The Cooking Cottage

11/30/2017

CZECH MAGIC: June 17—24, 2018

Spend a week exploring the fabulous culture and delicious food of The Czech Republic with Kat (Peggi's daughter) who moved there last summer. And beginning in May American Airlines will be flying nonstop between Philadelphia & Prague!

https://www.onwardtravel.co/trip/beautiful-bohemia/

09/14/2017

NYC GOURMET FOODS SHOPPING TOUR
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19 2017 $69
Departs from Quakertown & Phillipsburg

Join us on November 19th for a fun day shopping your way around Manhattan - it's our pre-holiday tradition and we'll take you to all the best places!

Downtown New York, once the original settlement known as New Amsterdam, is where the rushing avenues of Manhattan turn into tangled little streets, laden with boutiques and cafes. The hip and artsy neighborhoods run into the ethnic enclaves which meet the financial centers… and somehow all that ener...

04/18/2017

Our 2017 day trip schedule is up at www.thecookingcottage.org/trips! Spend a day checking out the up and coming in Brooklyn, enjoying Italian food and beautiful blooms in the Bronx, or shop til you drop in Manhattan.

These one of a kind excursions depart from Quakertown, PA & Phillipsburg, NJ. Grab a friend or loved one or come along solo. We're going to have a wonderful time!

MAY 4: Meet the Makers at Industry City, Brooklyn!
JUNE 17: The Bronx: Arthur Ave & NY Botanic Garden
NOVEMBER 19: Manhattan Holiday Gourmet Shopping

03/07/2017

Join The Cooking Cottage for an exciting one-of-a-kind day trip to NYC this spring... we depart from Quakertown & Phillipsburg.

On May 4 we'll be visiting Brooklyn's Industry City where many of the city's most creative young entrepreneurs are building their brands and making lots of tasty things to eat and drink along the way! We'll meet a handpicked selection of those people today and hear the stories behind their businesses and process.

Then on June 17 we're off to the Bronx where we'll spend the morning shopping and eating on Arthur Avenue, "the most Italian street in America," and NYC's real "Little Italy." The afternoon will be spent just down the road at The New York Botanical Garden where renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly is installing a brand new and breathtaking exhibition this spring.

Get all the info at thecookingcottage.org/trips!

02/06/2017

So looking forward to our trip to French Canada in only three months! Our welcome dinner is a special old school dining experience at the one and only Restaurant Le Continental... where nothing has changed since 1956! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRIMurxEII4

Anthony Bourdain rediscovers classic old world dining in a "hipster-free zone" at Le Continental in Quebec City.

01/06/2017

In lieu of our annual domestic Cooking Cottage tour, we're heading further afield to Québec! Just a short flight from the Mid Atlantic region, Ville de Québec offers a tempting slice of European culture on the North American continent.

Stay at one of Conde Nast's "Top 10 Hotels in Canada" Hôtel Le Germain Québec, learn from a charming local guide: Marie-Pierre, visit a sugar shack, have a cocktail at Cassis Monna & Filles, take a cooking class at Ateliers et Saveurs, and more!

May 9—13
$2,075 per traveler, roundtrip airfare included

Itinerary and registration: www.onwardtravel.co/quebec-city-culinaire

11/22/2016

Thanksgiving is almost here! Grab a couple bags of frozen pearl onions when you do your shopping and add this, our family's favorite Turkey Day recipe, to your table....

GOLDEN CREAMED PEARL ONIONS
2 lbs. frozen pearl onions
2 TB. butter
1 tsp. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
2/3 cup heavy cream
2/3 cup minced parsley leaves

In a deep skillet large enough to hold the onions in one layer combine the onions, butter, sugar, salt and enough water to cover the onions. Bring the water to a boil and boil the onions until the liquid is almost evaporated. Cook the onions over moderate heat, swirling the skillet, until they turn golden and begin to brown.
Add the cream, bring the liquid to a boil and boil the mixture, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thickened slightly.
Season the mixture with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley.

*You can also use fresh pearl onions - blanch and peel them, and make sure to add enough water to cook them through before they begin to brown.

(Photo from The Food Network)

11/15/2016

We are here in Florida having a blast with Onward Travel for our Paradise Gourmet ladies getaway!

09/20/2016

The Cooking Cottage has been arranging exciting excursions for our network of foodie friends over 20 years!

Join the fun next week on our brand new DYNAMIC DOWNTOWN NYC trip on SEPT 29... Forget the hassle of traveling to the Big Apple and relax on luxury transportation as we visit a historic and on-trend neighborhood perfect for gourmet shopping, the stunning 9/11 National Memorial (admission to the museum included) and South Street Seaport with it's exciting shopping and food trucks galore!

We depart from Quakertown & Phillipsburg.
Get the details:
http://thecookingcottage.org/event-registration/?ee=269

09/14/2016

We had a great time on our Italian Philadelphia day trip last weekend! What a tasty day full of wonderful people and lots of smiles and laughs.

08/30/2016

Tarpon Springs, Florida, is often referred to as "Gulf Coast Greece," "Little Greece," and "Greektown." In the early 20th century this quaint town on FL's sunny Gulf Coast drew a workforce of immigrant sponge-fishers from Greece, and today it has the highest percentage of Greek residents of any town in the US.

On our PARADISE GOURMET tour, November 13-17, we'll visit Tarpon Springs to check out the atmospheric sponge docks, the kitschy sponge museum, excellent shopping, and of course... the FOOD! With the waves lapping nearby, the platters of saganaki, moussaka, grilled lamb, Greek salad and baklava, and our glasses full of wine - we might as well be in Mykonos for a day!

Want to join us? Get the info here: www.thecookingcottage.org/trips

08/25/2016

Great article from The Lucky Peach and Andrea Nguyen, whose cookbook "Asian Dumplings" is one of our favorites! http://luckypeach.com/the-history-of-pho-andrea-nguyen/

Pho is more than soup.