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If you can remember back a few days, January 24 was a very warm day; 50 degrees according to the thermostat on my car. After some very cold and snowy and then wet days it was a welcome change. As it turned out, my youngest did not have school that day, so after a...
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If the upcoming Super Bowl game immediately brings chili to mind, and you’re in the mood to try something a little different, this is a great recipe. Even if you’re nervous about experimenting, as I was the first time I made it, what better occasion to try something new? I actually made it for...
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Growing up, I wasn’t allowed to wear jeans to school like everyone else. Sometime in high school though, I began sneaking out of the house in them, but only on Fridays. Today, I live in jeans and so do my kids. They hold up well for wiping hands, spilling food, and thankfully frequent washing....
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A recent Huffington Post story named customer service as another example of a lost, or certainly dying, art. As a veteran salesperson for eight years, I find this truly disappointing. Aside from the mantra, “the customer is always right,” there is the mantra “we want a customer to come back.” Customers return to stores,...
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I can honestly say that this is the first time I’ve ever cooked with fennel. I’ve used the seed before, but never the bulb. Fennel looks kind of like celery with a bigger bottom and fronds at the top that look like dill. It has a black licorice-type smell, which probably explains why I...
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While it may seem early, it’s time to register for nursery school for the fall. And if you have a child who turned two recently, this is good news. This year, the MyVeronaNJ.com team has made it even easier for prospective families to find the right school for their child. We’ve created a Nursery School...
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If you have ever had a Mozzarepa at a New York City street fair, you are going to want to try this recipe. Not sure what a Mozzarepa is? If you’re a fan of corn and cheese, which I am, then this wonderful “street food” is for you. Picture a large corn bread pancake...
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Once the weather gets cold, I’m a soup girl, but there are two challenges that come with one of my favorite types of meals. My first challenge is creating a variety of  soups– I get bored. I easily have five or six cookbooks for just soups and a plethora of other cookbooks that have...
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At the end of this past summer, I was fortunate enough to receive a food gift:  frying peppers from my brother-in-law’s garden. I don’t know how he does it, but all of his vegetables grow well and are delicious. I figured I had two choices with the peppers, saute them with onions and serve with sausage, or...
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Our first trip to Citi Pond at Bryant Park was two years ago. We stumbled on it while in Manhattan when my mother-in-law was visiting. I was immediately taken with the idea of skating outdoors in a place not nearly as crowded and over populated as Rockefeller Center. Having grown up in Montclair, I used...
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