Since you likely don’t know my nephew and his bride, who married last weekend, I am sharing a photo (left) with universal appeal – the beautiful cake that was made by the bride’s sister-in-law, pastry chef Diane Fehder, of Diane Michelle Cakes. Diane’s talent is obvious from this photo, and from what you’ll see on her website. But right … Continue reading
Fatty Crab!
I finally got to try Fatty Crab (website noise alert) restaurant in New York when I was in the city for my nephew’s wedding last weekend. He’d told me I’d like it, and he was dead right. The Upper West Side branch was near the hotel where I stayed, and I met friends (almost/sorta relatives, actually), … Continue reading
Cherry Walnut Quinoa Salad
I keep meaning to share the recipe below for the delicious quinoa salad (left in photo) from the Suppers Program, which I wrote about in the Packet in June. The carrot salad (right side of photo) recipe is in that column, but I culdn’t fit the quinoa receipe in. I also wrote about their oven-fried eggplant in … Continue reading
Move over Chelsea
Wedding bells are ringing for my nephew Patrick and his bride, Sarah, today! The wedding and reception are being held in New York City, and while I don’t yet have a photo of their cake (made by Sarah’s sister-in-law who is a pastry chef), I am sharing a photo of a Ladybug Luggage cake, made right … Continue reading
Preserved Lemons
Be sure to check out the nice piece on preserved lemons at Serious Eats. There are so many great ways to use these, they are a wonderful addition to many summer dishes, grilled salmon or chicken, rice salads, various relishes and dips. Whether you buy yours or make your own (really easy), look around on … Continue reading
Bobolink Veal
Not that this delicious veal chop from Bobolink Dairy‘s grassfed herd needed any help with flavor, but I’ve been on this anchovy and caper binge, and that seemed a perfect touch for this dish, since I didn’t have an outside grill to lend it a charry flavor. So I broiled the chops inside on an evening slightly less … Continue reading
Crab Gratin
A few weeks ago, before this terrible heat wave started, I paid a crabby visit to McCaffrey’s Market in Princeton. No, I wasn’t feeling crabby, but had crab meat on my mind. I headed right to the ice case in front of their seafood counter. There’s always something interesting nestled in those ice chips. For starters, I bought … Continue reading
Local Ghee
Congratulations to Pure Indian Foods, makers of organic ghee, which you will find at local farmers markets, for their July 21 write-up in the New York Times. There’s always something interesting in Florence Fabricant’s Food Stuff column, all the more so when it features a local company. I first found Pure Indian Foods at one … Continue reading
Za Cracks Farm Fresh Eggs
When Za Restaurant in Pennington first opened in 2006, I was glad to see several egg dishes on their lunch menu. I’m always surprised there aren’t more places in our area that do interesting, creative breakfast and brunch dishes, or who serve them throughout the day. You know how they say “it’s always 5 o’clock … Continue reading
Jersey Fresh Scallops
No matter what other preparation I try, this is still my hands down favorite scallop dish. It’s the one where I delgaze the pan with a squeeze of lemon juice and a teaspoon or two of smoked maple syrup. Snatch it right off the heat and pour all that goodness over the cooked scallops on toasted bread. … Continue reading
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