Here’s a fast and easy treat for New Year’s Eve or New Years’s Day brunch. It was part of one of my first In The Kitchen columns written for the Packet, back in April 2002 (yikes!). Where ever I take it, it gets raves, and it only takes moments to put together. I almost always … Continue reading
Posted in December 2008 …
Cappellini Pie
Yum. And what a surprise. I really wasn’t sure what to expect when I took home a piece of Cappellini Pie from Dolce & Clemente’s a few weeks ago. In the prepared foods case (and theirs is amazing), it was cold, so I was hoping it would not be dry. I need not have worried, … Continue reading
How Sweet It Is
And what will you drink with it? If you’re looking for a little recreation over the New Year’s holiday weekend, here’s my vote: A wine and chocolate pairing event at Crossing Vineyards and Winery in Washington Crossing, PA. I know I love dark chocolate with rich Cabernet Sauvignon, but have never gotten past that obvious match. The “How … Continue reading
Cookie Haul
My first ever cookie exhange. I tentatively show up with my Earl Grey Chocolate Shortbread Coins and Mexican Crackle Cookies (both from “The Art & Soul of Baking”). Would I measure up? Whew, mine disappeared off the trays and into our tins, right along with everyone else’s. Humiliation averted, I scurried home with my haul, … Continue reading
Swirly Goodness
I just love toffee. And a colleague, Lee Morgan, brought in a cookie tin full of the concoction pictured here, made by his wife Shelle, the other day. We all enjoyed it, and I was so impressed by the creative touch of swirling white and brown chocolates on top! And the toffee itself was buttery, … Continue reading
Glorious Breakfast
I am always complaining that there aren’t enough places serving good breakfasts or brunches in this area. Yes, there are hotels, and their weekend buffets, and there are diners galore. But I’m looking for something a little more interesting and creative, and Blue Rooster Bakery & Café in Cranbury fits the bill. I’d read their blog … Continue reading
Beautiful Burrata
If you like fresh mozzarella cheese, chances are you’ll love burrata. I first spied this creamy treat from the Puglia region of Italy on one of Lidia Bastianich’s PBS shows, probably “Lidia’s Italy.” She cut into what looked like a ball of mozzarella and a creamy interior spilled out onto, if I am remembering correctly, a … Continue reading
Faux Food
You just never know when and where you might learn something interesting about food. I’d heard of mock apple pie, but never really gave it much thought. Until, that is, I ran across a recent article in Chemical & Engineering News Weekly, when I was looking for information on online recruitment advertising for my day … Continue reading
elements – awesome!
I just can’t resist somewhat scooping my own upcoming (12/26) Packet review of the new restaurant in town, elements. Let’s just say I was very impressed with my recent dinner there, which included the Foie Gras Torchon appetizer at left. Scott Anderson is in his – ouch! – element here, with a highly imaginative global … Continue reading
A Gift that Gives Twice?
How perfect is this? Taste of the Nation Princeton’s annual benefit to end childhood hunger will be held on Monday, April 20, 2009 at The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village. You can purchase discounted tickets as a holiday gift until December 31, and start helping local organizations fight hunger now. Over 40 of the area’s … Continue reading
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