This month, the touring Dead Sea Scrolls arrive at the Franklin Institute and we here at Frog Commissary couldn’t be more excited. Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times includes twenty of the scrolls found in the Dead Sea excavation of 1947—the earliest biblical texts ever discovered. Visitors can also see a three-ton [...]
Read More »Every April, it’s all hands on deck as the Frog Commissary team prepares for one of the most highly anticipated events of the year: The Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony. This year was no exception as team members from all departments came together to make the 2012 gala a fabulous success. Created in 1824, the Franklin [...]
Read More »They say that April is the cruelest month but we here at Frog Commissary believe that honor should go to March. Nothing wrong with the month per se—we certainly enjoy a good St. Patty’s Day feast—just that by this time every year we’re ready for the ingredients of spring (fiddlehead ferns, artichokes, rhubarb, morels). We’re [...]
Read More »You can celebrate Mardi Gras without ever getting on a plane. Whip up a batch of Steve’s jambalaya from At Home by Steve Poses, A Caterer’s Guide to Cooking and Entertaining . This recipe serves 8 to 10, so invite your friends to celebrate with you. Jambalaya is a close relative of paella, though it’s more [...]
Read More »Some dishes take on a life of their own and that’s certainly been the case with our Strawberry Heart Tarts. The now-famous dessert first emerged when Anne Clark, our original baker, developed the recipe for the opening of The Commissary. Draping dough over the backs of heart-shaped gelatin molds and filling the baked crust with [...]
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