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
Filed under Uncategorized …
Thai soup
I love Thai soups, and was inspired recently by Wegmans’ Thai cuinary stock to make a seafood soup, adding coconut milk, sliced baby bok choi, bean thread noodles (first soaked in hot water until soft), and shrimp plus leftover mahi mahi (more on that another time soon.) I also added some chopped lemongrass and galangal … Continue reading
Events, events, events!
What ever happened to relaxing in the summer? There’s more to do each year, so give that hammock a rest and enjoy some of the events below. Gift idea alert! Try out A-1 Limo’s Dine in Style promo, which includes dinner at a participating restaurant, and (natch!) chauffeured transportation. Woo hoo! If you’re in the … Continue reading
Eno Terra Hits the Spot
I haven’t been out to dinner much lately, but a friend and I decided to celebrate the school year’s end (and surviving our stormy winter and spring!) with dinner at Eno Terra. What a nice dinner we had! On the left you see my appetizer of fried artichokes, which was composed of artichoke hearts, olives, basil, and … Continue reading
Cat Cora @ Hamilton Manor June 2
Here’s something I found out about at Taste of the Nation. Thanks to Friends Health Connection and the Mercer County Community College Hospitality Club (they had a table at Taste with brownies and adorable red velvet cupcakes), celebrity chef Cat Cora visits our area on June 2, for a book signing and tasting event at the Hamilton Manor. … Continue reading
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
FOODIES AT LIBRARY EVENT POSTPONED
The Princeton Library is postponing tonight’s event since it appears some freezing precipitation might arrive earlier than expected. As soon as it’s rescheduled I’ll let you know!
Wegmans Stir-Fry
I have to hand it to Wegmans (and not for the first time). I was there today and in the produce section saw pre-cut stir-fry vegetables, all laid out in rectangular trays, ready for you to take home and cook. There was even a store chef there about to start a demonstration. The photo here … Continue reading
A Smarter Choice
Well, glory be, the Smart Choices program I recently posted about is bowing to pressure and more or less suspending operations. In an article this morning in the New York Times, we learn that some of the food manufacturers who were participating are pulling out amid public and governmental pressure. The program allowed certain products … Continue reading
R.I.P. Gourmet
The announcement today that Gourmet magazine would cease publication with the November issue came as a shock to many, although there’d been speculation for months. No Gourmet? How can that be? This is indeed a sad development, but a cautionary tale about keeping up with the times. I’m no publishing expert, but I think they … Continue reading
NJ SPICE 