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My new favorite sauce: Penne Arrabbiata

i enjoyed making this pasta sauce so much, it became my NEW FAVORITE not just for the fun time in the kitchen but because it tasted so darned good. I doubled the recipe and served it over whole wheat spaghetti. Ingredients for 6 servings 1/4 cup Olive oil 1/2 Vidalia onion, chopped 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped 1/2 cup stemmed and chopped pepperoncini 1 small can tomato paste 1 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 tin of anchovy fillets, rinsed and minced to paste 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika Salt and pepper 1 28 oz can whole [...]

By Joanne|2016-04-27T15:15:20-04:00April 27, 2016|healthy cooking, Quick Meals|Comments Off

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Potato Gnocchi

Two different recipes: Traditional Potato Gnocchi and then Baked Potato Gnocchi. If you just can’t get enough gnocchi, this post is for you. Pronounced “NYOH-kee”, these little bites of potato and flour are Italian dumplings. They might be shaped into balls or concave ovals. The dough is potato, flour and eggs and usually boiled or baked. Refer to either page 124 for Potato Gnocchi, posted by Mario Scalzo Jr. or page 126 for Baked Potato Gnocchi, posted by Eva Russo. Potato Gnocchi 4 lbs potatoes 1 stick butter 2 eggs, beaten 4 cups flour 1 tsp salt Your favorite pasta [...]

By Joanne|2011-06-19T10:49:51-04:00June 19, 2011|Taste of Utica|1 Comment

CNYEats A Taste of Utica: Red Sauces

This week in our book we are cooking the sauces. We have “Raw Sauce” on page 36. “Spaghetti Sauce” and “Arrabbiata Sauce” on page 37. Canning the sauces (page 38) was posted 12/13/2009 if you want tips on storing. “Raw Sauce” AKA: Uncooked Tomato Sauce. Posted by Michael Labombarda. Michael writes “This is a colorful, zesty, fast and easy sauce for pasta during the summer months. The ingredients are simply blended together and tossed in a bowl and allowed to sit awhile (30 – 45 minutes) till all the flavors meld together. If you make this sauce with anything but [...]