As promised in today’s In the Kitchen recipe column in the Packet, here is Brothers Moon chef/owner Will Mooney’s recipe for Blueberry Tart. The photo here is mine, from a reduced size version I made at home. The quantity of crust below should be enough for at least an 8-inch tart, if not 10-inch. I … Continue reading
Sick Room Food
I wasn’t exactly sick, but felt so done-in by the heat one day that I stayed in and hunkered down at home instead of venturing out. I felt a little queasy and didn’t feel like eating anything that required any effort, until I remembered I had some Target Archer Farms Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter in … Continue reading
Carnitas
I keep trying shortcut ways to make Mexican carnitas, but they just don’t work. In this case I used 2-inch pork cubes and baked them at 250° for 1 ½ hours, as one (of my many) recipes advised. (before the heat wave!). Although the meat was not too lean a cut, and did not appear … Continue reading
Wedding on Guam
My niece is getting married today – on Guam!! I wish I could be by her side, but am with her and her new husband, who is stationed there with the Air Force, in spirit. She writes: “We are getting married Sunday at a place called Two Lovers Point. It is a huge cliff that … Continue reading
Beat the Heat and Farm to School Fundraiser
To me, these oysters personify coolness on a hot summer day! I have had this photo on my camera for a while, I believe from Tre Piani, where Cape May Salt Oysters often star. Meanwhile, I am on the verge of getting cabin fever because the heat and poor air quality are keeping me inside … Continue reading
Let them eat cake!
Okay, I confess, here is another dessert purchased in a supermarket. But this vanilla cake with coconut frosting from Wegmans is truly exceptional. It is bakeshop quality (a good bakeshop that is), and just divine, with a moist, light crumb and richly flavored vanilla bean buttercream frosting with a froth of grated coconut pressed into … Continue reading
Middle-Eastern Lunch
This little assortment often makes up a weekend, or even a workday, lunch for me, if I’ve been to the Whole Earth Center and stocked up on the various components. It’s tasty, but some compromise on my part is required. Their lentil salad, sort of an “enhanced” tabbouleh, is on the upper left. To the … Continue reading
Almond Nirvana
While I’m not usually a fan of the prepared desserts offered in the supermarket bakery department, I have a soft spot for this Almond Crunch Cream Cake found at ShopRite. Yes, the ingredient list is long, but that’s because of the many components in the dish, which is much like a tiramisu, only with an … Continue reading
Taste of Place & More
The Stony Brook – Millstone Watershed Association is teaming up with Eno Terra Restaurant for the annual Taste of Place celebration on Sunday, July 15 from 2-6pm. This outdoor event takes place right next to the restaurant, alongside Kingston Lock, where the Delaware and Raritan Canal adjoins the Millstone River, which provides drinking water for … Continue reading
Peach Melba at Sophie’s Bistro
Helloooo beautiful! This is the peach Melba dessert at a recent dinner I enjoyed with friends at Sophie’s Bistro in Somerset. Sophie’s is hands-down one of my favorite places to eat. It wasn’t my dessert – I was too full after my salade frisée aux lardons and poulet rôti – but if you really could … Continue reading
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