October 31, 2012

Halloween Is Trashed, HFTK Rescues Thanksgiving At Williams-Sonoma This Saturday

Sandy may have trashed our Halloween plans but fret not : Team Hot From The Kettle will be at Williams-Sonoma Montclair demonstrating some twists on Thanksgiving Traditions this Saturday November 3 2012 from 12 noon to 4 pm.

Hot From The Kettle contributors Dianne Wenz, Elizabeth Palmer, and John Lee will be on hand to answer questions, offer advice, and (best part) offer up a variety of Thanksgiving sides that put a twist on tradition. Oh yeah, there will be cooking as well as tastings of everything the team cooks up.

August 28, 2011

by Melody Kettle

Summit Avenue, MontclairThe morning after Hurricane Irene, there wasn't much damage to complain of on the Kettle homefront - a few small limbs down, and a little water in the basement. So, after I retrieved my car from the secret, off-site parking location, I decide to take a ride around Montclair to assess the damage.

Unfotunately, many locations in Montclair did not fare as well. Burnside Street at Watchung Avenue is flooded, and Anderson Park has been transformed into a small pond. Many large limbs are down, and several huge trees were uprooted and are blocking Grove Street south of Watchung Avenue, and Summit Avenue east of Park Street. But, signs of life are out and about; Nelson Tree Service trucks are cruising the area, and people are venturing out to the sidewalks to clear fallen limbs, and walk their dogs.

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August 26, 2011

3,2, or 1? Here Comes Irene!

by Melody Kettle

Only one left at A&P“We should start making ice!” That was the first thing my husband said to me this morning. “Huh? Why?” I asked. “For the coolers! If we lose power for a couple of days, it can help keep the steaks and cheese from spoilage.” “Oh,” I said, “right.” And, as a matter of course, I resumed sipping my double espresso.

This may be the calm before the storm in most parts of the northeast, but in the Kettle household, my husband, Mr. JK, has shifted into full throttle preparation mode. He’s a former boy scout, a former MP, and law professor who is constantly thinking in a precautionary manner. “Now’s the time to prepare! You don’t react, you act!” he declared in response to my lethargic, and somewhat dubious, reception of his very thorough and doomsdayesq preparations.