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An nice relaxing afternoon in the kitchen, making cheeseballs for holiday parties and cookies, well, just because. Related posts: Recipe: Cranberry-Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies Christmas Cookies with Samantha Christmas Cookies Gingerbread Cookies
After our fun outing to see Meryl Streep and Stephen Colbert, we hit the OVI for some late night snacks. It was fun to show my friends my favorite pub, though the partying at the bar was pretty loud. “I […]
Because NorthJersey.com is a sponsor of the Montclair Film Festival, a few of us were invited (by Wendy, thanks Wendy!) to attend a fundraiser for the festival at NJPAC in Newark, where Stephen Colbert interviewed Meryl Streep in front of […]
It was time. The old bows were ratty and ripped. I ordered new ones, handmade by TheHandmadeBow.com, and was so pleased! Beautiful and well made. Nice to have an update for the holiday season. Related posts: The Carriage House Market […]
Greg ordered himself and early Christmas present: A milk frother. Now we have fancy coffee on the weekends. (And sometimes during the week, too.) Related posts: This Ratatouille from Food52 is so Good it’s Scary Tamale Supper at the Farm […]
Melissa Clark’s Thanksgiving brioche chestnut stuffing from the New York Times is a real winner. The brioche and chestnuts make it luxurious, and the fennel and herbs bring it back down to earth. Serve with lavish amounts of turkey gravy. […]
Cooking, dry brining, gravy making! Getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner. This year, I did not use a recipe for the turkey. I just salted it. A lot. Then rubbed garlic and lemon zest all over the outside, and threw lemons, […]
Ken Auletta, the journalist — and SUNY Oswego alum — was honored by the Society of Silurians with a Lifetime Achievement Award. A few of us at The Record recently joined the Silurian Society, but I had another reason for […]
We at North Jersey Eats have been doing some live food shows, including one we call Taste Test Tuesday. For this one, which was celebrating our November food issue of (201) magazine, we invited our cover model, Lauran Tuck, and […]
I lucked into a last-minute invite to a Jets v. Bills game with Mary, Bill and Ed. First, a tailgate, then lots of fun at the (really bad) game. Later, on the field. Also, a reminder for next time: no […]
Elyse and I went to see a giant puppet! The show itself, meh. But that puppet was a thing to see. All those handlers. And it was almost as tall as the theater. First, drinks and snacks. Obligatory theater selfie. […]
There are two universal truths about Election Day. 1. “I voted” stickers. Number 2. Pizza in the newsroom. Recently, we’ve also added live analysis to that. PettWood Productions set us up. Let the games begin! Related posts: Election Day (and […]
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A nice lunch at the craft brew pub not too far from the office. The Mediterranean salad, with feta, cucumbers, olives — served with salmon. The chopped salad, with romaine, bacon, blue cheese, cherry tomatoes, avocado, 7-minute egg and sherry […]
The fig tree has returned! Lavender looks good, too. We celebrate. Related posts: Garden Update Garden Update: Cherries! Peonies! Currants! Garden Update: Columbine, Peonies, Bees! Garden Update: Coneflowers, Pears and More
I used to love the Rosa Mexicano near Lincoln Center: gorgeous blue-tiled wall with water trickling over it, delicious guacamole, fabulous margaritas. Some of that can be found at the one in Hackensack. The blue-tiled wall of water. The margaritas. […]
The Farm’s friend Brian has an different way of keeping bees. He uses different equipment to house the bees horizontally instead of vertically, and espouses a hands-off, no-treatment philosophy. Basically, a do-not-disturb the bees effort. He caught a swarm, and […]
It’s time for our annual sour cherry pie! \ Shameless plug was posted to Instagram: Pitting. Thanks Hunna! Mixed with sugar, flour and extracts. In you go! In the oven: And out: We took the pie to Oratamin, where we […]
Cherries and hydrangeas are starting to look real good. Real good. Blue! Related posts: Update on the Garden: Hydrangeas, Hyssop, Dianthus, Bees and More Garden Update: Hydrangeas, Cherries Garden Update: New Hydrangeas Garden Update: Cherries! Peonies! Currants!
You know you’re always looking a for a good place to eat in midtown, and you always get frustrated because the meal is either too expensive or not tasty? Here’s your answer: Aburiya Kinnosuke. It’s an authentic Japanese restaurant, complete with […]
The girls are here! We serve shrimp with sesame mayo for appies. And chicken over arugula with strawberries and feta: Kelli brought me some little lights to put in wine bottles! Related posts: Fried Chicken Saturday Night Supper Saturday […]
Just a few one-offs here that don’t really deserve their own post. The wedge salad at Chef Fredy’s Table in Morristown: Deviled Eggs at the Barrow House in Clifton: Asparagus at Spuntino in Clifton. Hot dogs at Libby’s Lunch in […]
One key to staying with the low-carb diet — and still enjoy a summer cocktail — is to make your own low-carb tonic. It’s not that hard, it just takes a little patience. You mix ingredients together over heat, simmer […]
Time to check in with this new-ish restaurant. My first visit was a little more than a year ago. Our lunch was quite delicious. Wedge salad: Tuna poke: Steamers. Good stuff. The 411 on The Crosby. Related posts: The Crosby […]
Delicious meal at South + Pine in Morristown. Unfortunately I forgot to take photos of the space, but it’s an adorable little BYO. Square dining room with a view of the street-facing patio and a long banquette along one side. […]
To celebrate the hard work the Asbury team put into producing this year’s Summer Guide — our guide to all things beach-y — we had a lovely lunch at Brickwall in Asbury Park. Yes. The loaded tater tot nachos were […]
The flowers and fruits are coming in! Related posts: Update on the Garden: Hydrangeas, Hyssop, Dianthus, Bees and More Garden Update: Blueberries, Apricots, Daisies Garden Update: Hydrangeas, Cherries Garden Update: Coneflowers, Cosmos, Blackberries and Butterfly Bushes
It was so much fun two years ago, we decided to to it again. A Memorial Day party to kick off the summer. We provided the chicken. Guests did pot luck sides. I photographed the setup to get approval from […]
Instead of planting annuals in the pots by the garage this year, I decided to try hydrangeas. I figure once they get too big for the pots, I can plant them in the ground, either somewhere here or at Oratamin. […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
