Latke Board
Your Hanukah celebration will be forever changed if you make a latke board. Okay, I know what you are thinking. I didn't actually use a board. Fair assessment. I used the charcuterie board concept by filling up a pretty and festive serving dish with latkes and surrounding it with all different types of fun toppings. The result: absolute perfection! You need this in your life, I promise, whether you celebrate Hanukah or not. So where to start? With latkes, of course! I usually make my latkes pretty big but for the board I wanted them to be 1 to 2 bites. I used a 5-pound bag of russet potatoes and got 48 latkes out of the batch. If you are entertaining and want to do as much prep work beforehand, make your latkes earlier and then reheat them in a 300 degree oven for 15 … Read More >>
Truckerton Food Truck & Brew Fest
Ever since seeing the movie Chef, I have had a serious hankering for food truck grub. Over the weekend I was invited to attend the first annual “Truck”erton Food Truck & Brew Fest at the Tuckerton Seaport which completely satisfied this craving. If you are not familiar with the seaport, you should be. It’s a…
Cedar Plank Salmon
Now that I’ve made cedar plank salmon on the grill, I’m never going back to preparing it any other way again. I’m not sure why it took me so long to try it. The salmon was so full of flavor and juicy that even a fish skeptic would be a fan of this method. There are…
Kid-Friendly Restaurants at the Jersey Shore
When our kids were babies, eating out was pretty easy. They stayed in their infant seats, slept most of the time and didn’t throw food. Almost every Friday night we took them to our favorite restaurant, TJ’s (we were still living in Malvern, PA at the time). Sometime around the age of one and half,…
Broccoli Kale Meatless Meatballs
One of the challenges about eating a mostly vegetarian diet is finding meals that are filling and satisfying enough. Sometimes you just need comfort food to fill your belly and if you don’t eat meatloaf or pot roast, these meatballs are an excellent option. I originally saw this post on one of my favorite blogs, Oh…
