Lunch at Za in Pennington

This is what happens when I don’t have my wits about me!  The delicious soup and quiche I had at Za Restaurant a couple months ago drove all thoughts of photos and blogging out of my mind once it was put down in front of me. The creamy dreamy tomato soup (with goat cheese if … Continue reading →

Simply Nutritious Meals’ White Chili

I couldn’t fit two recipes into today’s In The Kitchen column in the Packet, so am including a second one here.  This chili, one of my weeknight delivered dinners from Simply Nutritious Meals, was simple, yet delicious.  It came with a little cornbread muffin that was not too sweet. When owner Tiffany Millen shared her … Continue reading →

Wing It

This is my favorite way to make Buffalo wings, the spice-dusted oven-fried version I wrote about in an article about sorghum a few months ago. The recipe, below, was patched together from various sources, but the simple method started with the excellent Food52 website. I try to forget about this recipe, for the most part, … Continue reading →

National Grilled Cheese Month

April has been National Grilled Cheese month, but I’m only now getting to posting some of my own creations over the last few years.  Bon Appétit! You may notice tomato is a given, I usually won’t make a grilled cheese sandwich without sliced tomato.  I also like to include bacon.  And, if I happen to … Continue reading →

Amazing Rice

My friend Angela Chang is a great cook, with several cookbooks to her name. That’s a given, but I was still wowed by a dish of fried sticky rice she recently shared with me (along with some stuffed tofu and red cabbage, seen in photo at left).  It was an unusual spin on regular fried … Continue reading →

Homemade Granola

Every now and then the high cost of good store-bought granola gets to me and I make a batch of my own. As long as I have good oatmeal, I can patch together the rest of an easy recipe with odds and ends of pantry staples I need to use up. That coconut getting a … Continue reading →

Happy Holidays

Dear Readers, whatever holiday you celebrate (or not) this weekend, I hope you have a lovely weekend, full of good food and the renewal that comes with spring. This beautiful marmalade cake comes to us from Bon Appetit and was created by the Canal House Cooking Studio in Lambertville (the whole menu is amazing!). Be … Continue reading →

Exploring Nature’s Bounty

Just in time for driving around the countrside and visiting farms and orchards, Exploring Nature’s Bounty, a new release by Rivergate/Rutgers University Press, offers a hundred outings within a couple of hours of New York City – therefore, several destinations in North/Central New Jersey are included, along with places in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.  And, … Continue reading →

Stuffed Pepper

I’m always saying I’m not fond of stuffed vegetables, but when I saw this risotto-stuffed red pepper at Lucy’s Ravioli Kitchen, it was just so darned appealing, with that layer of melted cheese on top. I’ve probably never bought any prepared food there I didn’t like (usually a lot), so I took a chance on … Continue reading →