sandwich – shut up and eat with me

September 14, 2015

Although the fact that summer is winding down, pool time is coming to a close, beach season is ending is very disheartening, there are a variety of Fall outdoor activities that await you. Fall is a great time to go outside and go apple picking, pumpkin picking, hiking, sometimes even kayaking (pending temperature- I hate being cold).

Another really fun way to get outside and get moving is to go for a bike ride. I love bike riding because it seems effortless (if you know how to ride a bike) and although you are active, you’re mind can just wander, drift, and take in all the scenery around you.

If you like to ride your bike or even go for a stroll, you should visit Duke Farms in Hillsborough, NJ. Duke Farms is a large estate that was owned by James Buchanan Duke. His vision was to build a farm similar to the ones he grew up with knowing in North Carolina. The architecture that was built still stands today. So when you’re strolling around or riding your bike, you can stop and read the various descriptions of each part of the estate. It’s actually a pretty cool way to look back in history.

Anyway, this is food blog right? Better get to the point. After I went for a relaxing bike ride with my parents, we stopped in at the cafe. I’ve never eaten in the cafe before but I heard that they had very fresh ingredients and often times sell out of all of their dishes because they’re so popular. Since I was there right at 11 am, I got to choose anything that I wanted from the lunch menu. I decided to order the “Hay Barn” panini. The Hay Barn consisted of ham, swiss cheese, spinach, and honey dijon pressed together in rye bread.

They make all of their food fresh to order, so once I placed my order I had to wait at one of their tables. Not terrible because located on each of their tables were beautiful orchids. I wish I knew how to keep orchids this healthy and this alive. I’ve tried many times.

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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.