NJ Big Brew Beer Fest

The New Jersey Big Brew Beer Fest, will take place on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at The Morristown Armory (430 Western Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960). About the Event Two great sessions filled with 200 styles from 70 Breweries including over 40 New Jersey Based Breweries, awarding winning food vendors, hatchet throwing, live music by local bands, […]

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Creamy Prosciutto and Tomato Pasta

Creamy Prosciutto and Tomato Pasta

This creamy prosciutto and tomato pasta was super easy to make and delicious. It was in my Blue Apron box this week and I keep thinking about it. My favorite part was the topping of the pasta with breadcrumbs toasted in brown butter – what’s not to like!? My second favorite part was the addition […]

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Mac and Cheese Mayhem January 25

Mac and Cheese Mayhem January 25

Listen up mac & cheese lovers – Mac & Cheese Mahem is coming to Morristown, NJ Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 11:00am – 8:00 pm at the Morristown Armory. There, you’ll be able to try different variations of mac and cheese and experience gourmet, chef-inspired twists on your childhood favorite. Local chefs and restaurants are […]

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Jalapeno Popper Warm Dip

Jalapeno Popper Warm Dip

I love warm dips. They’re tasty and I like that serving them at a party brings everyone together. Over the holidays, my fabulous sister made this awesome warm dip that we crushed…..soooo good! The dip follows the idea of a jalapeno popper but is placed in an oven-proof dish or in a bread bowl to […]

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Tasting the Wines of Cline Cellars Sonoma Coast

Tasting the Wines of Cline Cellars Sonoma Coast

Cline Cellars is a family-owned and operated winery in Sonoma, California founded by Fred Cline, one of the original Rhone Rangers, in 1982 in Oakley, California. Cline’s original vintages from Mourvedre, Zinfandel and Carignane vines dating as far back as the 1880’s. In 1989, the Clines acquired a 350-acre horse farm in Carneros and moved […]

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Penne with Hot Italian Sausage and Arugula

Here’s another entry my growing list of “there’s nothing to eat in this house’ recipes. This is a one pot wonder (unless you want to boil the pasta in a separate pot while you make the rest of the recipe) – pasta recipe with Italian sausage and arugula. The hot Italian sausage was sitting in […]

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Romanian Mici (Mititei)

Romanian Mici (Mititei)

Mici also known as Mititei (Romanian for “small ones”) is a Romanian dish of mini sausage-shaped grilled ground meat made from a mixture of beef, pork and sometimes lamb blended with various spices, including smoked paprika. This recipe is from my friends Jeff and Iulia Orel. Iulia hails from Romania and her American husband, Jeff […]

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Best Dishes of 2019

Best Dishes of 2019

My “real” job had me on the road over 50% of the year in 2019 and I also took several food-centric vacations where I had the opportunity to have many outstanding meals. I’ve tried to narrow down the list to the 17 best dishes I enjoyed during the past year. Here’s the list in restaurant […]

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Get the Negg Now

Get the Negg Now

With the holiday around the corner, many of us will be making deviled eggs for parties. What the best part of deviled eggs? Eating them. What’s the worst part of deviled eggs, peeling them! The is where Negg comes in handy. About Negg ® The Negg hard-boiled egg peeler provides a solution to avoid disastrous […]

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Omakase Speakeasy Sushi by Bou Coming to Ani Ramen Jersey City

Just when you thought Ani Ramen couldn’t get any more amazing, it launches an exciting new collaboration, starting in December 2019, that brings the popular Sushi by Bou omakase speakeasy experience to Jersey City at Ani Ramen House! About the Location and Space Jersey City is the latest location of Sushi by Bou ‘speakeasy’ which […]

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