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A Fabulous Gift!

A Fabulous Gift!

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 →

Baby Ginger at Brick Farm Market

Baby Ginger at Brick Farm Market

Not much time for writing this weekend (a head cold isn’t helping), but I wanted to let you know that Brick Farm Market in Hopewell has the most wonderful baby ginger. I bought this small piece (it’s not cheap), and will probably make the Pickled Young Ginger on the Saveur website. I especially love that … Continue reading →

Spice It Up!

Spice It Up!

This custom starter collection of spices from Savory Spice Shop in Princeton has got to be one of the best gifts I’ve ever thought of. When my niece got married last summer, she’d lived in her parents’ home almost continuously into young adulthood. Her Air Force fiancé was living on Guam, so she flew out to get married, … Continue reading →

A Supermarket Tale

It seemed simple enough. I was nearly out of green peppercorns, the ones packed in brine, so I added them to my grocery list.  I don’t go through them quickly, but every now and then, when I’m splurging on a nice steak, I like pungent green peppercorn sauce, the kind you might find in a … Continue reading →

Clean Plate Club

Clean Plate Club

As usual, I inhaled the first bowl of my winter favorite, herisah (continue on for very simple recipe). I only thought to take a photo after I’d literally licked the bowl clean. So I took another photo (below) when I had it for dinner again the next night. My small crockpot’s worth made 4-5 servings. … Continue reading →

Roasted Chicken Thighs with Squash

Now I have another reason to love fall foods. This is Melissa Clark‘s recipe for Roasted Chicken Thighs with Delicata Squash (except I only found acorn at ShopRite, so used that), from the New York Times in October. This was so very, very delicious that I went right out and bought more ingredients for a … Continue reading →

Sunday Cooking

This was the rest of my Sunday cooking spree that produced the butternut squash soup in my previous post. A busy day! I made the Brussels Sprouts slaw here with shredded sprouts from Trader Joes (so convenient!), throwing in some carrot I needed to use up. I used just a smidge of a mustardy mayonnaise … Continue reading →

Noosa Yogurt

If you spot Noosa Yogurt in your market (Acme carries it), give it a try. It meets my minimum standard for dairy products by using milk that is rBGH free.  Originally from the Noosa region in Australian, but now made in Colorado (with a touch of Colorado honey), it is delicious, and I love the … Continue reading →

Seitenbacher Müsli #3

This is delicious! And it was so pretty, like sunshine in a bowl!  I am not usually a cold cereal person, but I couldn’t resist trying this. I noticed Seitenbacher Müsli # 3 at McCaffrey’s market. Sure, there were other numbers, but 3 beckoned to me.  “Pick me,” it whispered, “I am for active people and have … Continue reading →

Ravioli Roundup

I had to admit this asparagus/gruyere ravioli from Whole Foods was pretty good.  I served it with a little butter and olive oil, and a dusting of Parmesan, and had salad on the side. It really is amazing what good ravioli one can find now (even Trader Joe’s has some decent ones), and the quality, and … Continue reading →