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Two people from South Jersey (we'll call them 'John' and 'Lisa') who share a love for food and things South Jersey posting their thoughts and experiences.
It might make you laugh.
It might make you think.
It might make you hungry.
And, if you have a laptop and are reading this suspended upside down, it might make the blood rush to your head.
Well, here we are in the middle of August, at summer's crescendo. How can you tell? The traffic over here at the shore. It's not just on Friday nights anymore-it's all over, at all times of the day, seven days a week. Which means everyone (including (read full article)
My garden is breaking my heart. At least, the squash borers are.At first, all was well- my babies were growing big and strong, and I had big dreams-dreams of boxes of zucchini, pumpkins in fall, and all sorts of bounty, all grown on my front lawn. Th (read full article)
My garden is breaking my heart. At least, the squash borers are.At first, all was well- my babies were growing big and strong, and I had big dreams-dreams of boxes of zucchini, pumpkins in fall, and all sorts of bounty, all grown on my front lawn. Th (read full article)
Well, it's officially the biggest weekend for our Official State Fruit this year; both the Whitesbog Blueberry Festival and Red, White, and Blueberry Festival are happening this weekend, Saturday and Sunday respectively. We've been to both, and I can (read full article)
Well, it's officially the biggest weekend for our Official State Fruit this year; both the Whitesbog Blueberry Festival and Red, White, and Blueberry Festival are happening this weekend, Saturday and Sunday respectively. We've been to both, and I can (read full article)
In the interest of keeping everyone cool for the next few days (even those who don't or shouldn't drink alcohol), I decided to share a few other things we're drinking around here...First up are recipes courtesy of the Dr. Seuss Cookbook- no kidding. (read full article)
In the interest of keeping everyone cool for the next few days (even those who don't or shouldn't drink alcohol), I decided to share a few other things we're drinking around here...First up are recipes courtesy of the Dr. Seuss Cookbook- no kidding. (read full article)
You might say I'm really preoccupied these days. You might even say I'm, well...obsessed.I was talking with John in the car the other day, rambling on about my latest garden ideas: "You know, I saw some packages of late planting potato sets, maybe af (read full article)
The Tuesday after Memorial Day: the grills are retired until next weekend, and we're stuffed full of burgers, dogs, and potato salad. Since a lot of us may be starting to feel sorry for ourselves (back to work, no time for food adventures until the w (read full article)
As you read this today, John and I are off on a grand tour of a few of Jersey's best wineries with a "Special Guest." More to come on that soon...While we're off gallivanting, I thought it was time to post about another overdue, wine-oriented trip: t (read full article)
We have something to confess...we've killed our lawn.Actually, it may have been more of a neglectful "lawnslaughter". It's has been quite dead for a number of years, thanks to a fungal infection on the sod. We didn't know much about grass, and by th (read full article)
Photo credit: aucurrant.org As you may know if you follow this blog, I've recently been very surprised by and intrigued about New Jersey's wines. Contrary to popular belief, many wineries are now dedicating themselves to producing fine wines on p (read full article)
"Buy and Eat Local!" This latest rallying cry of quality and conscience for foodies worldwide has been done to death. But what happens when one strolls down to the local liquor store? There is still one exception, one important indigenous New Jersey (read full article)
Yes, we got a lot of snow on Saturday. How much? I don't know - it was a lot, trust me. But we were prepared for a day indoors; a day of baking, to be more specific.Here we have Chef Lisa and Chef Julian preparing some chocolate chip cookies. Now (read full article)
I now believe in a place called Bivalve. And Shellpile, for that matter.There was a time when I thought that such a place couldn't exist. It just sounded too silly. But my mom would every so often, when talking about her days growing up in Port Norri (read full article)
Recently, Lisa and I had the absolute pleasure in attending an apple festival here in Lacey Township. And, no, it was not the big annual Lacey Apple Festival.It was a bit smaller - but wonderful just the same.This festival took place in my son's 1st (read full article)
Our travels around South Jersey are about more than just culinary explorations; they're about discovering (and rediscovering) the area that we grew up in and have now come back to and call home. Along the way, we'll be taking pictures of some of the (read full article)
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