Probably no one was more surprised than I could be when my mother recently called to extol the praises of a new Chinese restaurant in Middletown, New York. The area isn't exactly known for its Asian cuisine, at least not of a more authentic and non-Americanized take-out variety. (Middletown regretfully could not even support the ...
Make an elegant version of stuffed peppers with this delicious recipe featuring roasted tomatoes and eggplant. It's vegetarian, too! Stuffed Peppers are a traditional dinner meal that most all home cooks are familiar with preparing. However, I've most commonly seen stuffed peppers prepared with a meat-and-breadcrumb mixture - at least, that was how my grandmother and ...
Posted in Cooking
Tagged cheese, eggplant, peppers, stuffed peppers, summer vegetables, tomatoes, vegetable recipe
Two summers ago, the sweetie and I checked out the Bay Shore Crab House (known at the time as the "Bull on the Barn" because of its easy-to-spot outdoor mural) for the first time. (Here's my review of that visit.) We enjoyed a tasty, if early season, selection of Jersey crabs and swore we would ...
Posted in South Jersey restaurants
Tagged bayshore crab house, bull on the barn, byob, crabs, newport, restaurant review, seafood, south jersey
Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the sweetie and I took a day trip up to Montclair, New Jersey to visit the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens. The Gardens have been on my "must see" list for several years and we were fortunate to have the time off to catch them during peak bloom time this ...
Let's get straight to the point: Masseria Dei Vini is serving some of the finest Italian food I've enjoyed in any restaurant outside of Italy. Certainly it's some of the finest I've had in New York City in recent years, and that's saying a lot considering how many Italian restaurants there are throughout the city. ...
The "South Jersey Foodie" is Nicole Pellegrini, sometimes known as sockii. She enjoys life as a writer, artist, webmaster, crafter and avid food-lover living in some of the last vestiges of active farmland in Gloucester County, New Jersey. She shares her home with her partner David, a podiatrist in Woodbury NJ and their six cats: Peanut, Norman, Sammo, Mischief, George and Benny.
I believe in enjoying life - and that includes enjoying as many different kinds and styles of food as possible. I am an omnivore with a personal passion for small, sustainable, ethical farming and natural foods. I have little patience for the "Food Police" or those who advocate that one dietary plan is the only "right" one for everyone. Find your personal balance and conscience; make food a joy in your life - that's my motto.
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