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NuNaturals Zucchini Breads

Just a running thought by Alex Ratelle from the October page of Runner’s World 2011 Calendar: “I eat whatever the guy who beat me in the last race ate.” Makes sense to me. I received an email in September and this is what it said… "…many consumers want to appease those special in-home guests that are faced with specific eating limitations such as gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and raw preferences or sugar-free diets by entertaining them with menu options serving their restrictive diet needs… I believe you might enjoy reviewing and trying some of the unique and creative uses of sustainable [...]

By Joanne|2011-10-03T18:03:29-04:00October 4, 2011|Baking, Health and Nutrition|5 Comments

He’s back again and Whole Grain Cranberry Nut Bread

What is it about our yard? What’s so good out there to eat? We’ll have to name this guy soon because he’s always around. What do you think? “Tyson”? “Spike”? “Dunder”? “Bosco”? or “Honey”? – I call everything Honey so it’s inevitable. There was a can of Cream of Coconut in the cupboard. I had bought this a while ago, mistaking it for coconut milk. It’s not. It’s very oily but supposed to be a healthy fat and so I used it as the only fat in this recipe. A word on Cream of Coconut: Understanding the health benefits How [...]

By Joanne|2011-08-17T16:16:04-04:00August 17, 2011|Baking|6 Comments

Chased by a blogger and Cranberry Pineapple Bread

So much for my wonderful sleep over the weekend. Last night totally set me back. I tossed, turned, got hot, got cold, could NOT get comfortable. When I finally fell asleep, I had a scary dream about a blogger chasing me with a knife and when she caught me, I screamed “LEAVE ME ALONE”! Ted was shaking me. The dream made no sense. I don’t know why it was a “blogger” who was chasing me, she had no face nor did any of the people standing around. The setting was the start of a road race. I have no idea [...]

By Joanne|2011-01-11T06:27:14-05:00January 11, 2011|Baking, Bread|13 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Pumpkin Bread

Memories from Ticia: “What do you remember as summertime nostalgic eats in Oneida County?” “Me: Fresh blueberry pierogi with melted butter and drifts of sugar; sliced cucumbers in sour cream with vinegar, salt & pepper, and lots of fresh dill; fresh sweet carrots dug right out of Babci’s garden and rinsed off under her outdoor faucet; hamburgers and barbeque from SAL’s BAR-B-Q on Oriskany Blvd.; hot fudge sundaes from the The Frozen Cow (which had mini-golf too); Lime Rickeys for .39 cents at the Neisner’s in the Whitesboro Plaza, and you got to keep the tall green rippled glass. Good [...]

By Joanne|2010-07-04T07:49:18-04:00July 4, 2010|Taste of Utica|3 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Zucchini Bread

This weeks recipe is from Cindy Ball and posted by Rainie Piccione. On page 57 of our book, A Taste of Utica. To be quite honest, I had my doubts. Why? Because the recipe simply lists the ingredients which, in my opinion, were somewhat reversed from standard sweet bread recipes. Example, nuts were listed first. The other reason I was doubtful was because the directions were simply four sentences long: Preheat – Mix – Pour - Bake. What happened to creaming the sugar? How about mixing dry ingredient first then blending it with the wet? This recipe goes against all [...]

By Joanne|2010-06-20T06:25:27-04:00June 20, 2010|Taste of Utica|6 Comments