I did get a little ahead of the cool weather when I made this dish a couple weeks ago. But I’d been to Mallery’s Grazin’ Meats and brought home both sweet and hot Italian Sausage. And I had these amazingly flavorful Thomcord grapes from Trader Joe’s. It’s been years since I’ve enjoyed seedless grapes, as … Continue reading
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Bennies redux
This was a spring dinner, when local asparagus were in season, and I had just bought some fresh farm eggs. And the very good hollandaise sauce that Trader Joe’s had around holidays, magically reappeared in the store. For me that trio ade the perfect storm, so I had to indulge one evening. I’m sure the … Continue reading
Cold Soup
I appreciate cold soup more as I get older, although I’m still not a fan of the sweet ones. But during these oppressively hot summer days, a bowl of gazpacho, red or green, surely hits the spot, and so did the brilliant magenta beet and orange soup pictured here. The latter has a little sweetness from the … Continue reading
Amish Chop
Sometimes I just love a stuffed pork chop. I had bought a couple last spring at the Amish Market (check for coupons!) in Kingston), and one was still in my freezer, waiting to be cooked. I know their meat makes no claims about how it’s raised; what can I say, a weak moment when I was there primarily to pick up … Continue reading
Shrimp at Wegmans
I paid a visit to Wegmans last weekend (maybe for the last time before they close the Quaker Road bridge!), and one thing on my list was to look for the fresh shrimp they’ve had lately – sad to say I can’t remember who told me to be sure to try these, but thank you! … Continue reading
Mussel Salad
Better late than never. I finally leafed through the summer issue of McCaffrey’s Market’s Real Food Magazine. This seasonal handout has not always impressed me, but this issue seemed to take a big leap forward into presenting more interesting food along with good articles by top chefs – okay, probably by their ghostwriters, but still. (A packager/publisher … Continue reading
Mallery’s Grazin’ Meats
The crowds were thick at opening day today for Mallery’s Grazin’ Meats. Mark and Lynne Faille, owners of Simply Grazin’ Organic Farm in Skillman, have taken over the space in the little mall near the intersection of Routes 518 and 601 (Blawenburg), that I last visited as a gelato shop. I’ve long enjoyed Simply Grazin’ … Continue reading
Sick Room Food
I wasn’t exactly sick, but felt so done-in by the heat one day that I stayed in and hunkered down at home instead of venturing out. I felt a little queasy and didn’t feel like eating anything that required any effort, until I remembered I had some Target Archer Farms Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter in … Continue reading
Let them eat cake!
Okay, I confess, here is another dessert purchased in a supermarket. But this vanilla cake with coconut frosting from Wegmans is truly exceptional. It is bakeshop quality (a good bakeshop that is), and just divine, with a moist, light crumb and richly flavored vanilla bean buttercream frosting with a froth of grated coconut pressed into … Continue reading
HerbNZest
I often have a package of butternut squash ravioli in the fridge, and usually serve it with browned butter and sage. But recently I had a little jar of HerbNZest Fennel Saffron Pumpkin Butter on hand, and realized that for a quick sauce I could mix some of that with a little leftover cream I … Continue reading
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