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Family Dinner at Tre Piani

I had dinner with family recently at Tre Piani, my first visit in a while, I blush to admit.  To the left you see a photo (sorry it’s not better) of the entrée that three of the four of us had, lamb from Neptune Farm, an organic farm in south NJ, prepared three ways,  roasted (shoulder … Continue reading →

What’s cooking at MCCC

Whether for yourself, you and a few friends, or for a gift, how about signing up for some cooking classes at Mercer County Community College’s Center of Continuing Studies?  They have a wonderful professional kitchen; I loved the cheesemaking class I took last fall with Frank Campione.  The fall classes listed below currently have spaces available. … Continue reading →

Foodie Fun

That Esther Psarakis, owner of Taste of Crete, is busy, busy busy!  Register for some of her classes, like “Eating Chocolate is Healthy!” on October 28 ($20) and “Making Your Own Dolmas” ($30) on November 4, and visit her lovely store in Hillsborough.  (And you never know, she may have room at her two Oct. 21 events, A Taste of … 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 →

Alice Waters and more

There are, as always, myriad food events on the horizon, so here goes: A series of ethnic food demonstrations are planned at various branches of the Asian Food Markets: Filipino food will be featured at the N. Plainfield store on Oct. 9 and 10, and on the same dates, in the Piscataway store, shoppers can sample … Continue reading →

Funny Ad Award to Yardley Inn

I laughed outloud when I saw the Yardley Inn advertisement in the Packet print edition last Friday, and also found it on their website, so am showing the text below.  So cute, and of course the “clincher” is the last bit about “the Vegans,” because those of us who plan events increasingly have to take special diets … Continue reading →

Autumn Festivals & Events

These pretty moon cakes made for the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (aka Moon Festival) are from Sheng Kee bakery in Taiwan.  They can be ordered from Bostonbookshop.com, but since the festival starts on September 22, you might want to go to the Asian Food Market in Plainsboro, or the Great Wall in Franklin Park, and shop in … Continue reading →

Events Galore!

I get so many emails about events, far too many to post about, but every now and then I like to do a “roundup” of what is sitting in my inbox. Two big events are coming up at Mercer County Park. These cultural events bookend the month, with Indian at the beginning and Italian at … Continue reading →

Bzzzz!

Thank you Edible Jersey for reminding me that today is Honey Bee Awareness Day, as proclaimed by the US Department of Agriculture last year.  This year’s theme: “Local Honey – Good for you, the bees, and the environment!” My grandfather kept bees “out back,” so I grew up eating honey and loved to eat warm toast … Continue reading →