recipes

Beer is one of the greatest ingredients you're able to use in the kitchen. Not only can you drink it, you can add it to your food too. Here's a simple, and delicious, recipe that will turn your ordinary chicken into something extremely mouth watering.

Culture Fest is coming back to the Stanley Theater on April 26th from noon till four. You will be able to enjoy sampling from our many international restaurants throughout Utica, Rome, and the rest of Central New York. You can get in the mood for all of this sampling by making your own healthy international food at home. Here's a few recipes for you to enjoy.

It will be the "wearing of the green" in the McShea household for sure on St. Patrick's Day, and there just might be an Irish dish on the table. The traditional fare for St. Pat's is corned beef and cabbage. My father used to make it better than anyone, and although I don't have his recipe, I did find this great video that may help.

At times, I put on the chef's hat and apron at home and cook a little something. This week, I was challenged by my family to try to make my dear old dad's potato soup. My father passed away several years ago, but I think I remember how he made it. Check this out.

With a name like McShea, you know that I'm a wee bit Irish. And one food item that I look forward to at St. Patrick's time is Irish Soda bread. If you've never had it, it's like a combination raisin bread-rye bread, but looks more like a muffin. What?

January is "National Soup Month", and although that doesn't sound too exciting, with those cold January days, soup sounds pretty good to me! Putting up with winter weather in the Utica-Rome area, we need ways to warm up. How about homemade soup? Here's an easy recipe for homemade vegetable soup.

As an Ohio native I can tell you that Buckeyes are a tree-dwelling nut from the chestnut family, but you may better know them as that bite-size chocolate dipped peanut butter ball snack

Looking for a way to shake up that old pumpkin pie recipe? How about making Pumpkin Pie Croissants? They are pretty easy directions, and the recipe will have your guests loving you.

Looking for a simple way to make your own homemade Wendy's frosty? Here's some directions and a quick recipe on how to make your own at home.

We're well into barbecue and grilling season, and once again our recipes researchers have found a helpful video for grilling up pork chops. Pork chops are tricky on the grill - you want to make sure that they're done without drying out (something I've never been able to do). So, here's the way to perfect pork chops on the grill.

I thought cooking was a pain and didn't take much pride in it before being asked to take part in the Taste Of Home Cooking School last month but it inspired me to get behind the stove more often so I decided to take what I'd learned on stage and apply it by actually cooking something for Thanksgiving this year. How about Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms? Mmmm!

With Chili-Palooza 2012 right around the corner, we’ve been providing the best Chili recipes on the web. If you’re looking for a Chili that’s very tasty and is nutritious this is your chili. This everything chili is full of beans and veggies. What could be better right?