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FOFF: Strike it Rich Steak Pizza

I went to see the eye doc this week. As I sat in the office, the only one there, I wondered why, when my appointment was scheduled for 9:15 am and it was now 9:40, had no doctor nor assistant seen me. Paperwork was completed. They had in fact told me TWICE “we’ll see in you in a minute” . As I stared as the wall, listening to music playing loudly from the Christian music station, with a lot of static, I came to the decision that I much prefer going for a mammogram rather than sitting in that office [...]

By Joanne|2011-11-16T18:25:49-05:00November 17, 2011|Fusion Food & Friends|4 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica: Tomato Pie

A Utica classic. Tomato Pie. It’s not quite a pizza. Most of the time we eat it cold. It’s almost ALWAYS seen at parties. It’s so, so good! From Wikipedia: A unique food that is popular in Central New York (Utica, NY). Tomato pie is a pizza-like food that is common in Italian-American families. It is usually served at room temperature, not hot. This “tomato pie” is not made with fresh tomatoes and the name “pie” most likely derives from the term pizza pie. The basic recipe features pizza dough covered with thick tomato sauce, then sprinkled with grated Romano [...]

By Joanne|2011-03-27T14:32:57-04:00March 27, 2011|Taste of Utica|5 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica: Pizza Sauce

You can not go wrong by homemade pizza sauce. Who doesn’t enjoy a good pizza and isn’t the sauce one of the key components that make a terrific pizza? This weeks recipe is posted by Chris and can be found on page 40 of our book. This recipe is loosely written so I have added suggestions based upon how I made and used the sauce. 1 (#2 1/2 can) crushed tomatoes = 28 oz can. *I had to look this one up and it means 3 1/2 cups. The link to older ingredient quantities can be found here. 1 [...]