It is that week of suspended animation between Christmas and New Year’s. A friend and I go out to dinner at Cross Culture Ethnic Indian Cuisine at the Princeton Shopping Center. I’ve been meaning to try the place myself, but in this case my friend Joan was the ringleader because she has taught the niece … Continue reading
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Pot Pie from Griggstown Farm
Chicken Pot Pie from Griggstown Farm is delicious and what I call “grownup pot pie.” That’s because it has grown up vegetables in it, besides the usual peas and carrots. Parsnips, turnips and fennel (and cremini mushrooms) also make an appearance, in a sauce based on chicken stock, not cream. The chicken is from the Farm’s own … Continue reading
Last minute New Year’s Eve?
You’re so busy digging yourself out that you neglected to make New Year’s Eve plans? Here are some ideas, and I’ll bet at least one of these great places can still squeeze you in: Tre Piani Brother’s Moon Rocky Hill Inn The Frog & The Peach Sophie’s Bistro Rat’s Chez Vous – buy yourself some great … Continue reading
Lobster & Cookies
This was a great Christmas Eve dinner, on an evening I was home finishing up preparations for Christmas Day. I made a lazy cook’s version of the Lobster with Browned Cream from the Fall/Holiday edition of Canal House Cooking. (That’s the one with the blue cover, snap one up while you can.) Instead of dealing … Continue reading
Happy Holidays!
I love snow globes, so couldn’t resist a quick online search for a pretty one to post, to wish you all the happiest of holidays. This one is from Pfaltzgraff, and they also have a nice set of stoneware in the Winterwood pattern, in a lovely soft green. Birds, pinecones, berries, what’s not to like? Although my taste usually runs … Continue reading
Nuts
I can see I won’t get to do any baking before Christmas day, so am glad I at least managed to make a batch of spiced nuts. I have several recipes for various kinds, but find the one below the quickest and easiest to knock out when I don’t have a lot of time. I … Continue reading
Holiday Breakfast
Whoa! Ground fog in the Christmas Tree forest! A little dry ice (I work in a lab building at PU), some nifty folk carvings, and it’s magic for the holidays at our staff breakfast (thank you Andrew!). The breakfast tray from Olives was very nice, too, they have great baked goods!
RSA Dinner Series at Tre Piani
Yes, they’re doing Feast of the Seven Fishes at Tre Piani on Christmas Eve, and yes, they are having a shindig on New Year’s Eve, but come spring (and maybe for a holiday gift idea?), get a load of Tre Piani’s new Restaurant Supported Agriculture dinner series during the 2011 growing season. A series of Friday … Continue reading
Over Easy and Thank You Wegmans
It’s so unusual I have time to make a real breakfast, that it is a photo-worthy occasion to me! A couple of maple links from the Amish Market in Kingston, good eggs (from the Whole Earth Center?), and a slice of Wegmans delicious organic multi-grain bread with currants. I love that bread! When Wegmans first … Continue reading
Good stuff
I know that Lucy’s Ravioli Kitchen is full of epicurean delights this time of year (check out the Christmas Eve menu), but I write in praise of their humble rustic tomato sauce, pictured at left. I had way too much sauce for the raviolis (a double plural?) in this bowl, but that’s okay, I needed to … Continue reading
NJ SPICE 