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Thursday, November 22, 2012
Thanksgiving Bonanza: Recipes, Cocktails and More
Share your recipes and kitchen secrets with your neighbors by adding to the list in the comment section!
Change up your traditional Thanksgiving recipes with a little help from Patch! This is not the Patch's first Thanksgiving. Throughout the years, there have been numerous articles, blogs and tips posted about holiday recipes and cocktails. In order to help get your table ready, here is a short list of some of the best. Click on the links below and it will transport you to the recipes. But this list is far from complete! So if you have a Thanksgiving recipe you hold dear to your heart, share it with your neighbors and friends by: • Looking for a new way to cook your bird? Then check out these recipes (stuffed, unstuffed, braised, grilled, smoked, and deep fried), in addition to cook times, and a few general tips and tricks. • Herb roasted…
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
UNICO Holds Turkey Drive on Tuesday
Cedar Grove UNICO will be collecting turkeys and non-perishable food for needy families throughout the county.
Cedar Grove UNICO will hold another turkey drive on Tuesday Nov. 20 for needy families throughout Essex County. UNICO will be collecting turkeys and non-perishable food items at St. Catherine of Siena School during regular school hours. “In these tough times, Cedar Grove UNICO strives to continuously give back to the community through its many charitable events,” the organization said. Items will be donated to needy families in Essex County, especially those affected by Hurricane Sandy, they said. UNICO recently donated $1,000 to the Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Fantastic Thanksgiving Sides
A cheesy potato casserole and delicious cranberry sauce are sure to light up your Thanksgiving dinner table.
It’s time for Thanksgiving, my favorite time of the year! Not only do you get to see family, but the food is plentiful and delicious. If your family is anything like mine, there are multiple side dishes to choose from to accompany the all important turkey. Everything from green bean casserole to sweet potato pie has been served at our table and now, I would like to share some fantastic side dish recipes that may become a part of your Thanksgiving tradition. Ingredients Cheesy Potato Casserole 3 lbs red potatoes, sliced 1 lb broccoli, chopped 1 10.75 oz can cream of chicken 1 cup sour cream ½ lb ham, sliced 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp black pepper 1 tbsp kosher salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp basil ½ cup cheddar cheese, grated ½ cup Asiago, grated ½…
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Food Donations Needed For Thanksgiving & Hurricane Sandy
Local food pantries struggling to keep up with the demand this holiday season.
For food pantries across Northern New Jersey, Hurricane Sandy dealt a double blow: It increased the number of families in need of assistance and shortened the span between Halloween (which Gov. Chris Christie moved to Nov. 5) and Thankgsiving, which comes early this year. Prior to the storm, the Community Food Bank of New Jersey reported more than 960,000 residents of Northern New Jersey are food insecure, meaning at times they lack access to enough food to maintain an active, healthy life. The Community Food Bank is hosting its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive this Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9am to 2pm at the following locations in Essex County:
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8:36 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
An 'Oldie but a Goodie' Thanksgiving Dessert
Pumpkin cheesecake with bourbon-sour-cream icing has become a holiday staple at the Chmiel house.
For Paula Chmiel, Thanksgiving traditions often come in the form of cooking up those tried-and-true favorites that make it such a special holiday. The South Orange resident is a professional chef. In her family, pumpkin cheescake is one of those recipes that people talk about for weeks both before and after the holiday, so give this one a try if you want to impress! Originally published in Gourmet in 1990, it was a recipe Paula noticed on the magazine cover while at college and she just had to make it. Jump ahead 21 years and the same recipe is still alive and well both in the Chmiel house and online (www.epicurious.com), though she has changed it up a bit here and there. While Paula isn't working in a restaurant kitchen these days — she's…
Thanksgiving Giving All Around
Township and Houses of Worship try to provide for those in need
These days before Thanksgiving are busy ones for Connie Pifher. As the Program Coordinator of Verona’s Health and Social Services, it is Pifher who oversees much of how the town takes care of those in need. “We have more people who need help and fewer people able to give,” said Pifher, echoing a sentiment you hear from most every social service worker. The town works closely with the Untied Methodist Church, providing them names of individuals to receive cooked meals for Thanksgiving. Pifher’s office has also been collecting turkeys and other food donations (as well as grocery gift cards) from local organizations, houses of worship and individuals, which are then distributed to families in need. “Last Sunday was the annual interfaith …
Cranberry Sauce: Turkey Topper and Table Talk
Easy to make and it travels well, bringing Garden State history to the table
When the hosts take up your offer to bring something for Thanksgiving, do it Garden State-style with homemade cranberry sauce. This dish is pretty and almost as easy as opening a can. It also tells a story of New Jersey history, which might be useful table talk at Thanksgiving dinner. Cranberries have grown in New Jersey for centuries. One of the earliest written references is a letter from emigrant Mahon Stacy. Writing to his brother in 1680, Stacy said, "We have from the time called May until Michaelmas a great store of very good wild fruits as strawberries, cranberries and hurtleberries. The cranberries, much like cherries for color and bigness, may be kept until fruit comes in again. An excellent sauce is made of them for venison, …
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Out to Dinner on Thanksgiving
Some nearby restaurants will be open and ready to serve.
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner may not be for everyone, even though it might seem so when you witness the dearth of stuffing packages on the supermarket shelf. I myself have hosted more than one Thanksgiving dinner at which I served swordfish. And my family has also spent the day in a restaurant a few times. Whether you want to buck the system, not bother or just shake things up, it’s always good to know that, when it comes to this Thursday’s evening meal, there are options. Here are some of them: Healthy Food, 575 Bloomfield Ave. in Verona says they will be open on Thanksgiving, serving their regular Aisan fare. Another Aisan option is the highly regarded Chengdu 1 at 89 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove, in the Pilgrim Shopping Plaza. …
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Share Your Non-Traditional Thanksgiving Recipes!
Do you make a non-conventional dessert? Side dish? Main course? Tell us about it!
While the “traditional” Thanksgiving dinner usually consists of turkey and trimmings, we have all established different traditions through the years. That said: Do you bake or cook anything that strays from conventional Turkey Day cuisine? Perhaps it is a dessert, a side dish – or maybe even the main course. We are looking for your non-traditional recipes to share with our Patch readers. Please e-mail them (and pictures) to bfalzarano.patch@gmail.com and we will publish them early next week. And, of course, feel free to share below in the comments.
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