First, I want to apologize for the lack of communication over the past few days. (Note to self, do not buy an Ipad the day before flying to Chicago to attend a conference and expect to have it function like your laptop when you have no clue how to use the dang thing. Oh, and [...]
It’s been a long time since a cookbook has really inspired me. Inspired me to the point of having to buy a pasta maker on a Saturday at a store located in the center of the Point Pleasant Beach Seafood Festival and its 60,000 visitors. But, I had to have that pasta maker and embark [...]
Well, much like my garden right now, Jersey Bites seems to be bursting at the seems. We are welcoming seven new writers to our family of contributors this month. Please visit the Team page to learn more about all of our contributors. In addition to our writers, we also have a new Advertising Sales Executive, [...]
I have to confess it took me 45 years to tackle the tomatillo only to find out that they are really very easy to work with. I don’t know why I was so intimitated by those little green tomato looking things with the wrinkled, papery skin, but I am no longer afraid. Actually, now I’m [...]
Yesterday, while most of New Jersey headed to the Jersey Shore, we took the opposite route, and jeeped it to Stults Farm in Cranbury for some fresh picked Blueberries. Did you know that New Jersey is the #1 producer of Blueberries for the fresh market? It’s no wonder that Hammonton, New Jersey is considered the [...]
The Garden State is in full bloom and we’re going to get in every bite we can here on Jersey Bites. My tomato plants are coming along nicely, cucumbers are crazy and my herbs are happy as hell; but there’s only so much my tiny Jersey Shore garden can grow. Enter, our beloved Farmers’ Markets. [...]
It is very hard to anticipate the fine food and picturesque views that the Atlantic Bar and Grill provides as you are pulling into the parking lot of the Island Beach Motor Lodge, but do not be dismayed. At the end of that long row of numbered doors and parked cars, awaits a wonderful culinary [...]
Summer is finally here and what a banner Memorial Day weekend we had. Tis the season for barbecue cook-offs, local festivals and copious amounts of Hot Dogs and Hamburgers. Yours truly spent Sunday at Monmouth Park Racetrack tasting Hot Dogs and Hamburgers as an official judge of the Munchmobile’s Hot Dog Show Down. Pictured here [...]
Barbeque season is finally upon us. Fire up the grills and pick up some steaks. You’re going to want to show off your grill skills to the whole neighborhood. With this easy recipe for a tangy, spicy Kansas City style sauce, you’ll be the talk of the block all summer long! You will need: 1 [...]
Even though I sniffle my way through May, it is still one of my favorite months. The smell of newly cut lawns and lilacs with a hint of charcoal and fresh laid mulch in the air always resurrects pleasant childhood memories for me. Unfortunately, for me “the grownup” May is a busy month of painting [...]
