Alexander's Café in Frenchtown welcomes wine connoisseurs and anyone who loves good food and wine to join them Friday, Nov. 22, for another in their series of "Informal Wine Club" receptions featuring a prix fixe four-course dinner for $75 per person, not including gratuity.

The spicy mashed plantain dish called mofongo is a Hispanic favorite with a definite Caribbean appeal, and from Fajardo, Puerto Rico, comes a recipe combining it with shrimp.

It might be an exaggeration to say the Creole Gumbo at the famed Antoine's is worth the trip to New Orleans, but not by much. Fortunately, in case such travel isn't an option for you, Source food writer Carol M. Bareuther brought back not only memories of that superlative seafood stew but also the recipe.

This is all treat, no trick! A pumpkin pie recipe for Halloween and the holidays ahead that is a heart-healthy dessert that's also delicious.

What do you do when the ripe papaya your mouth is watering for turns out to be a tasteless, non-sweet dud? Make Papaya Bread.

Celebrate Oktoberfest at Alexander's Café in Frenchtown with a special Oktoberfest menu starting at 5:30 nightly through Oct. 31.
Reservations recommended.

Fruit-flavored gelatin desserts don't have to come out of a box. If you make this wiggly, giggly dessert from scratch using unsweetened gelatin, you can choose tropical fruit flavors you won't find among the store-bought brands -- like papaya. And you'll get natural good taste and nutrition, with no artificial flavors and synthetic dyes.

Say the word "pork" and many folks immediately think "fat," "cholesterol" and "heart disease." While this is true for fatty cuts such as ribs and pigtail, many cuts of pork are much leaner today than in the past. So, you truly can have your pork and good health, too.

Celebrate National 5 A Day Week, Sept. 22-28, by forking into a colorful Tropical Five Fruit Salad. It's a tasty way to start fulfilling this year's event theme -- "Eating 5 to 9 and Feeling Fine, Fruits and Vegetables Anytime!"

Meaty-tasting eggplant can be the foundation for fabulous one-dish vegetarian meals. Here's one with island influence: Eggplant Creole.