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Winning Perfect Peach Pie recipe – North NJ

Winning Perfect Peach Pie recipe – North NJ

I love that a vegan peach pie won the blue ribbon – and $300 – for best North NJ entry in the recent “Perfect Peach Pie” contest run by the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council! More than 50 “perfect peach pies” were submitted to judges at ten farmers markets across the state, competing for two grand prizes … Continue reading →

Peach Bonanaza

Peach Bonanaza

Brother’s Moon in Hopewell celebrates the season with special peach dinners this time of year, and Chef/Owner Will Mooney just sent me a slew of recipes in an email. From grilled peaches and chicken salad, cucumber-peach soup, quinoa with black beans and peaches, and more, I plucked the recipe below, for a vegan rice pudding, to share … Continue reading →

Frutopia

My friend Angela Chang called me recently wanting to share some exotic fruits she had. I’m not sure where she got it all, although I gather they may have gotten the Asian pears from a local orchard (maybe Evergreen Farm in Hamilton?). The next day when I got home from work, her husband had hung … Continue reading →

Waldorf Salad

A friend recently served Waldorf salad at her house, and I just loved it. I hadn’t had it in several years, so went right out for apples and celery to make my own. I used walnuts, but skipped the often present grapes (if I’d thought of it, I might have bought some). But I did … Continue reading →