Posted in May 2013 …

Spice It Up!

Spice It Up!

This custom starter collection of spices from Savory Spice Shop in Princeton has got to be one of the best gifts I’ve ever thought of. When my niece got married last summer, she’d lived in her parents’ home almost continuously into young adulthood. Her Air Force fiancé was living on Guam, so she flew out to get married, … Continue reading →

Brick Farm Market opens at last

Brick Farm Market opens at last

Finally!  Brick Farm Market in Hopewell opened this weekend, and I am so glad. For now they are open just Friday/Saturday/Sunday, and when I visited on Sunday they were quite busy, with a full parking lot.   It’s great to see the community so eager to patronize a new farm-based market.I bought all sorts of goodies, rich housemade yogurt … Continue reading →

Mushroom Love at Brothers Moon

Mushroom Love at Brothers Moon

Chef Will Mooney, who owns Brothers Moon in Hopewell along with his wife, Beth Ann Judge (check out her gorgeous new jewelry store!), was one of the area’s first chefs to embrace local products. He’s long worked with farmers and other producers to further the locavore movement, and that is what makes a visit to Brothers … Continue reading →

Special Occasion Desserts Redux

Special Occasion Desserts Redux

I wrote about special occasion desserts for the Packet recently, but a good chunk of the article and one of the recipes got cut due to a lack of space (they are looong recipes!).  So, here’s the rest of the article, and if you do want The Pink Cake recipe mentioned in it (From Julie Richard’s “Vintage … Continue reading →