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Finger Lakes Food: Fact & Fancy

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Food columnist, editor and feature writer for newspapers and magazines, Portia Little is an expert at food and fun.

Pursuing her passion for great food, Little decided to make a career of food writing. Her fervor brought her to deciding to pen her own cookbooks. Not wanting to be another Rachael Ray, Little decided to create her own niche by writing souvenir cookbooks. They are small spiral-bound cookbooks that are filled with delicious recipes, as well as other interests of the author. Deciding to self-publish, she claimed complete control over her cookbooks, and what a delight they are.

Having lived in the Finger Lake region of New York State for years, why not pen a book on the experience? Anyone who has been to the region knows of the beautiful landscape, the delicious award-winning wines, and a slower life that makes trips there so enjoyable.

Some of my favorite recipes from this book are: Keuka Lake Wine Cake, The Spiedie and Harvest Carrot and Walnut Soup.

Each recipe is preceded by facts concerning upstate New York. Some of them are amusing, others are very interesting, but in every case, you learn to appreciate this area much more.

Her recipes are easy-to-follow and mouth-watering. They only require ingredients found at your grocery store, as well as tools in a regular kitchen. These recipes make you feel as if you have traveled to the Finger Lakes on a weekend trip.

How can you not fall in love with a little cookbook that has only three sections...........and the first one is Sweets & Desserts..??? We then go to Main Dishes and the rest is Everything Else..

Portia Little's 'little cookbooks' are big on delicious recipes and the recipes on this one all come from the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Along with the wonderful recipes, there are little notes, anecdotes, trivia and facts about the region which add to the interest of the book.

As all of Portia's books, an enjoyable read, an easy book to cook from and makes a wonderful gift for any one on your list!

Try the Good 'n Easy Potato Bread on page 57 and serve it as suggested filled with the Smoky Waldorf Chicken Salad on page 39. Makes you dream of fall in wine country!