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Fight Hunger with Taste

Just when I was looking for word of Princeton’s annual Taste of the Nation – the TWENTIETH year! – the good news arrived: Central New Jersey’s premier hunger-relief/tasting event takes place Sunday, May 20, 2:00-5:00pm, at Tre Piani restaurant in Forrestal Village. Tre Piani Chef/Owner Jim Weaver is hosting the event as a launch party … Continue reading →

Mozzarella en Carozza

Whenever I think of the name of this dish, Mozzarella en Carozza (Mozzarella in a Carriage), I also think of Devils on Horseback.  Must be the transportation imagery!  So I picture a wild midnight ride, the cheese being pulled along in a carriage by four horses, accompanied by the devils riding their own steeds.  And … Continue reading →

For the Holidays

All sorts of intriguing books and events have come to my attention lately. If you need a gift for a Trader Joe’s fan, try the “I Love Trader Joe’s Around the World Cookbook.” Yes, we all know that much of what you find at Trader Joe’s is ready to heat and serve (or just serve), … Continue reading →

Food News

The Alchemist & Barrister Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with an event to benefit The Colin Pascik Road to Recovery Fund.   Compete in the Longbeard Contest (or look on with a pint and a burger), a Princeton tradition for three decades, and help to raise funds to help a valiant Marine. It’s all happening at the … Continue reading →

A Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of A Misspent Life

What a great title for a book about keeping house!  I laugh each time I read it, and I’m in complete agreement with the sentiment (sorry Mom!). Author Mary Randolph Carter will be at Carter & Cavero on Palmer Square on November 14 to sign copies Noon-3:00pm.  The book, published by art house Rizzoli, is lavishly illustrated with Carter’s … Continue reading →

Plum Cobbler Cake

I just love Elizabeth Alston’s Best Baking (Harper Perennial, 2000).  I bought it as a bargain book, and it is packed full of great recipes for angel food, chiffon, coffee and pound cakes, and all sorts of tea breads and fruited desserts. Ms. Alston is the executive food editor at Woman’s Day, and she also … Continue reading →

Canal House Cooking at Carter & Cavero

Can you say that fast three times? Meet the authors of this wonderful series of cookbooks on Saturday, October 16, Noon-3:00pm at Carter & Cavero on Palmer Square.  Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer will be there for a demonstration/tasting and to sign copies of the latest issue of Canal House Cooking – Volume No. 5, “The Good … Continue reading →

Canal House Cooking Volume No. 4

Each new volume from Canal House Cooking thrills me.  Number 4 is all about the bounty from farm markets and gardens, and you’ll find so many lovely, and often elegantly simple, recipes that you’ll almost wish this hot and humid summer would never end.  I’ve sent gift subscriptions (there are three volumes each year) to a … Continue reading →