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Dinner with Dr. Alessio Fasano, MD: Gluten Freedom

Remember this post?…Product Enjoyment…. In particular, the book "Gluten Freedom" an essential guide to a healthy, gluten free lifestyle. Well, I finished this fascinating read, learning more than I ever thought there was to know about celiac disease and other grain intolerances. Most intriguing to me were the personal accounts from people or families suffering from food sensitivities. In chapter nine, "Dinner with Dr. Fasano", suggestions are offered regarding a delicious Italian menu, all gluten free. The difficulty range is from easy to more complex. Since I embarked on preparing the entire feast for our table in one sitting, none [...]

By Joanne|2014-07-10T08:08:53-04:00July 10, 2014|Health and Nutrition|1 Comment

Indian Potato and Cauliflower Curry with Tomato Onion Salad

Do You or Don’t You Donut? In reading Modern Baking this past week, keeping up with trends, it was a complete and total surprise to learn that donut sales have INCREASED. Nationally, the average is about 5% more than last year. Yeast donuts had the greatest increase and filled donuts actually declined. Just goes to show, we still need our sweet fix and no health report nor warnings will deter us. AMEN! The conversation over the donut trend was very intense in our house… Since I feel a cavity coming on, I’ll counter attack with a healthy Indian recipe provided [...]

By Joanne|2011-11-15T17:37:43-05:00November 16, 2011|Vegetarian|7 Comments

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Panzanella Salad

This week on page 69 of our book A Taste of Utica, we are making Panzanella Salad “This summer we have been making and eating a lot of this recipe. It is great. You can swap out whatever you like (done this many times) and it still tastes great.” from Rainie Piccione Panzanella Salad posted by Rainie Piccione 3 large Heirloom tomatoes cut or sliced (as you like) 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 1/4 cup thin sliced red onion 1/2 cup sliced cucumbers, seeded 1/4 cup whole basil 2 TBS sherry (or red wine) vinegar 3 TBS extra virgin olive oil salt [...]