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LBI Region Chocolate Week

Don’t start that diet yet, the Long Beach Island Region’s Chocolate Week runs Feb 12-20, with preview and related events starting earlier.  Chocolate Week is a series of offers, activities and events that include Valentine’s Day and President’s Day Weekend; to encourage out of area visitors as well as serving local residents. For a full … Continue reading →

A market for all seasons

  The Princeton Farmers Market is continuing its presence in downtown Princeton throughout the wintertime. The winter markets will be inside the Community Room of the Princeton Public Library, every second Thursday of the month–Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 10, April 14.  The weekly market resumes on May 19th in Hinds Plaza.  See the website for … Continue reading →

Pot Pie from Griggstown Farm

Chicken Pot Pie from Griggstown Farm is delicious and what I call “grownup pot pie.”  That’s because it has grown up vegetables in it, besides the usual peas and carrots. Parsnips, turnips and fennel (and cremini mushrooms) also make an appearance, in a sauce based on chicken stock, not cream. The chicken is from the Farm’s own … Continue reading →

RSA Dinner Series at Tre Piani

Yes, they’re doing Feast of the Seven Fishes at Tre Piani on Christmas Eve, and yes, they are having a shindig on New Year’s Eve, but come spring (and maybe for a holiday gift idea?), get a load of Tre Piani’s new Restaurant Supported Agriculture dinner series during the 2011 growing season.  A series of Friday … Continue reading →

Bluefish

Speaking of McCaffrey’s (see previous post), when I was there a couple weeks ago, I saw bluefish at the fish counter and couldn’t resist bringing a piece home.  Compared to other fish, bluefish is cheap, under $10 a pound.  Some don’t care for its stronger flavor, but I love it. My father used to catch … Continue reading →

Jersey Fresh Mozzarella?

Who knew?  Imagine my surprise when I picked up a ball of smoked mozzarella at Wegmans recently and saw a Jersey Fresh Milk label on it.  That is great to see! I was buying the ingredients to make a pizza recipe I was using in my Packet In The Kitchen column for today (10/22), featuring butternut … Continue reading →