Don’t laugh at me, but I love fruitcake like the one pictured here that’s made with good ingredients. So how could I resist the pretty and organic (at least mostly so) fruitcakes on display in the Whole Earth Center bakery? These are made with whole wheat pastry flour, and organic dried fruits instead of the the heavily sugared and … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Notes
We’re closing in on turkey day, and here are some options I’ve received information about for dinner in area restaurants: Dinner is served at Tre Piani in Forrestal Village (I’ll be there with my family again this year!), Noon to 6:00pm, $49 per person (less for kids). Their dinner last year was so good, heirloom turkey … Continue reading
Fire Fire (But WEC and CoolVines spared)
Just a note to say that although two Princeton restaurants, Tom Yum Goong (Thai) and Sultan Wok (Chinese), burned down in an early morning fire today (Packet story & photo), two other nearby businesses, The Whole Earth Center and CoolVines are unscalthed and open for business as usual. What’s left of the building that housed the two restaurants has … Continue reading
The Ultimate Steak?
This could be my favorite steak ever. I recently sat in on a grassfed meat grilling “seminar” that was hosted by Cherry Grove Farm when Shannon Hayes, aka The Grassfed Gourmet, visited Princeton for a series of events organized by Fran McManus of the Whole Earth Center. One of the meats we sampled that evening … Continue reading
Lamb & Egglplant
This meal was surprisingly quick to put together on a recent worknight. I’d already thawed the ground lamb that I almost always have on hand in the freezer (often from Whole Earth Center). I had a plump eggplant waiting in the crisper. The eggplant I sliced in half (lengthwise of course), slashed the cut sides, and … Continue reading
Olive Oil Tasting
Last weekend I attended a tasting of organic olive oils at the Whole Earth Center in Princeton. It was run by Carlo Momo, of the Terra Momo Restaurant Group (Mediterra, etc.). First Carlo discussed olive oil in general (a product, he reminded us, that is not made locally, due to climate). He discussed what to … Continue reading
JAVA@WEC
Java addicts – er, make that “fans” – are invited to attend a Coffee Basics workshop with Roastmaster Jon March from Small World Roasters this Sunday (February 8, 1:00-2:00pm) at the Whole Earth Center. Join him in the WEC café as he discusses proper cultivation, roasting, and brewing of premium coffee. He will then lead attendees … Continue reading
An Apple for the Teacher?
Go figure. I’m one of those people who enjoy ice cream just as much, if not more, in winter as in summer. So I’ll be sashaying over the the Whole Earth Center soon to try the latest batch of Princeton School Garden Ice Cream. These special “limited edition” flavors are created by the bent spoon, … Continue reading
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