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Gelavino Gelato

Welcome to Gelavino Gelato in the Princeton Shopping Center! Rather than drive into the eye of the storm last night on my way home to Montgomery (and on heavily wooded roads), I pulled into the Princeton Shopping Center thinking to wait it out. I parked along the Harrison St. side, and promptly noticed a sign … Continue reading →

Shortbread

I do love shortbread. It started with Walkers (of course!) in the plaid boxes, years ago. Then I fell for a Nordic Ware shortbread pan (see below) from King Arthur Flour, and added a packet of Shortbread Mix to that order as well.  Since you still have to add your butter, that was kind of … Continue reading →

Brothers Moon Blueberry Tart

As promised in today’s In the Kitchen recipe column in the Packet, here is Brothers Moon chef/owner Will Mooney’s recipe for Blueberry Tart.  The photo here is mine, from a reduced size version I made at home.  The quantity of crust below should be enough for at least an 8-inch tart, if not 10-inch. I … 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 →

Almond Nirvana

While I’m not usually a fan of the prepared desserts offered in the supermarket bakery department, I have a soft spot for this Almond Crunch Cream Cake found at ShopRite.  Yes, the ingredient list is long, but that’s because of the many components in the dish, which is much like a tiramisu, only with an … Continue reading →

Peach Melba at Sophie’s Bistro

Helloooo beautiful! This is the peach Melba dessert at a recent dinner I enjoyed with friends at Sophie’s Bistro in Somerset.  Sophie’s is hands-down one of my favorite places to eat. It wasn’t my dessert – I was too full after my salade frisée aux lardons and poulet rôti – but if you really could … Continue reading →

Happy Valentine’s Day

This cute ruffly cake is from the Whole Earth Center.  It is heart-shaped and chocolate with vanilla frosting. I wanted to take something to my father in Acorn Glen Assisted Living (and the wonderful staff who cares for him), so ordered this just before the weekend. Picked it up today and rushed it right over … Continue reading →

CocoaBee Honey Caramels

These were scrumptious!  I picked them up at Whole Foods, they are made by Donna & Company, New Jersey’s premier chocolatier. They are honey caramels, and there are six flavors. Just like the Whitman’s sampler boxes from drug store chocolate days, there is a legend on the side depicting which is which, by the texture … Continue reading →

D’Angelo Market

I am embarrassed to admit I only recently got to D’Angelo Italian Market in downtown Princeton for the first time.  (All the more surprising since I was on the judging panel that voted their White Chocolate Raspberry pie the pro-category winner last Pi-Day.) But here I was, on the way to meet a friend for … Continue reading →

Birthday

What a day I had for my birthday (a really big one folks!). I took my special day off work, but discovered some scheduling and email issues first thing in the morning, and spent some time putting related fires out. Then I got a call that my father had slipped out of his wheelchair in … Continue reading →