It’s official. Those Italians are trying to kill me. With temptation, that is. I picked up this little bomb, called Burrini, on my recent visit to Dolce & Clemente in Robbinsville. It was shrink wrapped in the cheese case, right next to pieces of scamorza, those balls of cheese that hang from cords above Itlian … Continue reading →

I’m embarrassed to say it took my nephew in Manhattan to remind me I had a can of Jersey Fresh Crushed Tomatoes languishing in my cupboard.  He saw them on the Fresh Direct website when he was ordering groceries (their first time doing that), and gave them a try, then emailed me “…they were AMAZING. … Continue reading →

I am so sorry to hear that Boboink Dairy will no longer participate in the Thursday Princeton Farmers Market.  Last Wednesday’s weekly e-newsletter from Bobolink stated: “Sad news about the Princeton Farmer’s Market We regret to announce that we have withdrawn from the Princeton Farmer’s Market, due to irreconcilable differences with the market’s sponsors. Most … Continue reading →

What is wrong with me that I got so out of the habit of making my own hummus?  I’d been blaming lack of time, but when you find yourself eating something regularly that is considered easy to make, you do start to wonder. What finally inspired me was finding the taratoor sauce my favorite recipe … Continue reading →

The bone you see at the bottom of the photo, scraped clean, is an indication of how good these ribs were. (The baked beans and butternut squash were just leftovers I had on hand.) I bought these DuBreton organic baby back pork ribs, from Quebec, at Whole Foods.  They were pricey, but I am always … Continue reading →