meal for a deal

“Want to go to that 1000 degrees pizza place for lunch?” Of course I replied with a “Heck yes”! Can anyone ever really turn down pizza? I know I can’t. Even when I smell pizza in my surrounding area, the cravings just consume my every sense. 

mexicasian fusion

August 28, 2015

I knew it. I just knew when I woke up that it was going to be the perfect day. Unfortunately it was a “work day” for most (soon I’ll be back to the grind, don’t worry) so I decided to seize the opportunity and take my first trip to the beach by myself.

I really wanted to get away from my house because if I would have stayed home, I would have wound up doing all sorts of odd and end jobs around the house. Honestly, I just needed to get away and read “The Girl on the Train” before I had to give it back to the library. I mean I waited almost a month for the book to be available and there was no way I was going to give it back without reading it. (By the way, it’s a pretty good read if you like suspense type stuff. Similar to “Gone Girl”).

Aside from the fact that the weather could not be more perfect today, (perfect temperature, slight breeze, a few big fluffy white clouds), and the fact that I got to read 3/4 of my library book, I also got to try “Mogo” a Korean taco pop up stand on the Asbury Park boardwalk. 

mac attacked- literally

August 26, 2015

So in my last post, I mentioned something that “happened” to me on my way to Montclair Bread Co. Well, I was mac attacked. Literally, I was walking down the street and right in front of me was a “gourmet cheesery” called Mac Attack and I was stopped dead in my tracks, needing cheese.

ATTACKED

After I indulged in some really good donuts, I walked up and down the street so that I could “digest” and prepare for my next indulgence. I just couldn’t go home without trying macaroni and cheese. I first ordered the “white truffle mac”. This is made with parmesan cheese and truffle. 

wrap battle: round 2

August 18, 2015

Ding ding ding! It’s round two of the wrap battle. The winner of round one, Super Duper Deli’s breakfast wrap (wrap battle: round 1), satisfies my breakfast cravings every time I indulge with it. For lunch, I love to head over to Metuchen Fresco’s Italian Deli and Catering.

like totally, pho sure

August 16, 2015

Here’s when I get deep. Life has some crazy twists and turns and no matter how much you plan and plan, life never goes exactly the way that you thought and looking back-this is such an awesome thing. I’m sure you’re thinking “What the heck does she know about life?” Well, it might not be alot but of this I am convinced: everything happens for a reason. When I graduated college, I wanted my first teaching job more than I want any of this awesome food that I talk about. (Hard to believe) I searched and searched and went on so many interviews and teaching demo lessons, only to be let down. BUT THEN! I was hired as a long-term sub in Clifton. Aside from all the teacher-y things I learned while working for Clifton, I made a really good friend. Enter my foodie friend-Lee.

I only worked with Lee for a year but I truly believe that I was denied other teaching jobs so that she could come into my life. I may not see her often, we may not talk everyday but we still just get each other in so many ways. For that, I’m extremely grateful that I didn’t get my “ideal” job my first year out of college. If I did, I’d never have this experience to share with you. Five years later, I was hired for a job that I went on an interview for the year before. Weird how it worked out at exactly the right time.

So I contact my foodie friend Lee so that we can try something new. I know that she will be down to try just about whatever and she knows of some good places in her area. Vietnamese here we come! I had never had Vietnamese food and boy was I missing out.

After some girl talk and playing with her most amazing dog Tucker, we ventured out to Binh Duong Restaurant. She had been wanting to try Pho this summer and read some good reviews about this place. When we sat at our table we did the look around to see what other people had ordered. We weren’t sure what was good but she had read about their spring rolls and pho. So what did we order? The pork spring rolls, pho, and … coconut juice.

greek freak of the week

July 30, 2015

If there’s one thing I really appreciate about all of my friends it’s that they always support me in any decisions, thoughts, activities, and blogs I decide I need to write. So, when I started to write this blog and actually getting “likes” on instagram, I told all of my friends and they were really excited for me. They’ve actually taken on some of the fun and want to go to good restaurants with me. There’s nothing like being able to share an experience like this with the people who are closest to you.

This week, one of my best friends since high school, Christie, wanted to have dinner at a really great Greek restaurant that we’ve been to a handful of times. Since it’s been so hot in New Jersey, we really wanted something calm, cool, and delicious. Pithari Taverna (New Athens Corner Inn, 28 Woodbridge Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904), was the perfect place. 

croissanting my mind

July 27, 2015

On Sunday morning, I woke up and I thought “I really want a spinach and feta croissant from the Stockton Market”. Is that normal? Do people really crave these indulgent foods at 8:00am in the morning? Now, I had no plans to drive the forty minutes over to this market but it was nice to fantasize. I continue on with my normal weekend routine, getting up early and going to the gym. I mean, I have to go to the gym with all of this food that I’m eating! After the gym, I called up my mom because I had this inkling, this feeling, this gut feeling that she had gone to Stockton Market that morning. I’m not saying I’m psychic or anything but I think I might be psychic. After some casual chit-chat, she told me that she and my dad went to the Stockton Market and she picked me up a spinach and feta croissant!! Do parents get any better? No, I really don’t think so.

So, after the gym, I drive home. I try to control myself, act casual. I explore what’s around the house, see what else my parents bought from the market.

Beets

Like these beets. Look at those babies. Is that for real??

But then I locate THE bag. The bag from the Crossroads Bakery table at the Stockton Market. The bag that holds all the fresh pastries that my parents have purchased. The bag that holds my spinach and feta croissant. The bag that holds my happiness.

Oh I think “I’ll just have a piece and have the rest tomorrow”. So, I cut a piece.

Crossroads Bakery Spinach and Feta Croissant

The croissant is flakey, buttery, chewy but also crunchy on the top. Inside, is the perfect about of spinach and feta. You can actually see the chunks of feta which makes me very happy. The croissant is completely savory. Who am I kidding? Cutting myself a piece is a joke. I ate the whole thing and I loved every bite. The spinach and feta croissant started as a fantasy, became a reality, and now it’s a memory. Until next time!

This is my favorite food item to get when visiting the Stockton Market. However, I’ve had fresh juice, salsa, bone broth, all sorts of lavender products, pulled BBQ chicken all which top the charts. All which knock it out of the park for me. So it’s worth heading over. Plus afterwards (or before), you could walk or ride your bike along the Delaware River. It’s the perfect thing to do on a beautiful Sunday.

For more information visit, Stockton Farm Market.

worth sacrifrying your diet

July 22, 2015

I’m really not a red meat eater. For whatever reason, it has never really appealed to me, so for me to say that this burger is worth sacrifrying your diet for, is a BOLD statement. Now I know that technically Shake Shack is a “chain” restaurant, but it has so few locations that you really have to drive a distance to get to one unlike other fast food locations that are on every corner. In New Jersey, there are only three locations, Bridgewater, Garden State Plaza, and Paramus.

Also unlike other burger places, Shake Shack’s uses ingredients that are made from 100% all-natural Angus beef that are vegetarian fed and humanely raised. There are no hormones or antibiotics, thank goodness because I have enough of those myself.  

a sandwich in the rough

July 20, 2015

Sometimes you just want a good sandwich. Yes, you could go to your local grocer and get whatever ingredients you want and build your own masterpiece but what’s the fun in the that? There’s plenty of good sub spots in New Jersey but what about a different kind of sandwich; something creative, something different, something tasty. You could go to a plethora of places and get your basic italian or turkey and cheese sub and you could definitely go to Legends Deli in Milltown, NJ and get the same thing, or you could get something a little bit different.

122 N Main St
Milltown, NJ 08850