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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Linette Mathewson, MyVeronaNJ.com’s ad salesperson, says she is a scratch baker “only when necessary”. We guess she’s not the only one in Verona, where work, school and sports schedules don’t often leave time for cooking, let alone baking. So it is perhaps no surprise that when MyVeronaNJ.com put out a call for holiday cookie...
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When MyVeronaNJ.com put out the call for holiday cookie recipes, the first one we got was from Barbara Misrendino. It pointed us to a recipe for “Gingerbread Snowflakes” that had appeared in a 2002 issue of the (alas) now defunct Gourmet magazine. “These are soft gingerbread cookies that can be decorated either with decorating...
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Baking with kids at Christmas time can be fun, daunting, adorable, and messy. I love baking with my kids, but let’s face it, if I’m not prepared for the mess and I am not feeling patient, it can be disasterous. One thing that makes it a little easier is having a kid friendly recipe....
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Every month, Cathy Anderson puts a recipe into the e-mail newsletter she sends out for her husband’s business, Anderson Electric. Cooking and wiring might not seem to be a natural fit, but the Andersons both say that their customers love the idea. They also put in day trip tips, which we have shared with...
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Don Johnston, the owner of the Subway franchise at the intersection of Bloomfield and Pompton avenues, is rolling out a plan to help Verona school SCAs roll in a little more money. Johnston is implementing a weekly school donation program, which means that 10% of every catering order made for a school function or...
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We don’t know what kind of holiday parties Carlotte Kip hosted during her 20 Christmases as mistress of Kypsburg, but we’d like to think she’d be pleased to see the way her castle looks for this Christmas season. Kip’s Castle, as it is now known, has been decorated for Christmas this year as it...
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If you want to make raw milk legal for sale in New Jersey, you might want to try to get to Trenton on Monday morning at 10 a.m. New Jersey legislators are holding a hearing that could make or break the future of the raw milk sales in New Jersey. The Senate Economic Growth...
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The fundraiser for Rich Sullivan, who was seriously injured during the October snowstorm is today, Saturday, December 10 at O’Neil’s Restaurant & Pub. The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. with plenty of food, fun and prizes. O’Neil’s has put together a special menu that includes pizza, wings, mini chicken tacos and...
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Kip’s Castle has been decorated for a Victorian Christmas this year, and the Kip’s Castle Park Conservancy is hosting a formal afternoon tea there at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 18. The cost is $30 for adults and $15 for children under 12, with proceeds benefiting the work of the Conservancy. Hobcaw Café will...
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