Salads are a sure and delicious way to get a lot of nutritious food in a single meal. Vitamin rich greens provide a colorful base that invites endless additions and variations of fruit, nuts, grain, and meats. Salads are welcome dining relief in the summer heat, and a blissful reminder of more clement days during winter’s drudgeries. Farmhouse Dressing [...]
Upstate New York has an abundance of many things, including indomitable spirit, winter and dairy products. This chilly day warm-up makes the most of the resources available well north of the Mason Dixon line. After a day of cold weather activities, a hot milk punch quiets the soul and makes the blood run warmer. 1½ ounces rum 1½ [...]
This is the simplest of recipes, calling for only two ingredients. Don’t even consider making these festive nuts with anything other than pure maple syrup. That sticky brown stuff sold as “pancake topping “ is primarily corn syrup and will never sugar correctly– making a mess and wasting good nuts. Properly made, Maple Sugar Nuts are a wonderful [...]
Many of the recipes in Savor New York books come from cooks who “neveruse recipes”, preferring to cook by intuition. Once you’re comfortable with ingredients and basic processes, “throwing a dish together” is creative, enjoyable time spent in the kitchen. This classic bread pudding is a perfect example of cooking creativity. Maple sugar may be substituted for brown sugar, [...]
This recipe is a sure favorite for breakfast or brunch. It can be prepared the night before to help make a busy morning less manic, and it uses two New York favorites – blueberries and maple syrup. Wonderful blueberries are available in late July or early August. French Toast 12 slices good quality white bread [...]
Chewy oatmeal cookies are just about everyone’s favorite. These are so easy – no creaming butter and sugar, no measuring and sifting flour, no adding leavening or spices. Simple and quick, yet they are absolutely homemade. Preheat oven to 350 degrees In a large mixing bowl, beat together thoroughly: 2 sticks (one cup) very soft [...]
A candy thermometer is helpful when making this recipe. 2 cups sugar 2/3 cup apple cider 2/3 cup pure New York maple syrup ½ cup butter 1 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 quarts warm popped popcorn 1 cup peanuts (any type) 1½ cups small dried fruit – cherries, blueberries, cranberries, etc. Spread popcorn in [...]
Genuine maple syrup and real butter make these brownies, or more accurately, “blondies,” sumptuous in their own right. Used as a base for this New York State sundae they are incomparable. Brownies 1 cup butter ½ cup brown sugar 1 cup pure maple syrup* 2 eggs 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup [...]
If you’ve never tried real baked beans (i.e. not out of a can) treat yourself to these rich, substantial favorites, so popular in neighboring New England. The long, slow baking time allows the maple syrup and other ingredients to deeply imbue the bland beans with flavor. Perfect on a winter day when the additional heat from the oven is [...]
This dense, flavorful bread is delicious toasted and slathered with New York maple cream, spun honey, or butter for breakfast, tea, or after school snacks. The more robust flavor of dark maple syrup is preferred for baking. This bread machine adaptation does most of the work for you. Liquids 1¼ cups skim milk 3/4 cup pure maple [...]
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