Garden Party

Up in the northwestern exurbs of New Jersey, and down near the Pinelands, backyard gardens have to be fortresses of fencing and repellants to survive the ravages of deer and assorted hungry critters. 

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Weekend Picks: Shore, Shakespeare, and Crawfish

You like bargains, and you like the Shore.  So how about bargains at the Shore?

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Wine and Food Wednesday: Steak Acclaim

You need a pretty big frying pan to cook an egg from Fossil Farms in Andover. They weigh three to four pounds, and were laid by ostrich.

Tags: Andover | Morristown | Rumson | Burke, David | ostrich | Fossil Farms | American Ostrich Association

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Downhill From Here

You see them on their mountain bikes, speeding downhill on a steep dirt path and you say to yourself, Sure, I could learn to do that.

Tags: Vernon | Mountain Creek | mountain biking

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Ready, Get Set…Shore!

You may be reading this from your laptop as you “work from home” this morning at the beach house. Or you may be considering heading down the Shore to soak up the first real sunshine of the season this long weekend. Consider us your guide to the summer season, with plenty of ideas and new sights to keep you busy off the beach.

Tags: Atlantic City | movies | Asbury Park | Ventnor | Cape May | The Water Club | Washington Street Mall | McCloone, Tim | Gertrude's | Convention Hall | The Pier at Caesars | Atlantic City Aquarium

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Weekend Picks: Memorable Memorial

It’s Memorial Day weekend, and all of New Jersey is heading down the Shore. Or are we?

Tags: Flemington | Collingswood | rodeo | Cowtown | Somerville | Shopping | Garden State Wine Growers Association | Memorial Day | Tour of Somerville | Mountain Creek | Diablo Free Ride Park | Lafayette Village | outlets | The Osprey | Water for Africa Festival

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Not Your Grandmother’s Kosher

You get your bagel with a schmear, but also Salmon Japonico with caramelized miso glaze and grilled vegetables.

Tags: Teaneck | kosher | World of Goodies | Rabica | Chopstix | Dougies BBQ | Chickies | kosher deli | Sushi Metsuyan

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