Look for this leaf on a chocolate bar near you. I’ve sampled Kallari‘s chocolates at Whole Foods once or twice before, and really liked them. Their cacao beans are organically grown (Rainforest certified) and harvested by a cooperative of family farmers in the Amazon. The beans travel less than 7 hours to Quito for chocolate production. 100 percent … Continue reading
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The Ace of Cakes at Kitchen Kapers
December 4 at Kitchen Kapers-be there or be square! Meet Baltimore’s Duff Goldman, star of the popular Food Network show, Ace of Cakes, as he signs copies of “Ace of Cakes, Inside the world of Charm City Cakes,” at Kitchen Kapers on Palmer Square. The book will be sold at a nice discount, and a big … Continue reading
Nigella @ B&N December 4
Attention Shoppers! Barnes & Noble, Princeton Market Fair, hosts a discussion and signing with Nigella Lawson on December 4, 7:30pm. The goddess of “easy extravagance” will discuss and sign her latest holiday cookbook, Nigella Christmas. Special Instructions: Seating is limited and begins at 6:00 pm. Books must be purchased prior to seating. Standing room is available. … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Notes
We’re closing in on turkey day, and here are some options I’ve received information about for dinner in area restaurants: Dinner is served at Tre Piani in Forrestal Village (I’ll be there with my family again this year!), Noon to 6:00pm, $49 per person (less for kids). Their dinner last year was so good, heirloom turkey … Continue reading
Film for Foodies
The Princeton Public Library’s “Film for Foodies” series kicks off on November 10 with a screening of “Big Night” at 6:00pm. “Big Night” is the movie set in New Jersey in the 1950s that made a classic over-the-top Italian dish, Timbale, famous. (See a nice photo of one and recipe at The Hungrey Blogger.) Continuing … Continue reading
Shout Out to Terhune Orchards
Hooray for Terhune Orchards, whose package labeling has been recognized on TheDieline.com as one of their 40 Favorite Beverage Package Designs. The Dieline is a website devoted to quality package design from all over the world. I’ve always freely admitted that I’m a sucker for good packaging, so I really enjoy browsing this website. Thanks to my nephew Patrick for … Continue reading
Rigatoni in Parchment with Five Cheeses
Here’s the recipe I promised readers of my Princeton Packet In The Kitchen Column in today’s issue. We made this in my October 10 cheese making class at Mercer County Community College, and it was delicious. Very, very rich. And very, very delicious. You get the idea. Rigatoni in Parchment with Five Cheeses Adapted … Continue reading
World’s Smallest Mozzarella?
Okay, my mozzarella team in the cheese making class I recently took at MCCC didn’t have quite the success we’d hoped for. We think it’s because we quadrupled the recipe, and it was just too much volume of milk to heat evenly and form curds. Nonetheless, we had a great time, thanks to our instructor Frank … Continue reading
So many events, so little time
Encore Please! – Princeton HealthCare System’s October 21 Introduction to Korean Cuisine demonstration and tasting is fully subscribed, and at $10 per person, no surprise there! BUT, if enough people ask, they’ll schedule an encore presentation. (Call 609.897.8980 to get on the waitlist for that.) This event, and many others hosted by PHCS, is dedicated … Continue reading
A Trophy for “Canal House Cooking”?
One of my favorite recent cookbooks, Canal House Cooking Volume N°1, Summer, by Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer, was chosen as a finalist in The Tournament of Cookbooks on food52, a nifty new website aimed at serious home cooks (one I only learned of from the release about this book). According to the release, the … Continue reading
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