If you haven’t visited Antimo’s Italian Kitchen in Hopewell, I urge you to do so. Once or twice a year I’ll meet my friend Marie there, because her husband, Nino Galastro, is the Executive Pasta Chef at Antimo Iovine’s restaurant. I love to catch up with Marie; it seemed that when we first met we … Continue reading
I had Chinese, Japanese, Mexican (my own guac), Italian, American style comfort food, and more. Meyer lemon preserves turned out well (though next time I need to make thinner slices), and I surprised myself by using up every bit of a too-thick and too-tomato-y bean and broccoli soup I’d made. I roasted some parsnips, which … Continue reading
A recent email from Jim Weaver of Tre Piani – they’re open on Thanksgiving this year! – also mentioned a lovely fundraiser taking place there on November 5. “FYI I am going over the top on this one! It is really something not to be missed,” he added. The Senior Care Ministry volunteers provide help for … Continue reading
Considering how much time I spend at home hiding from the heat, I still managed to enjoy a few casual meals out in July. And, after rushed forays to the market, I cooked up a storm in my kitchen – Central A.C., I love you! (I try not to abuse the A.C., but am just too miserable … Continue reading
Between one thing and another, I’ve not found time for NJ SPICE writing. But I’ve sure been enjoying some great meals! Brunch at Cugino’s Cafe 72 in Ewing, where I had shrimp and grits and my friend chicken & waffles. Dinner at Blue Point Grill with my brother and sister-in-law: Made some yummy slow-cooker Mexican … Continue reading
Here are some cookie recipes I couldn’t fit into Friday’s In The Kitchen column in The Packet. The focus of the article was unusual spices and seasonings for cookies. The meringues don’t really qualify, but they – along with the lemon anise twists – seemed to be so easy that I thought I’d go ahead and … Continue reading
I always like to get news from Jim Weaver, owner of Tre Piani and Tre Bar in Forrestal Village, and author of Locavore Adventures. Over the years, the restaurant has been the site of many of my family celebrations and dinners, including a couple of parties in their private 3rd floor room. (Would that be … Continue reading
It’s so nice to have some cooler weather, it makes being out and about much more pleasant. I will be judging home baked apple pies at the West Windsor Community Farmer’s Market on Saturday, at 11:00am with two esteemed colleagues, Pat Tanner and baker Karen Child – see my previous post for details on that! … Continue reading
Dorothea’s House surely represents the best of Princeton. It was founded as a living memorial to Dorothea van Dyke McLane, a volunteer social worker who assisted Princeton’s newly arrived Italian immigrants in the early 1900s. (They likely included my maternal grandparents; I still have the deed to their house on Pine St. which they bought for … Continue reading
Every so often, I meet my friend Marie Galastro at Antimo’s Italian Kitchen in Hopewell for dinner. Her husband Nino is their Executive Pasta Chef, in charge of making elegant handmade pastas for the restaurant. He works right up front where customers see him as they enter, or wait for a table. We sit at a … Continue reading
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