Mark your calendar now for a special appearance by chef and cookbook author David Tanis. He currently pens the City Kitchen column for the New York Times, and he’ll be discussing “One Good Dish,” his first cookbook that’s not oriented around complete menus. “One Good Dish” instead offers 100 recipes that exemplify his approach to comfort food – … Continue reading
I can already hear you groaning. Does anybody still eat creamed dried beef (aka “chipped beef” or “s–t on a shingle”)? This was a childhood favorite of mine, and then I forgot about it for many years. And when I did think of it, I couldn’t stand the idea of all the salt and chemicals … Continue reading
Welcome to New Jersey’s One-of-a-Kind, All-Jersey Event Set To Showcase the State’s Finest Craft Beer & Food (NJ Spice readers, scroll down for your $10 ticket discount code!) Get set for the Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown (aka B3), taking place Saturday, November 7 at Waterloo Village Concert Field in Stanhope, NJ. This is the FIRST festival … Continue reading
Do you love cookbooks? We do, and we want to talk about it! Come to a panel discussion with area food writers, chefs and publishers who will reveal their personal cookbook favorites, past and present, what makes a good cookbook, and their top holiday gift picks. We’ll also discuss the future of cookbooks, whether print … Continue reading
While I took a break for a few days thanks to that flu, I still enjoyed some nice late summer meals in September, including lunches at Seasons 52 and Ricky’s Thai, and a nice dinner at the newish La Rouge 23 in Allentown – fantastic wings and fries there (and more), my review should be in … Continue reading
I’m still catching up from the flu, so am just now getting around to this rundown of some October events. (Sadly, there were cancelations so there just weren’t quite enough entries to hold a meaningful contest.) And a special notice – how’s your apple pie? If you bake a good one, consider entering the October 10 … Continue reading
Did you miss me? I somehow got an early-season flu so have been out of commission for nearly a week! My advice: Get your flu shot early, very early. I usually wait until mid or late October but next year I won’t. I mentioned this salad in my recent post about my three-day cookathon, and wanted to … Continue reading
I’m notorious for my aversion to hot weather. I’ve stayed home in my central air conditioning all day this summer about as much as I stayed in during our recent icy winter. Fortunately I am not easily bored, I can always find something to do, and am also making up for all the years I … Continue reading
How hard should it be, I had started to wonder, to pack a healthy lunch for your kids? Same for afternoon snacks – those seem to have evolved from a simple piece of fruit, or maybe celery stuffed with peanut butter and a few raisins, to something more like a restaurant-worthy prepared dish. Just how much … Continue reading
There’s a lot going on this month, so I am listing some of it below with links for more information on each (some require prepaid registration). Some of these events benefit a good cause, others are just for fun and entertainment. One sad note, in spite of a successful first year, the Forrestal Village Friday Fresh … Continue reading
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