Chozen, the irreverently named line of premium kosher ice cream from Brooklyn (marrying the words Chutzpah, Chosen and Frozen), is worth visiting your local Kings, Whole Foods or Fairway for. While summer means freshly scooped on a cone for many, for others it means eating straight from the freezer pint in a comfy chair away [...]
In recent years, I have gravitated towards asking for a special outing with family members rather than birthday gifts. We get so busy that it is often hard to remember to take the time do something just for fun. Since I am a certified chocolate addict, I suggested to my son Michael that an afternoon [...]
Please join the North Jersey editors of Jersey Bites this Saturday, May 14, as they take a bite out of childhood hunger! The Second Annual Food Blogger Bake Sale, created by Gaby of What’s Gaby Cooking? Blog, will be happening at locations across the country, and Jersey Bites is proud to be representing the NJ [...]
Heavenly Temptations, a vibrant café and gift shop in Boonton, hosted a “Sweet Treat Night” fundraiser that generated more than $1,500 for The Seeing Eye, Morristown’s venerable guide dog–training organization.
I had the pleasure of visiting one of my favorite New Jersey Eateries recently. It’s a place that I’ve been, um I don’t know, like a hundred times before, and is definitely a favorite for baked goods and sweet treats in the area. The Holland American Bakery is a staple for both American traditional treats such [...]
Visiting the Chocolate Show in November was perfect timing for snapping up specialty treats and discovering great finds for holiday gift buying. Raw chocolate was a hot trend, along with eco-conscious and fair trade practices among dedicated crafters like Divine Chocolate, whose cocoa farmers in Ghana own 45% of the company, and Pacari Chocolate which [...]
This is probably the busiest pie-making week of the year and if you’ve got a lot of pie scraps lying around, don’t throw them away! Pie fries are a much tastier alternative. They’re easy, delicious and make a creative dessert or a sweet appetizer for the nibblers in your family. All you need is: Pie [...]
“Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.” Jane Austen The Top 5 winners of our Best Pies in New Jersey contest are…. Homestead Farmer’s Market in Lambertville. Established 23 years ago, the Homestead Farmers Market is known not only for its great baked goods, but for its great selection of locally [...]
This month’s Chocolate Show in New York City was something to behold. More than 50 vendors were on hand, showcasing specialty products ranging from artsy pocket-sized tins of chocolate nibbles to gorgeous gift-packaged artisan chocolates that truly looked like they belonged in a jeweler’s display case. I was sorry to have missed the opening night’s [...]
This Butternut Squash dessert recipe is so versatile, I think you could actually serve it a forth way; as a side. But for our purposes here, we’re talking dessert and breakfast. Looking back on the last three years of posts, I realized something. I am obviously a bit obsessed with Butternut Squash. I’ve posted recipes [...]
