Delaware Chews at City Market in Lambertville, NJ

City Market  is good place for a reasonably priced, home style lunch. 

Order at the counter and eat there, take out

 or find a seat at the large communal table and

someone will bring your order to you. 

Sandwiches are yummy, specials are good, I have had a pot pie that was ALMOST

as good as the one I make at home and soups are on the menu daily.

Fun, priced right, casual and good and there is a parking lot for your convenience.

Something Special

There really is Something Special about this time of year between Chanukah and the secular New Year. Here on the east coast it is usually cold and this year we even had a nice little snow flurry to whiten things up for Christmas. Warmth is derived from family and friends...and a little bit of the bubbly.

 

Beautiful decorations and ornamentations are everywhere...I made my own.

 

 

We wake and rise with the sun.

 

Head over to the farm.

 

Start the food fest with the best ever sticky stuff.  This year made in a bundt pan

and maybe the best yet.

 

Sometimes it is the little things that bring the most pleasure.

 

This is really little and I love how each year the mini town seems to grow.

 

As the morning wanes and the sun starts to set we make our way to the next feast.  We are always greeted with smiles, delightful chatter, good food and drink.

 

 

 

Sue this last image is derived from your dining room chandelier.

So I would like to conclude by saying to all,

may your days be merry and bright.

 

 

Maitake Mushrooms

I had a visit with my handsome nephew who brought a gift.  MAITAKE MUSHROOM.  I had never seen nor heard of it.  It came with a recipe so I made it and ate it and with just a little Nancy add on of Soy Sauce it was pretty good.  Looked kinda wierd but tasted just fine.

Mocha Madness

Over the years I have become the holiday dessert maker and this year the request was made for the Mocha Cheesecake.  It is delicious and comes from the 1989 Hershey's Fabulous Desserts, one of those little impulse paper books you get near the register of your local grocery store.  I looked for the recipe here but couldnt find it.  You might find someting else, like another favorite of mine Hersheys Double Chocolate Mint Cookies.  Happy baking and Happy Thanksgiving.

Quaker Oats and Jam

  I have been trying to eat foods that are better for me.  Oatmeal seems like a great breakfast choice.   I like it with a slab of butter and smothered with maple syrup. I know, I may be defeating the purpose.  A few days ago I swished some apple butter into it and thought it was pretty good.  Yesterday, I picked raspberries and made jam, so this morning I decided to try a little jam in my Oatmeal.  Why not?  Oatmeal and Jam go together in fruit bar recipes.  So I mixed it up and gave it a taste. Good but not great. It was lacking something. A dash of Ginger!  Now that I have finished eating it and am licking my spoon, I imagine a smidgen of vanilla would have finished it off perfectly.   Ill give that a try next time.