Apple Pork Burgers

In this apple week recipe, burgers are dressed up with pork, diced apples, cinnamon and a touch of maple. This Fall favorite is one that you will have to make again because one time will not be enough. Alone, Americans consume approximately 50 billion...

Cider Braised Chicken and Cabbage

This one-pot dish is perfect for a crowd or a week-night family dinner because it is quick and tasty. Braised chicken breasts are paired with potatoes, cabbage, fennel, carrots and apples. Braising ages back to the mid-nineteenth century, when...

Caramelized Apple Wheat Berry Porridge with Cranberries and Pepitas

If you've never prepared wheat berry porridge, you are in for a treat with this recipe. Great for a breakfast on a cool fall morning, Caramelized Apple Wheat Berry Porridge with Cranberries and Pepitas will fill your appetite until lunch. Including...

Chicken with Apple, Onion and Cider Sauce

In this quick and easy recipe, chicken is paired with apple, onion and cider sauce. This is a great meal for a busy weeknight that will look like it took more than 30 minutes to prepare. Chicken breasts are very popular items at the super-market being...

Grilled Cheddar Cheese with Apples and Hatch Chile Hot Sauce

This unique and flavorful twist on grilled cheese relies on a special Hatch Chile hot sauce that needs to be prepared in advance. The extra step and the time involved is well worth the effort. The sauce adds dimension to this cheddar and apple grilled...

Apple Cider Pulled Pork with Apple Slaw

Slow cooked for hours, this pulled pork sandwich is one that will have everyone bringing their plate back for seconds. A pork loin is cooked in a mixture of apple cider and spices until tender enough to pull apart. A homemade apple slaw is made to top...

Holiday Roast Turkey

The key to the perfect holiday turkey starts with math.  We’ll try not to make your head hurt but you may need a cup of coffee to get through this. What Size? In order to determine how big of a turkey you need to buy, you need a head count...

Chicken Riggies

Everybody in Upstate New York has their own variation of this dish  It is hometown comfort food celebrated annually at the “Utica Riggiefest.” The bulk of the work is in prepping the ingredients. You want to get your chicken,...

Fettuccine Alfredo

Let me start by saying that a real Alfredo sauce should never, NEVER EVER have cream.  The silky smooth sauce is a result of the blending of the grated cheese, melted butter and starchy pasta water.  Try this recipe and change the way you...

Meyer Lemon Chicken

Meyer lemons are a hybrid between a lemon and a mandarin orange.  They were discovered in 1908 by Frank Meyer whom they are named for.  A rounder, yellow-orange lemon with a sweet, floral scent, Meyer lemons offer a more mellow alternative to...

Leftover Turkey Pot Pie

The main question we get this time of the year is “What do we do with the Thanksgiving leftovers?” Thanksgiving is one of the most highly anticipated meals of the year.  But now that all the people are gone and the leftovers are taking...