Free to a good home, as spied on lower Merritt Lane in Rocky Hill a short time ago. Somehow I restrained myself from trying to fit it in my car! I tweeted this too, calling it Easy Bake, but then I looked it up on Amazon.
Posted in February 2014 …
Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder
I recently got an email from Tre Piani chef/owner Jim Weaver with his recipe for a 6-hour Berkshire Pork Roast. It sounded wonderful, so I post it below. If the Tuscan roast baby pig I enjoyed there at Thanksgiving is any indication, this, too will be delicious. Continue reading
Somebody thinks it’s summer….
Oh, that Will Mooney, over at Brother’s Moon in Hopewell, clearly he’s pushing the season! He just sent out an e-newsletter with the following: “Oh the snow! Oh our backs! Our great staff has kept us shoveled and ready. We are happy the sun is shining and bright today. We had a great Valentine’s Day, lots … Continue reading
Best Bites, and Kouign Amann alert!
There’s nothing better than being stuck at home in a storm with plenty of groceries…and power. So far, I’ve been very lucky, so here is a gallery of some recent indulgences, including an impromptu Spanish food tasting inspired by my nephew bringing me back some fancy sardines from Madrid. The store where he purchased them, La … Continue reading
Viking Village scallops travel in good company
I’ve always said that if I ever got to Chicago, I’d make a beeline for Rick Bayless’ acclaimed Mexican restaurants, Frontera Grill and Topolobampo. And in an e-newsletter I recently got from Eater.com, about new historical menus being planned for Topolobampo, what should I spy at the top of their current menu but Viking Village … Continue reading
Ta Dum! – Say hello to NJ Wild Beauty
I had some fun this afternoon helping my friend Carolyn Foote Edelmann set up her new blog, NJ Wild Beauty. Her header photo is just gorgeous, be sure to visit the site to experience the impact of the full image. NJ Wild Beauty is a spin-off of her original Packet blog, NJWild, and the plan … Continue reading
Up the Ante With Love Foods
Since my cover story, “Celebrate Your Love at Home” for the February issue of Packet Magazine was somehow attributed to another writer (sorry Bernadette!), and also omitted the list of aphrodisiac foods referred to, I present the entire article here, with recipes at the bottom. Continue reading
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