It’s that time of year when New Jersey sweethearts focus their thoughts on romance, flowers, and (last but not least) chocolate and other candy delights. We are fortunate to have several local purveyors of homemade chocolates who can help you satiate your sweetie with Valentine’s Day treats. One such chocolatier is Pam Orris, who (with [...]
Bring your best tomato dishes to the Stockton Farmers Market on September 12, 2010 at 1:00p.m. and compete to win great prizes, including the complete set of Canal House Cookbooks, a gift certificate to the Cookery Ware Shop, and a Market Basket including locavore items from vendors at the market (including a gift certificate from [...]
Last night – America’s Grow a Row set a record! With the help of over 60 hard-working volunteers and beautiful weather, they gleaned 15,000 pounds of sweet corn that would have otherwise been plowed under but is now being donated to feed our neighbors in need. It was a truly awesome night. But they still [...]
We have strawberries and cherries and blueberries, and soon even tomatoes will be showing up at our farmers markets in New Jersey — and it’s easy to overlook the zucchini. I mean, you might give it a second glance, thinking cucumber, but once you realize it’s zucchini, you’re eyes will probably soon be diverted to [...]
A few months ago, I caught an episode of Rick Bayless’ Mexico: One Plate at a Time. Rick makes Mojo de Ajo, a garlic infused oil, by slowly cooking tons of garlic with fruity olive oil and a good amount of lime in the oven, until the oil is infused and the garlic pieces are [...]
I’m sure you all have your Mother’s Day meal planned for the Mother in your life. Right? Well, if you don’t, let me remind you that Mother’s Day is looming around the corner, people, and you better get cracking. Here’s a recipe that you can use for either breakfast, lunch, or dinner (with a side [...]
Deborah Smith Welcome to “Bites from the Editor” the first of many new features you will be seeing on Jersey Bites in the days ahead. It occurred to me last month as I was interviewing new writers and editing all the new posts from Editors all over the state, that our readers might be getting [...]
Lambertville held its 29th annual Shad Festival this weekend, ostensibly to celebrate the start of local shad fishing in the Delaware River, though, like most festivals, it’s really a time for people to come together to eat street food—some shad, but also lots of fried things, sausages and peppers, and lots of cotton candy and [...]
Spring has come around in New Jersey — summer even, seems to be toying with us. All my conversations this week have seemed to revolve around the near 90 degree weather and who’s turned on the air conditioning already. But, thankfully, we’re heading into the weekend with predicted temps of 70, so we won’t need [...]
If you’re looking for a last minute addition to your Easter Sunday menu, we have the perfect cupcakes to foot the bill. I first discovered these cupcakes when they were the cover picture of the April ‘08 issue of Bon Appétit magazine. My sister and I made them together for our family’s Easter dinner and [...]
