Fight Hunger with Taste

Just when I was looking for word of Princeton’s annual Taste of the Nation – the TWENTIETH year! – the good news arrived: Central New Jersey’s premier hunger-relief/tasting event takes place Sunday, May 20, 2:00-5:00pm, at Tre Piani restaurant in Forrestal Village. Tre Piani Chef/Owner Jim Weaver is hosting the event as a launch party … Continue reading →

Bennies

Sometimes I just can’t resist!  Maybe once or twice a year, in the winter, I get a hankering for eggs benedict. I gave into it over holidays because Trader Joe’s had little tubs of pre-made hollandaise sauce in the dairy case.  O.M.G. it was delicious! I didn’t even need to add extra lemon juice as … Continue reading →

Waldorf Salad

A friend recently served Waldorf salad at her house, and I just loved it. I hadn’t had it in several years, so went right out for apples and celery to make my own. I used walnuts, but skipped the often present grapes (if I’d thought of it, I might have bought some). But I did … Continue reading →

Farewell Sam

My father, Samuel Bahadurian, loved food and cooking.  In yesterday’s In The Kitchen column (written a couple weeks ago), I reminisced about how excited he was to buy cabbage at under 10 cents per pound this time of year. He passed away peacefully, at almost 90, on Thursday, so several people have remarked to me … Continue reading →

Up. Side. Down.

What do you bring for dessert to a Chinese dinner? I have the same dilemma each time I dine with my friends, Angela and Humphrey Chang.  Angela is well known for her cookbooks and is working on a new one about tofu.  We all bring something, and my assignment is usually a dessert (there are … Continue reading →

Pi[e] Day – What, again??

Things are gearing up for Princeton’s Annual (third?) Pi Day, and once again geeky fun shall prevail during the March 9-11 & 14 festivities when all things 3.14… shall be celebrated. Princeton owes a world of thank to two talented and enthusiasitc (okay, GENIUS!) organizers – and scads of volunteers I’m sure – for developing … Continue reading →

Eat More Kale Princeton

A group of Princeton businesses is cooking up a little fun for the month of March. They are planning Eat More Kale Princeton!-a month-long, town-wide celebration to highlight the culinary and health benefits of kale and to draw attention to the plight of Bo Muller-Moore, a Vermont artist who is being pressured by Chick-Fil-A to … Continue reading →

Bruschetta Pizza?

My friend got a surprise when this bruschetta pizza was delivered to our table at Osteria Procaccini in Kingston. We’d been so busy chatting that it hadn’t really registered when the waitress made a point of saying it was an uncooked topping as my friend ordered it.  The pizza is quite cool, therefore, although the … Continue reading →

Mozzarella en Carozza

Whenever I think of the name of this dish, Mozzarella en Carozza (Mozzarella in a Carriage), I also think of Devils on Horseback.  Must be the transportation imagery!  So I picture a wild midnight ride, the cheese being pulled along in a carriage by four horses, accompanied by the devils riding their own steeds.  And … Continue reading →