Hamilton’s Grill Room on a dark and stormy night

Hamilton’s Grill Room on a dark and stormy night

I keep forgetting to post these photos from a late October dinner I enjoyed at Hamilton’s Grill Room in Lambertville. I’m sorry they are so murky but it goes well with the fact that it was indeed a “dark and stormy” night! I hadn’t been there in so long, although my late father’s friend John Lasley, a good friend of … Continue reading →

Set another place at the table

I love the way some food banks send out little place cards (often with children’s artwork) to solicit donations around Thanksgiving. The idea is that your donation will help bring Thanksgiving to families that might not be able to afford it otherwise, thereby setting another place at the table. Several years ago, knowing I had far … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Pre-Game and The Suppers Programs

Thanksgiving Pre-Game and The Suppers Programs

There are things you can do ahead of time to prepare for Thanksgiving and other holiday dinners (besides make reservations at a restaurant!). Some of these things involve the food itself – scroll down for a make-ahead gravy recipe and give thanks if you don’t have to wrestle with that  task on turkey day. But another … Continue reading →

October Best Bites

October Best Bites

October was another busy month of delicious tastes, both at home and out on the dining trail. Besides the places I’ve already posted about (Like Peasants Grill and Seasons 52), here’s a gallery of the rest. I’d bookmarked a recipe I found online for a crock pot dish of Cornish game hens cooked with fig preserves … Continue reading →