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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

A Taste of Utica: Foil Roasted Cod with Herbed Vegetables

This recipe is not only quick but also cleans up fast; the foil pouch used for roasting is simply thrown away. This week’s recipe is by Chris and located on page 75 of our book. Serves 4 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into thin half moons 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, halved, cored, and sliced thin 2 garlic cloves, minced 6 scallions, sliced thin 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil 1 tsp dried thyme (1 TBS fresh thyme preferred) 1/4 cup dry white wine or white vermouth salt and pepper as indicated below 2 lbs boneless cod fillets, cut [...]

By Joanne|2010-09-28T16:58:51-04:00October 3, 2010|Taste of Utica|5 Comments

Book Review Secret Ingredient by Sally Bee

Sally Bee, the “busy Bee” as she describes herself. A healthy 30 something lady who suffered 3 major heart attacks. Sally Bee tells a short version of her story that inspired the book. The “Secret Ingredient”. What IS that ingredient? Increased physical activity. What are the other ingredients that allowed this determined gal to beat the odds? Learn about the Five “F’s” and “the rainbow”. This book is about eating good food and living healthy. She marks the recipes with “everyday” or “treat”. The everyday recipes are ones to incorporate into your daily diet. The recipes marked “treat” should be [...]

By Joanne|2010-07-26T16:12:20-04:00July 27, 2010|Book Review, Health and Nutrition|9 Comments

CEimB Salmon Florentine and Quinoa Pilaf

Those of us CEimB die-hards are still cooking. We love the healthy and easy recipes of Ellie Krieger and even though the site is not being kept up to date, we are teaming together to cook some great food. This week Kathryn of Grandma’s Kitchen Table has chosen the recipes. Check her site for a complete review and also for next weeks recipe. Salmon Florentine – click for recipe The result was a very good piece of salmon with a good topping. It could have used a bit more flavor. Both Ted and I agreed that we would have preferred [...]

By Joanne|2010-06-17T08:35:34-04:00June 17, 2010|CEimB|19 Comments