DIY Artichokes

I’ve always loved artichokes stuffed with breadcrumbs, but have been to intimidated (or lazy?) to do it myself.  What was I waiting for?  Sure, it took a little time to scrape out the hairy choke at the beginning (with a serrated grapefruit spoon, as the recipe suggested), but really, it was done in just a couple of … Continue reading →

Wine Dinner at Blue Point Grill

I love the wines of Alsace, so am all revved up about an upcoming wine dinner that CoolVines has arranged at Blue Point Grill, indubitably one of Princeton’s favorite restaurants.  This should be a match made in heaven, so if you are interested, make your reservation “PDQ,” as my mother used to say.  And guess … Continue reading →

Gone Fishin’

It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it. I’m off to NYC Monday to attend the annual Fancy Food Show at the Javits Center.  I’ll bring back lots of tidbits (pun intended!) about what’s hot and what’s not in the world of specialty food.   Actually, they really frown on taking home samples, so I’ll … Continue reading →

Consistency Counts

I keep meaning to share this photo of a delicious entrée my friend had at Main Street European Bistro in the Princeton Shopping Center a few weeks ago.  It is roasted salmon on risotto, with spring pea puree, pea shoots, and pearl onions. It was fabulous, and at $20 a relative bargain. The dish was on their … Continue reading →

Food & Wine Festival This Weekend!

Food and wine lovers, be sure to report for “tasting duty” this weekend at the East Coast Food & Wine Festival, at Hopewell Valley Vineyards. This will be the premier food and wine tasting event in our area this summer, as many organizations have joined together to create two glorious days of top-knotch seminars, cooking demonstrations, … Continue reading →

Chef Challenge at Mrs. G’s

Mrs. G’s Appliances’s First Annual Chef Challenge to benefit The United Way takes place Thursday (June 25), 5:30pm, at their Route 1 showroom.  That’s part of said showroom you see at left, sadly, not my kitchen!  My colleague Pat Tanner, one of the contest judges, previewed this event earlier this month in our Packet In The Kitchen … Continue reading →

Lemon Cake

Can you tell I’ve made this lemon cake many times?  This stained and slightly burned card is a relic of my days in Cambridge (MA) in the late…well, I won’t tell you how many decades ago it was! I realize now what I didn’t then, that it is basically a time-honored pound cake, but with … Continue reading →

Meal With a View

Will Mooney, Chef/owner of The Brothers Moon in Hopewell, tells me that his newly refurbished patio looks out over “Main Street America.”  An apt description for downtown Hopewell!  You can’t see it in the lovely nighttime picture here (from their website, and what I saw when I enjoyed dinner there a few months ago), but the … Continue reading →

Montgomery Farmers Market

The Montgomery Market started up again last Saturday, and that’s where I took this pretty shot of some great Jersey Fresh goodies at the C&M Produce/Catalpa Farms table. The market is held every Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Village Shopper, Route 206, just north of Route 518 … Continue reading →