Bucks County Taste

It’s been too beautiful to sit at the computer the last two days, so I’ve been a bit of a laggard. I spent this morning cleaning up the yard and planting some new herbs I got yesterday from Chuck Rekemeier, who owns Town & Country Greenhouses in Pineville. Chuck’s greenhouse is on Fairview Farm, out [...]

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How did your mother influence your cooking? I know I mention my mom from time to time here in the blog, and she’s definitely “in the kitchen” with me a lot – in my thoughts, in my techniques and, certainly, in my recipes. My sister and I both have a BIG binder of copied recipes [...]

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I know I’ve been remiss in not pulling together a list of places you can go on Mother’s Day (like our Going out for Easter and Going out for Thanksgiving posts). It’s been a very busy week, and we have company staying too. Both of those posts, however, are a good starting place. Many of the [...]

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The kitchen is ready – or as ready as it’s going to be considering that I am still nursing this cold. I’ve cleaned out the refrigerator, brought up the Passover dishes and food, and we’re now in official Passover mode. No more bread, or pizza, or buffalo chicken egg rolls. Poised to celebrate this eight-day holiday that [...]

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Come on. Tell me. Where else can you rent a cute, little chick for Easter – one that’s been born and raised happily running around, eating healthy food, and will continue to do so until it’s time…well, comes? If this interests you and your family, contact Tom Colbaugh at The Happy Farm in Kintersville to “rent-a-chick” for [...]

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I wrote a post last Thanksgiving on where one could go out for the holiday – and it was one of the most popular posts of the year. So here is a listing of restaurants offering Easter brunch and/or dinner. I’m sure there are other places offering nice meals, so if you know of them, [...]

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Rich Baringer, guest Bucks County Taste blogger and personal chef, has come up with a truly inspired Valentine’s Day gift idea in his latest newsletter. Even I, who prefer jewelry to almost any other gift, thought this was a “gem.” Not to be sexist, this is a great gift idea for either partner, and one [...]

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Let’s do some participation, folks! It’s the first “hump day” of the New Year, and everyone is a bit down (overcast sky above too). Let’s bring back some of the warmth of the last few weeks to cheer up January. I’ll remember our friends, Adam and Elena, visiting the week of Christmas. We ate, and [...]

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by guest blogger Rich Baringer I always find it interesting to reach into the past to illuminate the present. Rich Baringer, our blogging personal chef, has done just that, sharing how the Pennsylvania Dutch have influenced so many Christmas and year-end traditions. Here are some excerpts from an article published in The Bucks County Herald this [...]

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It’s cold and dark. This is why so many religions and cultures have mid-winter holidays. Warmth, light, good food and good people around you. Tonight begins our mid-winter festival, Hanukkah. A somewhat minor holiday in the Jewish calendar but loved nonetheless. And it’s eight days long! Eight days that you have an excuse to eat [...]

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I have to admit something. Just a couple of weeks ago I was worried that food events were going to slow down towards the holidays. I know that seems counter-intuitive – I mean, sometimes that seems the main activity this time of year – but not a lot was showing up for the calendar. But, [...]

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Yes, I was lolling about over the long weekend, as it seemed most of you were too – if I go by the number of hits Bucks County Taste got. Since we did our Thanksgiving meal the week before, we were really relaxed on actual Thanksgiving, especially since we decided to treat ourselves and go [...]

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Ah…the wine. Forget arguments over whether to put the mini-marshmallows on the sweet potatoes, lately the real struggle is about which wine to serve at Thanksgiving. Bring something big, red and cheap? Or a “good” bottle that you really want to sit back and enjoy because – hey, it’s a holiday and you’ve got time [...]

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We’re a week ahead of all of you. Since my sister and brother were visiting last week, and the whole Goldman clan was in one time zone, we had Thanksgiving last Friday. It was a blast. But kind of weird. Needless to say, we’re all feeling a little smug this week as everyone else is [...]

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If you are looking for a way to help out folks this holiday season, here’s a great opportunity. The Bucks County Housing Group does great work helping homeless families get back on their feet and under a warm roof. During the holidays they accept donations of “Holiday Baskets” – a full holiday meal for 4-6 [...]

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