It’s so nice to have some cooler weather, it makes being out and about much more pleasant. I will be judging home baked apple pies at the West Windsor Community Farmer’s Market on Saturday, at 11:00am with two esteemed colleagues, Pat Tanner and baker Karen Child – see my previous post for details on that! … Continue reading
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Calling all home bakers – test your apple pie mettle on October 11
August’s peach pie contest at the award-winning West Windsor Community Farmers Market was such a hit that they’re reprising it with an apple pie contest on Saturday, October 11. Amateur bakers only and pre-registration is required. To register, for more details and rules, please email wwcfm@yahoo.com. Pies are due at the market at 10:30am with judging … Continue reading
Pi[e] Day Rules! (or measures…)
Got Pie? As part of the 2011 Princeton Pi Day festivities, there is a pie-judging contest. That takes place at the Nassau Inn on March 13, and your’s truly will be judging along with several other local culinary “luminaries”! Home bakers should submit their family favorite pie recipe by March 1 to lillipies@yahoo.com. Selected pies will be … Continue reading
Autumn Festivals & Events
These pretty moon cakes made for the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (aka Moon Festival) are from Sheng Kee bakery in Taiwan. They can be ordered from Bostonbookshop.com, but since the festival starts on September 22, you might want to go to the Asian Food Market in Plainsboro, or the Great Wall in Franklin Park, and shop in … Continue reading
Olive Oil Gelato (and an event at Taste of Crete)
I recently attended a tasting of Greek extra-virgin olive oils hosted by my colleague Pat Tanner, and one of many highlights of the evening was the olive oil gelato she had the Bent Spoon make for our dessert (she provided the olive oil). Mind you, the varied Middle Eastern meze Pat made, which we feasted on after … Continue reading