If I find myself near Palmer Square, I make a point of stopping by Bent Spoon on Palmer Square if I don’t see a line out the door. They make so many interesting flavors of their artisan ice cream and sorbet, there’s always something new to get excited about (and now I follow them on Twitter, too). … Continue reading
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Lemon Cake
Can you tell I’ve made this lemon cake many times? This stained and slightly burned card is a relic of my days in Cambridge (MA) in the late…well, I won’t tell you how many decades ago it was! I realize now what I didn’t then, that it is basically a time-honored pound cake, but with … Continue reading
Still my favorite
I still like the airy cupcakes at Sugar+Sunshine best of the various ones I’ve tasted over the last year or so. I brought these home (chocolate, lemon, mocha, strawberry) after a very pleasant visit to the Plainsboro Village Center Saturday evening. My friend and I had a nice dinner (salad and pastas) in the little café inside A&G … Continue reading
Vive la France!
You gotta love the French. Their idea of convenience food is pretty great. I found these pre-made chocolate filled crepes at Bon Appetit in the Princeton Shopping Center. They had an apple version, too. The ingredients aren’t too bad – white flour, buckwheat flour, butter, oil (non-hydrogenated), chocolate, sugar, and hazelnut paste, basically. No preservatives. The package … Continue reading
5-Star Bars
I am so smitten with the Lake Champlain Chocolates 5-Star Chocolate bars. This is my favorite, fruit and nuts enrobed in dark chocolate. I’m not usually a fan of dark raisins, but don’t mind them here. The website describes the bar as “Tart cherries, pecans, and raisins (unsulfured) in an all-natural hazelnut praline center, covered in dark … Continue reading
Tortoni!
I have loved Tortoni, the Italian frozen custard treat with a toasted almond topping, since childhood. It was my dessert of choice in any Chambersburg restaurant, when that was the Trenton hot spot for Italian food. It’s so hard to find now, I think the only place in recent memory where I’ve found it was at … Continue reading
Naturally Nic’s
Move over Walkers. And all other mass-produced shortbreads. Who knew that shortbread could be such a tender treat? Surely not I, at least not until I tasted Nicole Bergman’s sweet little squares of all natural shortbread. Right now she makes two flavors, lavender and rosemary. Both are sublime. These pretties would be a great treat … Continue reading
Temptation
It’s just not fair. I must resist temptation day and night it seems. These beauties are in our little Cafe, the “Genomics Cafe,” on Princeton’s campus where I toil each weekday (I don’t work in the Cafe, but in an office nearby). Anyway, I’m proud to say I’ve yet to have one. Our little spot … Continue reading
Bread Pudding
I’ve never been fond of the kind of bread pudding made with raisins, which includes most restaurant versions. Aside from not being a fan of raisins (except for golden or flame), I don’t care for the heaviness of most renditions I’ve sampled. But somewhere along the way I came across a light-hearted version made with … Continue reading
How Sweet It Is
And what will you drink with it? If you’re looking for a little recreation over the New Year’s holiday weekend, here’s my vote: A wine and chocolate pairing event at Crossing Vineyards and Winery in Washington Crossing, PA. I know I love dark chocolate with rich Cabernet Sauvignon, but have never gotten past that obvious match. The “How … Continue reading
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