I am turning into my father. Well, culinarily speaking, that is. He loved the classic Armenian snack of cucumber and string cheese. First, the cucumber. The cucumber used to be from his garden, then in later years, from the grocery store or farmers market. I just love the small, tender Persian cucumbers I find at Trader Joe’s, … Continue reading
I was recently contacted by Nicole Bailey-Williams, the Queen of Corn at Capital Corn & Confections. This long-time English teacher and published author, embarked on this career after being inspired by a popcorn shop recommended by her publicist while on a book tour. That visit led to a food revelation and Bailey-Williams brought the idea home where she … Continue reading
As usual, I’ve been chronicling my favorite dishes of the last month, aside from the special meals I’ve already posted about. It’s hard to resist when the camera is right on the table at home, or my cell phone handy elsewhere. Although, truth be told, these days I use my cellphone, a Samsung Galaxy S4, … Continue reading
Just when my editor at the Packet and I were bemoaning the lack of food trucks in our area, we got notice of a March 29 Food Truck Fiesta coming to Mercer C0unty Park on March 29, 11:00am-7:00pm – yay!! According to the press release: Spring is in the air and it smells delicious! There are … Continue reading
It was an icy cold night when I made my way to the new Bonefish Grill in Mercer Mall for a social media dinner I was lucky to be invited to. They opened to a splash (sorry!) last Monday, after a Saturday fundraiser for Womanspace that netted a cool $11,000 for the agency. Kudos to … Continue reading
While the fields lie fallow, there’s still plenty of activity for locavores in our area. The Princeton Farmer’s Market continues inside the Princeton Public Library, one Thursday each month, offering both food and crafts. And the Slow Food Central New Jersey Winter Farmers Markets continue on January 11 (at Tre Piani) and February 8 (at … Continue reading
Visions of sugar plums may run through some people’s heads at night, but for others of us, it’s more likely to be truffles, or pork belly, or who knows what gourmet treat. Of course, I can’t remember ever having a sugar plum, so maybe this is not surprising. Now that could be a good culinary project … Continue reading
I’ve been out quite a bit lately, celebrating my retirement (from my weekday job) and a birthday, plus researching an article I’m working on for Packet Magazine. (If you’ve been wondering where you can order freshly prepared dinners delivered or picked up near you, stay tuned.) What we have here is a mash-up of those meals … Continue reading
Just look at this wonderful gift basket I received from my colleagues at my recent retirement party! (I will finally have more time for writing and blogging – yay!!) My brilliant co-worker, Christine, browsed around on my blog and Twitter feed to get ideas of what I liked. A lot of what you see here is … Continue reading
The list of participants for September 29th’s Epicurean Palette at Grounds for Sculpture keeps growing (see below), so be sure to get your tickets soon for one of the nicest ways to spend an afternoon you’ll find in Central New Jersey – and you’ll be supporting the arts at the same time! Here are the restaurants, caterers, … Continue reading
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