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View 287: Chicken Spiedies

Another upstate New York summer delicacy, spiedies consists of cubes of chicken, pork, lamb, veal, venison or beef. The meat cubes are marinated in a special marinade, then grilled on skewers. A couple of weeks ago, I enjoyed Buffalo Wing … Continue reading

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View 284: Russian Father

Normally the captain of the hockey team takes part in the ceremonial puck drop before a game. However, when a teammate’s Father traveled all the way from Russia, Syracuse Crunch Captain Mike Angelidis made an exception and let young rookie Vladislav … Continue reading

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View 261: A Christmas Cat Story

Hello…my name is Gus and I am the pet cat of the Thomas family.  I know when it is Christmas time when the Guy Who Feeds Me and the Woman Who Pets Me start putting up new toys for me … Continue reading

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View 251: Wine Tour East

For my Aunt’s 80th birthday, my cousins arranged for a limo bus to take a wine tour of a few eastern Seneca Lake wineries.  Last year, I had sampled some of the western Seneca Lake wineries.  Both tours had one … Continue reading

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Strolling Entertainers

The New York State Fair over the years has featured entertainers who set up their “stage” in various locations around the fairgrounds.  This year, I had an up close and personal encounter with Bandaloni, THE One Man Band, as he … Continue reading

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