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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 Pasta a La Mario

Our recipe this week is another terrific pasta recipe. It ranks as number one for me. It’s a dish where you can taste the pasta and it’s not hidden underneath loads of sauce. The sauce is light and fresh and completely natural in every way. Page 131 details the recipe posted by none other than Mario! The “Lemonade Man” was my grandfather (and Joe Mezz’s *Joe is one of the author’s of “A Taste of Utica” ). He was Mike Mezzanini who had the forethought to buy a truck and put some freezers on it and sell homemade lemonade from [...]

By Joanne|2011-08-13T20:30:30-04:00August 14, 2011|Taste of Utica|5 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Stuffed Peppers

The first time I ever had stuffed peppers, a little Polish lady served them and I thought they were the best thing since sliced bread! She sometimes made them with pasta sauce but other times she made them with tomato soup. It didn’t matter which sauce/soup was used, they were always one of my favorites at her house. On page 125 of our book is the recipe for Stuffed Peppers using tomato soup. You might use green or you might prefer red bell peppers, either one will work in this recipe. Posted by Jo Giacovelli 6 large bell peppers, washed, [...]

By Joanne|2011-07-02T20:05:05-04:00July 3, 2011|Taste of Utica|1 Comment

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Nona Rose’s Chicken

Rosa Giacovelli was my husband’s grandmother. She came from Italy when she was just 16 years old travelling alone and hoping her brother would be on the shores of this place called New york to greet her – he was. She was from Bari, Arturo Bello and was a great cook. This is her recipe for chicken in the oven. Now, remember, she really had no recipes – they were all in her head so everything here is a guesstimate! Everything can be increased/decreased to your liking. On page 85 of the book A Taste of Utica, is the recipe [...]

By Joanne|2010-11-20T19:24:06-05:00November 21, 2010|Taste of Utica|4 Comments