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FOFF Chicken or Tuna Wellington

Shane has a new friend. He likes Mr. Gorilla because every time it squeaks, Zoey runs away. Shane! He’s such a guy! Chicken or Tuna Wellington – made easy. We’re entering another chapter of our book Fusion of Food and Friends by Carla Vavala. This chapter is Chicken and Turkey. Since I don’t eat either one, the recipe reviews will be coming from Ted unless I incorporate a vegetarian substitute as I did in this one. I used tuna for me and chicken for Ted. You will need…. 2 sheets of puff pastry *found in the freezer section at the [...]

By Joanne|2012-11-14T19:19:34-05:00November 14, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|3 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica St. Josephs Creampuffs

Fitness first then some really tasty treats. I could not get myself in the mood to do a 15 mile long run this week. Initially scheduled for Friday but when the alarm went off, I thought it was just too early in training to get up at that hour to hit the road running. I ran and easy, feel good 5.8 miles then took a day off on Saturday to be a spectator at the YMCA Triathlon in support of team AYOUB. Sunday would have to be the day for a long run. No excuses. It was going to be [...]

By Joanne|2012-06-10T19:51:16-04:00June 10, 2012|Taste of Utica|6 Comments

Mile One Wall and Chocolate Saint-Honore

Oh Heck! Those days are just going to happen. I’m not sure I’ve ever hit the wall while running a marathon before but I’m pretty sure I hit that infamous wall at mile 1 today. Yes, mile 1. The weather was colder and it was snowing with winds about 15 mph when I took Shane. I ran 4 miles and felt so tired with a complete lack of energy. How was I going to get through 17 miles today? Well, I did. It wasn’t pretty, it was down right awful. I gave into the fatigue and walked. I tried to [...]