The Art of Organizing-sign up now

If you are thinking of de-cluttering/reorganizing your kitchen – or any part of your home or office – this spring, be sure to sign up for this 4-session class at the Princeton Adult School that starts Tuesday night. It is taught by Ellen Tozzi, owner of Natural Order Design, and she is the miracle worker who … Continue reading →

Harbingers of Spring

Harbingers of Spring

My Good Taste story about chefs’ ideas for spring ingredients and dishes is on the Packet Magazine website now, and the print edition came out this past week. I love hearing from our local chefs on topics like this, and home cooks will find plenty of inspiration for their own kitchen, too. A couple of … Continue reading →

KidKraft Vintage Kitchen on the curb

KidKraft Vintage Kitchen on the curb

Free to a good home, as spied on lower Merritt Lane in Rocky Hill a short time ago. Somehow I restrained myself from trying to fit it in my car! I tweeted this too, calling it Easy Bake,  but then I looked it up on Amazon.

Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder

Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder

I recently got an email from Tre Piani chef/owner Jim Weaver with his recipe for a 6-hour Berkshire Pork Roast. It sounded wonderful, so I post it below. If the Tuscan roast baby pig I enjoyed there at Thanksgiving is any indication, this, too will be delicious. Continue reading →

Somebody thinks it’s summer….

Somebody thinks it’s summer….

Oh, that Will Mooney, over at Brother’s Moon in Hopewell, clearly he’s pushing the season! He just sent out an e-newsletter with the following: “Oh the snow! Oh our backs! Our great staff has kept us shoveled and ready. We are happy the sun is shining and bright today. We had a great Valentine’s Day, lots … Continue reading →

Best Bites, and Kouign Amann alert!

Best Bites, and Kouign Amann alert!

There’s nothing better than being stuck at home in a storm with plenty of groceries…and power. So far, I’ve been very lucky, so here is a gallery of some recent indulgences, including an impromptu Spanish food tasting inspired by my nephew bringing me back some fancy sardines from Madrid. The store where he purchased them, La … Continue reading →

Viking Village scallops travel in good company

Viking Village scallops travel in good company

I’ve always said that if I ever got to Chicago, I’d make a beeline for Rick Bayless’ acclaimed Mexican restaurants, Frontera Grill and Topolobampo. And in an e-newsletter I recently got from Eater.com, about new historical menus being planned for Topolobampo, what should I spy at the top of their current menu but Viking Village … Continue reading →

Up the Ante With Love Foods

Up the Ante With Love Foods

Since my cover story, “Celebrate Your Love at Home” for the February issue of Packet Magazine was somehow attributed to another writer (sorry Bernadette!), and also omitted the list of aphrodisiac foods referred to, I present the entire article here, with recipes at the bottom. Continue reading →