Neat Thoughts About Food, Wine, Travel & More
Really excited that one of the very best chefs in the NYC metro has found a new home! Bryan Gregg is the new Executive Chef of Orama located in Edgewater, New Jersey. Chef Gregg, who gained a loyal clientele as the Chef/Owner of Escape Montclair, is redefining Orama’s menus to take advantage of the freshest ingredients […]
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Happy Halloween! I recently visited Vanillamore Dessert Kitchen in Montclair, New Jersey and it’s THE perfect place for some adult trick or treating with delectable sweet and savory dishes. Here’s a link to my full review of this fun new spot! Enjoy, Veronique
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Liven up Halloween bashes and autumn get-togethers with handcrafted drinks featuring pumpkins, apples + seasonal spices. The Velvet Vampire Courtesy of Kelly Fell – The Duke and Elephant Food + Spirits 2 oz Old Overholt Rye 2 tsp St. Germain 1 1/2 oz pumpkin juice 1 tsp house made hibiscus juice (infused with lemon and orange) […]
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While stuffed cabbage rolls are common to the cuisines of the Balkans, Central, Northern, Eastern Europe, Iran, West Asia and Northern China, when I think of this comfy dish, I think of Eastern Europe. Galumpkis, as stuffed cabbage is known in Eastern Europe, are typically meat-filled steam cabbage leaves bakes in tomato sauce. As is […]
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Panna cotta, which means “cooked cream” in Italian, is a popular dessert of sweetened cream that’s thickened with gelatin. Since I love custards of all kinds, I’m a fan of panna cotta. I’ve been in a blueberry mood since the start of the season. I put blueberry on my cereal to start the day and […]
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Crystal Springs Resort welcomes Krug, one of the most storied houses in Champagne, for an exclusive Wine Cellar Krug Dinner in celebration of the 2004 vintage release on December 14. Krug vintages are only bottled in the best of years and the 2004 is considered an excellent year for Champagne. Executive Chef Anthony Bucco has created a six-course tasting menu featuring the season’s […]
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My guy’s been asking me to make his childhood favorite – tomato soup with mini meatballs, for a while now. I just didn’t get it…what could be better than rich tomato soup on its own, or perhaps served with a melty grilled cheese? Mini meatballs and tomato soup is actually better, that’s the answer. Last […]
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Rich, comforting, decadent…just some words to describe this cheesy soup. To take this soup from starter to entree, I sometimes serve it with a bacon grilled cheese…can there ever be too much cheese? Ingredients: 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter 1 large onion, chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 cup all-purpose flour […]
[Continue reading...]Yep, there’s such a thing as World Egg Day and since I love eggs, I decided to play along and share some of the most ‘liked’, ‘shared’, ‘retweeted’ and Instagramed egg recipes on my blog. Pork Belly Deviled Eggs. See the recipe. No-Fail Hard Boiled Eggs. See the recipe. Hash Browns Vegetable Frittata. See the recipe. […]
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It’s fall and since I love to go apple picking at our local orchard, I’m always looking for recipes that involve apples. My main issue with apple recipes – I don’t like cinnamon! With this simple apple butter recipe, one could use or leave out the cinnamon – brilliant! This recipe yields about 4 8-ounce […]
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