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Canal House Cooking Vol. 3

It doesn’t get much better than this!  The third volume of Canal House Cooking arrived on my doorstep just a few days before the arrival of spring and warm weather.  This latest volume in a series from Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer offers recipes for winter and spring, but judging from the cover, their hearts are in … Continue reading →

Lombardia via Eno Terra

I haven’t been to Eno Terra in a while, so I’m really looking forward to their Thursday night dinner featuring the foods of Lombardia (part of their regional Italian series), where my grandmother was from. But Granny may not have eaten quite this well back in Villa Marioli, where life for her family was hardscrabble poor.  The … Continue reading →

Lamb Lo Mein & thank you PSE&G

Determined to mine the depths of my freezer recently (to make room for new “loot”), I thawed out some grass fed ground lamb I’d purchased at the Whole Earth Center.  I also had a package of frozen lo mein noodles, which only need about 40 seconds in boiling water to cook if you thaw them … Continue reading →

Taste of the Nation Princeton

Princeton’s Taste of the Nation (part of a nationwide series with the goal of eradicating childhood hunger) has become our area’s premier hunger-relief fundraiser since it’s inception here in 1992.  I worked on the event myself for a number of years, even chairing it twice, and I think the world of the parent organization, Share Our Strength.  … Continue reading →

One 53 Cassoulet

My friends and I are on a cassoulet bender!  The one here is from One 53 Restaurant in Rocky HIll (one of my favorite places), and was served in lovely crockery from JohnShedd Designs, just down the street from the restaurant.  The cassoulet contains white beans, pork, smoked pork, pancetta, duck confit and sausages.  It was a … Continue reading →

Calling all Slow Foodies

This will be the last Slow Food Central New Jersey Winter Farmers Market for the season-sob! Don’t miss out, come to Tre Piani on Sunday, 2/28, 11:00am – 3:00pm to celebrate all things local. An updated list of vendors is on the Slow Food Central New Jersey website. If you’re not a Slow Food member, please … Continue reading →

From Argentina to Italy to Greece

So many events and so little time.  On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 6:00pm, Eno Terra in Kingston hosts a taste of Argentina and Bodega Norton wines. Chef Christopher Albrecht will serve light fare to accompany the wines.  $25.00 per person (excludes tax and gratuity). Call Eno Terra for reservations (609) 497-1777. The very next evening (2/24), their … Continue reading →

Reminder – Foodies at the Library

Groundhog day swooped right by me, but I’ve been meaning to share this photo of adorable hedgehog breads from Witherspoon Bread Company.  I took it when Terra Momo opened their Dispensa cafe in the Princeton Public Library; as with everything the Momo brothers do, it was a lovely, tasteful (ha!), opening. (THIS EVENT, AND THE ONE … Continue reading →

Princeton Foodies at Library

Looking for the inside scoop on places that Princeton foodies like to frequent?  Here’s a chance to hear some dedicated noshers talk about their local favorites on February 9 at the Princeton Public Library.  I know two of them myself, Pat Tanner is my longtime colleague and fellow In The Kitchen columnist at the Packet, while Linda … Continue reading →