Even though it was the third hottest August on record (worst one since 1980), I had a great month, culinarily speaking, with some wonderful dinners out and about, including the Wednesday prix fixe at Blue Bottle Café (five fabulous courses for $55), and a preview tasting menu at elements’ new location downtown. I already posted … Continue reading
Apple picking season (their 40th!) at Terhune Orchards starts at the Van Kirk Road orchard on September 5. They’ll be open for picking every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting, through October. Beginning picking starts with Jonamac and Jonathan varieties. (If you can’t wait, you’ll find some Galas ready to pick now at the “home … Continue reading
August 29 marks the second annual Food Writers and Photographers Panel and Tasting at the West Windsor Community Farmers Market, which brings together food writers, bloggers and photographers to discuss the joys of eating, living and writing food. The panel members are described below; the fun starts at 11:00am and runs to 12:30pm. (UPDATE 8/25: Rachel Weston, … Continue reading
I thought I’d start a new feature on my blog, which I will hopefully keep up with. Each Recipe of the Month post will feature a recipe I’ve recently made. In this case, I loved it so much, I made it twice within as many weeks! Roasted Chicken Provençal is from the New York Times, so … Continue reading
The results are in from today’s Peach Pie Contest at the West Windsor Community Farmers Market. Best Tasting Pie went to Christina Krowicki; Prettiest Pie to Annette Osterlund; Most Creative Pie to Christina Krowicki. Runners Up: Best Tasting Sandy Duffy, Prettiest Kathryn Daniels, Most Creative Sandy Duffy. (For some great photos, visit the Market’s Facebook … Continue reading
Elements reopens in its new downtown Princeton location on Tuesday, in the building it now shares with its sister restaurant Mistral and Mistral bar. To get to elements you step into an elevator just inside the Witherspoon Street entrance (or you can wend your way through the bar, which, by the way was packed when I visited). … Continue reading
I’ve been meaning to try the summer Wednesday Tasting Menu at the Blue Bottle Café in Hopewell, and finally went with a friend last week. We had such a nice dinner (OMG, the scallops and risotto especially!), and at 5 courses for $55, it’s hard to beat for such fine dining with a scrumptious seasonal menu. … Continue reading
Considering how much time I spend at home hiding from the heat, I still managed to enjoy a few casual meals out in July. And, after rushed forays to the market, I cooked up a storm in my kitchen – Central A.C., I love you! (I try not to abuse the A.C., but am just too miserable … Continue reading
I feel bad that I never write about beer. But the fact is, I can’t drink more than a sip or two myself, which makes it hard to cover. It’s not that I don’t like it, although I didn’t learn to until I moved to Colorado, home of Coors (which today I would find insipid), and land of … Continue reading
Here are more recipes from the July 4 blueberry pie contest at the West Windsor Community Farmers Market. I also want to add a shout-out to Market Manager Chris Cirkus for her fantastic contest organization, and for her signboard for the contest (Featured photo & at bottom of this post)- it deserves a prize of … Continue reading
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