Some of my favorite events during the winter months are these indoor farmers markets put on by Slow Food Central New Jersey. It’s a chance to catch up with some of your summer farmers market vendors, run into friends, entertain the kids, listen to music, and and generally celebrate all things local. The next one takes place … Continue reading
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Behold NJ Cheese
This year I used all New Jersey cheeses for my cheese trays on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. These five cheeses got rave reviews; each one had something special to offer. Even that little mouse on the Cherry Grove Brie in the upper left was excited! (The sixth, in the bowl, was my homemade ricotta. I … Continue reading
Christmas
I take my father to my brother and sister-in-law’s for Christmas Eve, so am putting up a couple photos from a past year. They set a beautiful table without fail (the tree is gorgeous too). The second photo (right) is my brother’s seared tuna loin. It is just amazing, so rich that you could swear you … 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
Cheese Mania Strikes
What is it about fall? More than any other time of year, I crave cheese when the weather turns cold. (Look for some posts and an article in the Packet later this week that continue on the cheese theme). So when I stopped by Cherry Grove Farm the other day for some eggs (the best … Continue reading
Pies for Schools
This is the time of year that parents start planning school fundraisers, and sometimes that means pies and cheesecakes. But instead of so-so products, how about something really good for a change, something local and wholesome, and something that people will purchase because they want to, not just out of obligation? Your school, I recently learned … Continue reading
End of Summer Salad
Sigh. Tomato season, and tomatoes at all, were so fleeting this year. But here’s a little homage to good tomato (a Rainbow from Whole Foods, sadly not so local) sliced onto a bed of lettuce and parsley, sprinkled with shallot, and lightly dressed in olive oil and lemon juice. I do have several small Early Girls on … Continue reading
Border Crossing (Ely Farm and Rouget)
I ran off to Pennsylvania for the day late last week. My friend Carolyn and I started the day at Washington Crossing Historic Park, where we watched the Revolutionary War movie about the Christmas day crossing (with re-enactors, of course) and gazed at their copy of Emanuel Leutze’s painting, George Washington Crossing the Delaware. The Park’s website has a great … Continue reading
Kudos to Outstanding in the Field
Folks from up and down the East Coast gathered at Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville last night for a feast put on by Jim Denevan’s Outstanding in the Field prepared by Scott Anderson of elements restaurant. After passed hors d’oeuvres and a farm tour (watch out for those cow patties!), everyone sat down at a loooong table … Continue reading
Slow Summer? Not so much.
Here’s a roundup of some of the many, many, food events going on right now, or coming up soon. Who said summer was slow? The only slow in my summer is the enjoyment of Slow Food… First of all, there’s still time to enjoy a 3-course prix fixe dinner at the venerable Lahiere’s for a mere $32. … Continue reading
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