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Quackenbush, Rennsalaer, Van Alstine, Genessee, and Knickerbocker. Good Dutch names inherited from Albany’s early history, which began in 1609 with the explorations of Captain Henry Hudson. A commercial hub since its settlement by fur trading Dutch merchants (long before the British arrived), Albany’s economic destiny was cemented when the Erie Canal opened in 1825 linking the Hudson River with points west. As the hub of New York State’s capitol district, the town is home to politicos, lawyers, and lobbyists, as well as “regular people.” Dining options reflect the same spectrum, ranging from the Miss Albany Diner with its classic diner décor and menu, to two downtown Albany favorites: Marche, serving a fresh, sophisticated, seasonal menu, and Jack’s Oyster House, established in 1913. Successive waves of immigrants mean there’s great Greek food, Italian, and Chinese in the area, too. Follow the locals when you want hearty, made-to-order sandwiches, soups, and decadent desserts, and head for Grandma’s Country Pies and Restaurant out on Central Avenue, or Peaches Café and Bountiful Bread in Stuyvesant Plaza.
 

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Weeknight Chicken Cordon Bleu

Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2008 by soapscrubs
So. Ridiculously. Good. As per other suggestions I browned the chicken first, and cooked the sauce separately. I cooked it for about twenty minutes and served over egg noodles. Thank you for the recipe!
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Chewy Coconut Cookies

Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2008 by PrincessJenna
These were great. I added 3/4 of white chocolate chips as well. I think the sweetness of the cocnut and chips brought out the buttery flavor of the cookies. They needed 12 minutes. Will definitely make them again. Might try adding some coconut extract sometime as I thought the coconut flavor could have been a bit more pronounced.
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Best Easy Chicken Croquettes

Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2008 by PrincessJenna
I've never had croquettes before but have always been intrigued by the idea. We thought they were great. I used cream of chicken with herbs soup. I poached 2 smallish boneless breast halves in chicken stock and a little lemon juice with a couple sprigs of fresh rosemary, thyme, sage leaves, a bay leaf and a couple whole peppercorns. Removed the chicken and chopped very finely. In a tsp of butter I lightly sauteed the onion, celery, a minced clove of garlic and poultry seasoning. Mixed the chicken, soup, bread crumbs, onion-celery-garlic-poultry seasoning mixture all together and formed into 6 small patties about 1/2 thick. Then into the fridge for an hour. Made the sauce with the remaining soup, half n half, and a little more poultry seasoning. Pressed the patties into the italian bread crumbs and fried until browned over medium heat in 2 tablespoons butter with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Served over garlic mashed red skinned potatoes. At 3 a pc, my BF and I easily finished the entire single recipe. They were rich and filling. Not a meal we'll have all the time, but certainly on the list for those nights when we need some real comfort food.
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