I really need to eat more fish. I love it, but can’t seem to manage to have fresh fish on hand when I’m in the mood to have it for dinner. And I usually don’t want to make a special trip to the market for it. So I took myself to Whole Foods a couple … Continue reading
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Leftovers
A curried chicken salad on walnut-raisin bread from the Café at work. Leftover mardi gras slaw from my yummy fish and chips dinner at Main Street Bistro the night before. Just the thing for a weekend lunch when I was in “lock-down” mode at home on a writing deadline. I try to think ahead on … Continue reading
Pie Mania!
I had a blast judging pie at last weekend’s Pi Day festivities in Princeton. We gathered at the Nassau Inn, a few of us “pros,” and a few (very!) knowledgeble food folks from the local community. We pros judged the five pies that the restaurants and markets created, while the others judged the ten (!) pies … Continue reading
Chorizo and eggs with black beans
I don’t know why I haven’t been cooking more Mexican food at home, but when I remembered I had chorizo, the spicy fresh Mexican sausage (not to be confused with the cured Spanish kind), in the freezer I decided to get crackin’. Eggs that is. Chorizo and eggs is a wonderful breakfast dish, but I had … Continue reading
Sophie’s Bistro~New Years Eve~Gifts
The perfect birthday dinner at Sophie’s Bistro in Somerset. This was in early November when a couple of dear friends treated me at one of our favorite places, where we indulge our inner Francophile. We return to Sophie’s again and again, in spite of the longish (for us) drive north. But it seems like that … Continue reading
Lamb steak “Milanese”
I love just about any protein prepared “Milanese” style. That is, a thinnish cut (pounded thinner if necessary), breaded, and fried crisp. I think a squirt of lemon is de rigueur (I like that with chops, too). I used to just see Veal Milanese, here and there, on more traditional Italian menus, but then I spied a … Continue reading
Antipasto Della Casa
My review of Osteria Procaccini was in yesterday’s TimeOff in the Princeton Packet. The online version has a photo of the panino my friend and I enjoyed, but I thought I’d also share this photo of the antipasto della casa, which was very nice. Yes, the pizzas are great too, but this charming spot in … Continue reading
Roast Chicken
It felt like fall outside and I wanted roast chicken. I picked out a big organic chicken in Wegmans and asked the butcher to cut it up – a first for me, but I just didn’t want to struggle with it at home. A small luxury, and much appreciated! At home I already had those … Continue reading
Onion Soup
My little secret – I’ll never live this down! This onion soup is, believe it or not Campbell’s. No, not the heavily salted condensed kind, although I hear they’ve cut back on the salt in those. But this is part of the Campbell’s Select Harvest line, in a larger can. I “enhance” it with brandy and … Continue reading
Masala Salmon
This was another easy and delicious dinner. Or two, since that piece of fish was pretty big and I only ate half this evening. I like the meatiness of a steak cut instead of a fillet occasionally, when it comes to salmon. I know I sound like a broken record about this, but having those bones … Continue reading
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