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Cupcake Heaven

Cupcake Heaven

Thanks a lot Bradley Koltz!  Your January 10 Business Highlights column tipped me off the the new bakery near me in Montgomery, Dessert Boutique. They are right across from ShopRite, and open daily (check their facebook page for exact hours). So, I can blame you for the calories, right? But, in truth, I really do thank you because this … Continue reading →

Annual plum fest

I do this every fall. I start checking the local markets for Italian prune plums so I can make one of my favorite desserts, the Plum Pie (Zwetschgenkuchen) from Joan Nathan’s Jewish Cooking in America. The most reliable source for these plums is ShopRite, other markets may or may not have them. Regular plums don’t … Continue reading →

Almond Nirvana

While I’m not usually a fan of the prepared desserts offered in the supermarket bakery department, I have a soft spot for this Almond Crunch Cream Cake found at ShopRite.  Yes, the ingredient list is long, but that’s because of the many components in the dish, which is much like a tiramisu, only with an … Continue reading →

Peach Melba at Sophie’s Bistro

Helloooo beautiful! This is the peach Melba dessert at a recent dinner I enjoyed with friends at Sophie’s Bistro in Somerset.  Sophie’s is hands-down one of my favorite places to eat. It wasn’t my dessert – I was too full after my salade frisée aux lardons and poulet rôti – but if you really could … Continue reading →

Carrot Cake Saga

This is the recipe card (two-sided), on which I based my June 1 Packet In The Kichen recipe column, a story about coming across the recipe in my later father’s files. I also wrote a post for this week’s Nassau Inn blog, in which I described my own making of the cake – visually it … Continue reading →

Up. Side. Down.

What do you bring for dessert to a Chinese dinner? I have the same dilemma each time I dine with my friends, Angela and Humphrey Chang.  Angela is well known for her cookbooks and is working on a new one about tofu.  We all bring something, and my assignment is usually a dessert (there are … Continue reading →

Happy Valentine’s Day

This cute ruffly cake is from the Whole Earth Center.  It is heart-shaped and chocolate with vanilla frosting. I wanted to take something to my father in Acorn Glen Assisted Living (and the wonderful staff who cares for him), so ordered this just before the weekend. Picked it up today and rushed it right over … Continue reading →

Love is on the plate

Tre Piani restaurant in Forrestal Village (that’s their delicoius chocolate-raspberry roulade at left) will be open on Sunday February 12 especially for Valentine’s Day dinner, 4:00-9:00pm. Reservations suggested 609-452-1515. (Of course, they are also open on the 14th!) Brothers Moon in Hopewell celebrates with their 11th annual “Aphrodisiac Menu,” chock full of yummy dishes. 609-333-1330. … Continue reading →

Birthday

What a day I had for my birthday (a really big one folks!). I took my special day off work, but discovered some scheduling and email issues first thing in the morning, and spent some time putting related fires out. Then I got a call that my father had slipped out of his wheelchair in … Continue reading →