Unless you’re a patron of the minor league teams, if you want to enjoy a nice day out at the ball game you will have to leave New Jersey. I take every trip over to Philly to route for my beloved team as an opportunity to show Jersey pride with our impeccable choice in cookout foods and, I hope, hospitality. An opening day first-timer, I was determined to make the event special even if Mother Nature was putting a damper on the weather. Nothing has a sunnier connotation to me than brunch and with a 1:05pm scheduled first-pitch it was a no-brainer to switch up the old tailgating menu. Armed with new shelter supplies–canopy, rain panels, and weights to keep our make-shift kitchen from blowing down Pattison Avenue—and easy to assemble dishes we were ready to play (or at least watch) ball in no time.
»» A New Take on Tailgating for Opening Day
Filed under: Camden County,Grilling | Camden County, Colleen Wood, tailgating|1 Comment
One of the wonderful perks of living at the Jersey Shore is the abundance of fresh fish available right off the boats. I still find it amazing though that so many of us “locals” have no idea what is fresh caught and what comes to us from other areas of the US or further. The next time you go to buy fish, be sure to ask them what is fresh AND locally caught. For a list of the local fish and their seasons, take a look at ShoreCatch.com.
»» Recipe: Easy Fluke on the Grill
Filed under: Fish,Grilling,Healthy,Low Carb,Recipes | Deborah Smith, Flounder, Fluke, Leeks, New Jersey Fish|No Comments
When I find a new product that I am happy about, you know I like to share it with my favorite people (that’s you of course.) So, while speeding through Foodtown the other day, I spotted this new pizza bread that looked interesting. 
It is made by International Fabulous Flats™ and Foodtown had it in both the white and multigrain varieties. I chose the multigrain as you can see and hurried home to experiment with toppings. (Yes, and take a picture of it too. Don’t you take pictures of your groceries?)
»» Easy Grilled Pizza with Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese
Filed under: Barbecue Favorites,Grilling,Italian,Products,easy entertaining | Deborah Smith|3 Comments
I can remember the exact day I fell in love with grilling. Okay, wait, I must clarify, I don’t actually cook the meat on the grill. That job is my boyfriend, Peter’s, job. Far too messy for the Queen. However, what I mean when I say “fell in love with grilling” is loving the smoky, luscious taste of meat cooked over real charcoal, not the square, lighter fluid infused stuff, the real wood charcoal that actually looks like pieces of petrified wood. »» Ode to Charcoal
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It’s the time of year in New Jersey when those of us who garden are seeing the fruits of our labor and are up to our you-know-whats in eggplant and tomatoes. I was complaining the other day (to myself because no one I know really cares about these cooking dilemmas of mine) that so many of the eggplant recipes are so heavy. Most of the Greek, Italian and Indian recipes using eggplant that I know of all call for heavy cheeses or sauces. So, in my effort to come up with a yummy, “light” Eggplant dish, I give you the following. It really is very good, and if you want some eggplant, stop by my house. (Oh, and sorry the picture is so lousy. I am a lot of things, but food photographer is not one of them.) »» Grilled Flank Steak with Eggplant and Tomato Gratin
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