fresh fish local source. 1 lemon, cut into wedges extra [...]

By Joanne|2010-09-18T18:05:57-04:00September 19, 2010|Taste of Utica|3 Comments

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 Chicken Riggies

Memories of Utica by Kathy “There was a little candy store in a house on Mary St. It was right across from Mary St. School. This was in the mid 50’s. You could go in with 3 pennies and come out with a little bag of candy” We are skipping to the Chicken Riggie recipes in our book A Taste of Utica because the Riggie Fest is coming up on April 24th at the Utica Auditorium. With all the recipes for Chicken Riggies in our book you will be able to judge your own homemade riggies as compared to what [...]

By Joanne|2010-04-18T19:17:08-04:00April 18, 2010|Taste of Utica|13 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Vegetable Omelet made with Dandelions

This recipe came a bit too early in the year for dandelion greens. But I’m going to try it again when the dandelions are in full bloom and we all know how easy they are to find. In this case, that’s a good thing. For this recipe, Apple Crumbles substituted escarole (see below) for the dandelions. The escarole is a tougher green than the dandelion green and therefore required some additional cooking to 1. make more tender and 2. to rid it of any bitterness. Here is the original recipe for you to follow once the dandelions show themselves all over your yard. [...]

By Joanne|2010-04-12T08:28:02-04:00April 11, 2010|Taste of Utica|8 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Fat Free Garlic Wine Marinade

This week in our cook book “A Taste of Utica”, on page 40, we are using a Fat Free Garlic Wine Marinade to enhance two recipes. The first is Three Bean Salad with Cherry Tomato Halves and the second is Marinated Cod Fish Nuggets. You will only find the Marinade in the book since the Salad and the Fish are simply suggestions on how to use this delicious dressing. This recipe is posted by everyone’s friend, Joe Mezz. Joe is also one of the books authors and says “MANGIA, MANGIA! And Bon Appetit!” Fat Free Garlic Wine Marinade 1/2 cup [...]

By Joanne|2010-02-21T10:01:42-05:00February 21, 2010|Food|Comments Off