http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com The Finger Lakes Food Blog Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:44:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en INDONESIAN PILAF SALAD (adapted from KASHI™ recipe) I happened upon this recipe when browsing through magazines at Hairy Canary getting my hair cut.  It looked really enticing and prompted me to go and buy the ingredients on my way home.  Since then, a couple weeks have passed and I’ve already made this salad ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/vegetarian/indonesian-pilaf-salad/   EARLY SEASON FOR CHERRIES!!! It's a better season this year for cherries despite the rains.  Picking starts this week in most places and Littletree is already open for sweet and sour cherry picking! Littletree Orchards: Open 10-6:00   7 days/week 345 Shaffer Rd. Newfield, NY 14867607-564-9246   Grisamore Farms:  Sweets start tomorrow June 21st and sours ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/seasonal/u-pick-cherries/   It's time for strawberry picking.  Listed below are area strawberry growers.   Some are now open for business:  Silver Queen, Brookside Berry Farm, and Indian Creek are open now.  Grisamore is hoping to open on Saturday and Allison's Acres will open this Thursday.  Call to get the start date for picking.  U-PICK STRAWBERRIES FARMS Allison’s ... 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/                                                                 ROSEMARY RAISIN PECAN CRISPS (BISCOTTI)       At a recent party I attended at my friend Marcy’s house another guest brought a ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/rosemary-raisin-pecan-crisp/        SENECA LAKE WINE TRAIL Cruisin' The Tropics Weekend Event  ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/uncategorized/upcoming-events-on-the-finger-lakes-wine-trails/             MULTI-GRAIN BREAD     Craving comfort food? I love this standby recipe for multi-grain bread that I’ve been making for a couple of years. It’s very easy if you use a bread maker. I always remove my bread dough before the second rising and bake it in the oven. This bread tastes better a day or ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/multi-grain-bread/       MUESLI     This is my mother's recipe from memories of her childhood.  I don't think anyone else uses sweetened condensed milk but wait until you taste this!   We eat this for dessert and also for breakfast and snacks. It lasts a few days in the fridge and gets better as the flavors of ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/vegetarian/muesli/     Leftover turkey has many tasty reincarnations. Turkey barley congee is one of my favorites that I make every year after Thanksgiving. It starts off by using the turkey carcass to make a rich broth. Congee is a nourishing and healthy one dish meal which I’ve adapted from the recipe of one of my favorite ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/turkey-leftovers/         I found this great cranberry-quince chutney recipe which would be perfect to spice up your Thanksgiving feast. It was published in Food and Wine Magazine's November issue and I’ve already made it twice. These are the two minor changes I made: Because I couldn’t find fresh or frozen whole cranberries, I used the ... http://www.fingerlakesfeasting.com/recipe/thanksgiving-relish/