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CNYEats A Taste of Utica Strufoli (Honey Balls)

It’s well after the holiday season and the desire to make cookies has finally returned, but not for “best if eaten same day” type cookies. We don’t like that kind of pressure around here. After all, our freezer has barely recovered from all the holiday stash we accumulated. The Strufoli, or honey ball cookie is a classic Christmas treat. Since that holiday has come and gone, I decided to turn this recipe into more of a pancake and so embarked on a different honey ball mission. Honey balls are best eaten the same day otherwise they get hard. Try my [...]

By Joanne|2013-01-20T06:08:30-05:00January 20, 2013|Taste of Utica|3 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Chrusciki–Polish Angel Wings

From this and lovely walks with Cali no coat, gloves, hat, nor scarf Shorts and a tank to run 12 miles to THIS wind pants, warm socks, mittens and heavy running shoes to eek out a slow 14 miles. Florida to New York. The sun was nice and warm. The visit with family and the wonderful food was fantastic. The back to reality snow won’t seem so bad once my buddies come home. Shane and Zoey return from their “vacation” tonight. Ted and I can’t wait to see them. In the meantime, we’ll enjoy “Angel Wings” From our book A [...]

By Joanne|2012-11-25T12:00:15-05:00November 25, 2012|Taste of Utica|2 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Calginiti aka Ceci Cookies

I forgot about this recipe from CNYEats A Taste of Utica. I made it a couple of weeks ago to post. Better late than never. Getting ready for the holidays and starting to think of all the sweets to entice family and friends to come and visit. A Taste of Utica cookbook is the place to start. Fried Ceci Cookies are a favorite for the holidays but just as good before and after your celebrations. A “ceci” is a garbanzo bean aka chick pea and is the main ingredient for filling these cookies. Makes 65 cookies – Posted in our [...]