http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com The Finger Lakes Food Blog Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:55:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en      THESE ARE TWO OF MY STANDBY ALL TIME FAVORITE COOKIES.  THEY ARE ELEGANT AND EASY TO MAKE.  I LEARNED HOW TO MAKE THE SNOWBALL COOKIES FROM MY COUSIN MICHAL WHO LIVES IN ISRAEL.            Raspberry Almond Thumbprints       Preheat oven to 350 degrees   Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter 2/3 cup sugar ½ teaspoon almond estract 2 cups ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/uncategorized/more-holiday-cookie-winners/ TWO GREAT COOKIE RECIPES FROM BON APPETIT!   CHEWY GINGER COOKIES  This beautiful picture is from the Bon Appetit website If you love ginger, then I guarantee, you’ll love these cookies.  They are made with three kinds of ginger:  fresh grated, dry powdered and candied ginger.  This cookie packs a punch and you can ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/cookies/ 'Tis apple season and we are lucky enough to have such a great selection in Ithaca.  Over the past few weeks we've had so much fun with apples.  We've had two cider pressing parties.  We started having these parties when the kids were young and we'd invite families of their ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/apples/           Chocolate Raspberry Oatmeal Bars   What a great combination:  raspberries and chocolate.  This is an easy recipe combining two great recipes:  a chocolate oatmeal bar and a raspberry oatmeal bar recipe.  My guests found it a little reminiscent of sacher torte but much easier to make.    Ingredients: Bottom layer: ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/dessert/chocolate-raspberry-oatmeal-bars/     SEASONAL FRUIT PLATTER         Inspired by Alice Water's (CHEZ PANISSE) interview on Fresh Air last week, I decided to select the most beautiful and sweetest local fruit I could find and offer it to my dinner guests just like this.  The peaches were from the Ithaca Farmer's Market, the plums were from ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/558/                This is a terrific way to serve blueberries.  I tried this recipe back in April of 2006 when I t was first published.  I marked it “fantastic” and have made it several times since then with great success.  I have adapted this recipe from the original in several ways.  It’s ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/lemon-blueberry-upside-cake/     Blueberries are ready for picking.  Glenhaven Farm opens July 16th for picking and Grisamore Farms also has blueberries.   Check out their websites to get hours and directions.  Or click on the "U-Pick" side bar link of this site to find other farms in your neighborhood that are open for picking.      Blueberries ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/seasonal/blueberries-are-ready/   It's time for strawberry picking.  Listed below are some area strawberry growers.   Call ahead to get the latest news on picking at each farm since some have limited availability. U-PICK STRAWBERRIES FARMS Allison’s Acres Who: Allison Pritts Where: 5150 Cold Spring Road, Trumansburg Phone: 387-6010 http://allisonsacres.com/   Brookside Berry Farm (certified organic) Who: David Dahle and Anu ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/culinary-event/u-pick-strawberries-ready-to-be-harvested/ We have a great crop of rhubarb and I started thinking of the perfect dessert using rhubarb. Strawberry Rhubarb pie is the default dessert, of course.  But I wanted to try something different. This panna cotta is my invention since I found nothing close to what I had in mind. ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/goat-cheese-panna-cotta-with-rhubarb-soup/  TAPAS   Tapas is a great culinary tradition of Spain.  I love serving tapas at parties because it gives me a chance to cook lots of things that wouldn’t ordinarily go together in a traditional meal.  The way it works in Spain is that most bars serve a variety of little plates ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/appetizer/tapas-party/