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Asian Chicken Salad

This was an impromptu worknight salad that worked out better than I expected. So well, in fact, that I made a similar version later that week, adding some fresh NJ peaches, for a pot luck office event. It all started, as so many things do, at Trader Joe’s, where I purchased something I rarely deign … Continue reading →

Peach Mania

New Jersey peaches are in season and peach promotions and events abound.  The Peach Promotion Council has been making the rounds of farmers markets, supermarkets, and restaurants, with special events and even appearances by the Jersey Peach Queen, Ms. Leevon Lacy of Woodstown. Jersey-grown peaches will be celebrated with special “Peach Party” peach dishes at the … Continue reading →

Bobolink Veal

Not that this delicious veal chop from Bobolink Dairy‘s grassfed herd needed any help with flavor, but I’ve been on this anchovy and caper binge, and that seemed a perfect touch for this dish, since I didn’t have an outside grill to lend it a charry flavor. So I broiled the chops inside on an evening slightly less … Continue reading →

Local Ghee

Congratulations to Pure Indian Foods, makers of organic ghee, which you will find at local farmers markets, for their July 21 write-up in the New York Times.  There’s always something interesting in Florence Fabricant’s Food Stuff column, all the more so when it features a local company. I first found Pure Indian Foods at one … Continue reading →

Za Cracks Farm Fresh Eggs

When Za Restaurant in Pennington first opened in 2006, I was glad to see several egg dishes on their lunch menu.  I’m always surprised there aren’t more places in our area that do interesting, creative breakfast and brunch dishes, or who serve them throughout the day.  You know how they say “it’s always 5 o’clock … Continue reading →

Jersey Fresh Scallops

No matter what other preparation I try, this is still my hands down favorite scallop dish. It’s the one where I delgaze the pan with a squeeze of lemon juice and a teaspoon or two of smoked maple syrup.  Snatch it right off the heat and pour all that goodness over the cooked scallops on toasted bread. … Continue reading →

High Times at the Americana

You don’t usually hear about special events at diners, but the Americana Fine Diner on Route 130 in East Windsor is having one that sounds like a lot of fun on July 21. Remember, these are the same folks who have Craig Shelton consulting in the kitchen of their Skylark Diner in Edison.  The Americana is the … Continue reading →

Down on the Farms (and in the city)

The New Jersey Museum of Agriculture is hosting a “Bluegrass Concert & Dinner” fundraising event on Saturday, July 10 from 6 -10 p.m. at the Mountain View Golf Course in Ewing. Tickets are $60 per person and the evening includes a catered buffet dinner, beer and wine open bar (cash bar for premium drinks), and … Continue reading →

Farmers Markets – Monty open to 1:00pm on Sats.

Here’s a list of Central New Jersey Farmers Markets, for your weekend shopping.  Please note a correction to the original list that appeared in the Packet last week – the Montgomery Friends Market is open until 1:00pm on Saturdays. Also, be sure to check out the new Trenton Fresh Farmers Market, too!  (We may be JerseyFresh, but … Continue reading →