Golden Hour in the Garden

After work on Monday, around 6:15 PM, I wandered over to the garden to check on my plot. The sky was blue, the temperature was warm and the light was perfect! It has been very

Last week the organizers of the South Orange Community Garden hosted a Meet and Greet at the garden. Everyone pitched in and brought something. My personal favorite was the Spanish Pan con Tomate (recipe coming soon)!

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New Jersey’s Best Donuts

Donuts are my favorite food group. When we moved from Boston down to New Jersey (almost two years ago – my how time flies!), I was sad to be leaving my favorite donuts, from Union

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Year II Begins at the Community Garden

After a successful year at the South Orange Community Garden last year (see posts here, here and here), I couldn’t wait to get started this year! In fact, I signed up the the day plots became

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Farm to Table at Tillie’s in Short Hills

This past Saturday evening, E and I got all dressed up and went out for a fancy dinner at a new farm to table restaurant located in Short Hills, New Jersey, called Tillie’s. I drive

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A Weekend in Washington, DC and Reston, Virginia

A few weekends ago E and I drove down to Reston, VA for a friends’s 30th birthday party. On the way down we decided to make a pit stop in Washington, DC. It had been a

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HAPPY NEW YEAR: MY BEST OF 2015

I cannot believe it is already January 11th, 2016! Where did the time go? The end of the year was kind of crazy so I am going to reflect on all that was great in

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Community Garden Update, Part IV

So it has been a couple weeks since my last garden update. To be honest, work and life have been a little crazy and I haven’t been able to spend as much time at the

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Smashed Spiced Avocado Cheddar Crostini

On Sunday we found a (new to us) homemade pasta store in Roselle Park, New Jersey, called Casa di Trevi. It is in a nondescript little white building with a small sign. You probably have

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Sesame Cucumber Salad

Yesterday I posted a photo of me with the cucumber I harvested from my plot at the South Orange Community Garden. Today I am posting a recipe using that very same cucumber. Last night we

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