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CNYEats A Taste of Utica NY Style Cheesecake

What a beautiful Saturday.  It was perfect for an early morning run.  16 miles and negative splits for the last 8 miles.  I’ll take it. The route was, once again, the Boilermaker route, leaving our house with Shane and running to the starting line. We ran back to the house because Shane can’t run 16 miles in summer heat, then I set out alone for another 12.  In the golf course, a lady was being dropped off at the top of the hill. Coming out of the golf course, Ted met me on his bike and stayed with me for [...]

By |2012-06-24T15:13:19-04:00June 24, 2012|Taste of Utica|7 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Hot Cross Buns

Can you believe I have never had a hot cross bun until I made this recipe?  They could be my new found habit.  These are tasty, just a little sweet, and great with a mid morning cup of coffee. Posted by Toni (Leone) Guzski and found on page 56 of our book A Taste of Utica, the recipe will put a smile on the faces of both children and adults. Hot Cross Buns 1/2 cup of milk 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup warm water 2 pkgs of yeast 2 eggs, beaten 3 cups of [...]

By |2010-05-30T09:51:38-04:00May 30, 2010|Taste of Utica|5 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica EASTER BREAD

Why Easter bread?  Easter is over and now it’s May?  Well, that’s just where we are in our book A Taste of Utica, on page 55. The recipe for EASTER BREAD is posted by Toni (Leone) Guzski.  This is a delicious bread and NOT just for EASTER.  You will want to try this bread right away.  It’s a rich dough that produces a moist, flavorful crumb.  Apple Crumbles made a few changes to the recipe which are noted below.  EASTER BREAD – The full recipe (listed first, will make about 5 – 6 medium loaves) 2 cups granulated sugar 2 [...]

By |2010-05-16T17:23:00-04:00May 16, 2010|Taste of Utica|7 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Vegetable Omelet made with Dandelions

This recipe came a bit too early in the year for dandelion greens.  But I’m going to try it again when the dandelions are in full bloom and we all know how easy they are to find. In this case, that’s a good thing.  For this recipe, Apple Crumbles substituted escarole (see below) for the dandelions.  The escarole is a tougher green than the dandelion green and therefore required some additional cooking to 1. make more tender and 2.  to rid it of any bitterness.  Here is the original recipe for you to follow once the dandelions show themselves all over your yard. [...]

By |2010-04-12T08:28:02-04:00April 11, 2010|Taste of Utica|8 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Eggplant

“From the kitchen of my good friend Debbie Pecorello”  says Jo Giacovelli who posted the following recipe on page 41 of our book A Taste of Utica  EGGPLANT This recipe is for an Eggplant sauce.  It can be used on pizza – to cover the dough with a layer of the following eggplant mixture, add mozzarella and bake.   It can be used as a dip – serve on crackers, Italian bread, pita bread, bread sticks, etc. I used it over pasta, as suggested in our book “….be creative.  When making baked ziti, add the eggplant mixture and the shredded mozzarella [...]

By |2010-02-28T18:30:46-05:00February 28, 2010|Taste of Utica|5 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Fat Free Garlic Wine Marinade

This week in our cook book  “A Taste of Utica”, on page 40, we are using a Fat Free Garlic Wine Marinade to enhance two recipes.  The first is Three Bean Salad with Cherry Tomato Halves  and the second is Marinated Cod Fish Nuggets.  You will only find the Marinade in the book since the Salad and the Fish are simply suggestions on how to use this delicious dressing. This recipe is posted by everyone’s friend, Joe Mezz.  Joe is also one of the books authors and says “MANGIA, MANGIA! And Bon Appetit!” Fat Free Garlic Wine Marinade 1/2 cup [...]

By |2010-02-21T10:01:42-05:00February 21, 2010|Food|Comments Off on CNYEats A Taste of Utica Fat Free Garlic Wine Marinade
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