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Wineries, Picnics, and Wacky Mac Salad

Last week, my cousin arrived from the England. We were the first stop of many in the three month trip around the world. Steve, my cousin, and his friend Tracy, will be seeing sites in California, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, India, Malaysia… and there may be some other places in between. We had such a fantastic time with them, it’s tough to see them go. Friday, the first day they were in Utica, we let them recover from the long flight from the UK to the US. We celebrated their visit with a family BBQ at Sue and Sam’s house [...]

By Joanne|2011-09-05T10:26:40-04:00September 5, 2011|Salads|2 Comments

Hingham Wildlife and Macaroni Salad

We have so much activity in our back yard, the camera should always be at the ready. Mom deer had a baby. They must consider our yard the “safe zone” because Mom and Babe are always hanging around. On this particular night, Ted had just stopped the lawn mower, while Mom and Babe were watching behind the trees. They stood still as Ted made his way across the yard. I came out the door and Mom began walking towards the woods. Babe was very busy sniffing around, until Mom said the word and …ZING! He was off! We have a [...]

By Joanne|2011-07-05T19:53:37-04:00July 6, 2011|Salads|5 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica White Bean Tomato Salad

This was the PERFECT lunch following an enjoyable 26 1/2 mile bike ride around Utica. It was fresh, power packed with bean protein, healthy fats, and garden fresh tomatoes and herbs. Labor day will soon be here. This would be a delightful dish to bring to that family and friends picnic. On page 70 of our book, A Taste of Utica, Mario posts this weeks recipe White Bean and Tomato Salad – serves 4 1 15 oz can white beans (cannellini beans, white kidney beans), drained and rinsed 1/2 cup red onion, chopped *I forgot to buy the red onion [...]

By Joanne|2010-08-29T18:38:31-04:00August 29, 2010|Taste of Utica|8 Comments

CEimB:Lobster…ah..Shrimp Rolls

This week's CEimB recipe was right off the FoodNetwork site. It was chosen by MacDuff of Lonely Sidecar. The recipe is great for a weekend picnic type meal. Nothing fancy, just really good. I used shrimp because I wasn't going to rip apart a lobster. I checked the price of simply lobster meat and almost fainted. Forget it! I had a perfectly good pound of raw shrimp in my freezer screaming to be cleaned, cooked and tossed into a homemade dressing. I made my own rolls for this recipe using my trusty bread machine. They were wheat dinner rolls using 3/4 cup [...]