Last weekend I attended a tasting of organic olive oils at the Whole Earth Center in Princeton. It was run by Carlo Momo, of the Terra Momo Restaurant Group (Mediterra, etc.). First Carlo discussed olive oil in general (a product, he reminded us, that is not made locally, due to climate). He discussed what to … Continue reading
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Raw Milk Hearing
This just in from The Foodshed Alliance, regarding a hearing about raw milk in Trenton on Monday – “The Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will hold the hearing on Monday May 11, 2009 @2pm in Committee Room 8, 3rd floor, State House Annex, Trenton New Jersey. The committee will receive comments and testimony from invited … Continue reading
Vive la France!
You gotta love the French. Their idea of convenience food is pretty great. I found these pre-made chocolate filled crepes at Bon Appetit in the Princeton Shopping Center. They had an apple version, too. The ingredients aren’t too bad – white flour, buckwheat flour, butter, oil (non-hydrogenated), chocolate, sugar, and hazelnut paste, basically. No preservatives. The package … Continue reading
Best Kept Secret
For years, my family has been stopping by Heavenly Ham in Mercer Mall to pick up ham bones. We love split pea soup, and the humongous bones sold from the freezer case here (for a mere $5.99, the last time I went) have so much meat left on them that you’ll have a bonus of … Continue reading
At Last!
Finally! Trader Joe’s will open near Princeton this summer, at the mall on Meadow Road, across from Marketfair, on the northbound side of Rte. 1 (story in today’s Packet). This is, I believe a location they’ve looked at before, and I just have to think that with the economic downturn, it is finally at the … Continue reading
Tortoni!
I have loved Tortoni, the Italian frozen custard treat with a toasted almond topping, since childhood. It was my dessert of choice in any Chambersburg restaurant, when that was the Trenton hot spot for Italian food. It’s so hard to find now, I think the only place in recent memory where I’ve found it was at … Continue reading
Summer rolls and Wegmans Shout-Out
I often end up at Wegmans Market in Nassau Park well past lunchtime on the weekend, not having had any lunch. The press of errands to do, coupled with the knowledge that once home again I will need to spend a good chunk of time writing an article, fuels me until I come to the sudden … Continue reading
Prairie Pot Roast
I was ogling the meats in the Whole Foods butcher case a while back, and noticed they had Bison pot roast on sale. It may have been called “chuck” and not pot roast, I can’t really remember, but it was quite reasonably priced, I thought (maybe $4.99 a pound?), so I bought a small one. … Continue reading
Sacrebleu!
Give me a break! I know food has become more politically charged than ever before, especially with all the agitating some of us (ahem!) are doing on our national food issues, school lunches, etc. But it does seem absurd to me that the U.S. wanted to raise the tariff starting today on Roquefort cheese as a way to … Continue reading
Veggie Victory at the White House!
Slow Foodies rejoice! We finally have an in-your-face vegetable garden at the White House, thanks to the Obamas. It did this heart good to see Michelle out there digging away with the obligatory gaggle of kids from a local school, setting an example for all of us. I dare to hope this really does signal a … Continue reading
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