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Extra! Extra! Savory Apple Recipes

Extra! Extra! Savory Apple Recipes

Extra! Extra! Savory Apple Recipes. As promised in Friday’s In The Kitchen column for the Packet, here are a few extra recipes direct from local chefs. First of all, mea culpa, I failed to include my very first chef response, from Jonathan White at Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse, who reported, “When we roast a pig in … Continue reading

December’s Best Bites

December’s Best Bites

Happy New Year everyone! December is maybe the most delicious month of the year, what with holiday meals, special dinners out, and home baked goodies. I didn’t really do any holiday baking this year, however, thanks to a bum knee (slowly improving), so I indulged in more purchased treats, including – God help me – various appetizers (I … Continue reading

We’re serving up some fun for you!

We’re serving up some fun for you!

Here’s the flyer for our December 2, 7:00pm Crazy For Cookbooks panel at the Princeton Public Library – we hope to see you there! We’re looking forward to dishing about our favorite cookbooks, but remember to bring along your favorite to show off at the photo booth after the discussion (photos will be shared on social … Continue reading

A thank you to Pat Tanner

A thank you to Pat Tanner

When I started writing about food for the Princeton Packet, Pat Tanner had already been at it for several years. She’s now a top New Jersey food journalist, writing for many illustrious publications (see her website for the latest places her articles have appeared). Her plate is so full (ouch!), in fact, that she recently … Continue reading

October Best Bites

October Best Bites

October was another busy month of delicious tastes, both at home and out on the dining trail. Besides the places I’ve already posted about (Like Peasants Grill and Seasons 52), here’s a gallery of the rest. I’d bookmarked a recipe I found online for a crock pot dish of Cornish game hens cooked with fig preserves … Continue reading

Jerk has its day at Little Island Cuisine

Jerk has its day at Little Island Cuisine

Jamaican jerk places have been popping up in the last couple of years, but for some reason I’ve only recently realized that! One such is the endearing Little Island Cuisine, which I discovered at the Saturday Montgomery Farmers Market this summer. They started doing the market because people weren’t finding the restaurant, which is tucked away with several … Continue reading

Harbingers of Spring

Harbingers of Spring

My Good Taste story about chefs’ ideas for spring ingredients and dishes is on the Packet Magazine website now, and the print edition came out this past week. I love hearing from our local chefs on topics like this, and home cooks will find plenty of inspiration for their own kitchen, too. A couple of … Continue reading