Dining NJ: The Fruity Pebble Mac Daddy Awaits You

If you crave ice cream and love instagram-worthy food, myou need to make a trip to Milk Sugar Love in Jersey City.  Owner, Emma Taylor, spent summers in Ocean City eating Kohr’s Brothers Custard with rainbow jimmies. She takes this concept to a whole new level with her Fruity Pebble Mac Daddy, an ice-cream sandwich made from macaroons and encased in colorful fruity pebbles. “When I […]

Stained Glass Heart Cookies

Get creative with festive “stained-glass” cookies.  Any shaped cookie cutter can be used as long as you are able to make a space in the center for the crushed candy.  So pretty you may not want to eat them. SIZE: About 2 dozen INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/3 cup plus 2 […]

Valentine’s Day Pink Popcorn

Ingredients 2 cups Sugar 2/3 cup half & half, cream or whole milk 1 TBS white corn syrup 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla few drops red food coloring Place sugar, cream, corn syrup and salt in saucepan on a medium heat. Stir well and cook until sugar has fully dissolved before allowing mixture to […]

Our Valentine’s Day Cocktail: Blushing Beauty

Here’s a Valentine’s cocktail that’s not too sweet and has just enough bubbles to lighten our mood. Ingredients 4oz white tequila 1/2 cup pink grapefruit juice 1/2 cup Squirt grapefruit soda 1/2 a lime Sugar for the rim or we used Dell Cove Metallic Gold Sugar Instructions Rim two chilled cocktail glasses with sugar. Fill glasses with ice. Add 2 […]

Carrie’s Cocktail: The Cosmo

I can’t think of a Cosmo without thinking of the Carrie and her besties sitting at the bar in “Sex and the City.” And although the cosmo has passsed it prime a bit from what it was in the 90s, when I do think to order one, I’m always enjoy it and think to myself that I should order it more […]

20+ Mouth-Watering (& Healthy!) Appetizers

Trying to watch what you eat but still entertain? There’s no need to sacrafice flavor. We put together a list of 20+ of our staff’s favorite healthy appetizers. You and your guests probably won’t even know that most of them are healthy! 1. Indian Eggplant “Salsa” Why We Like It: It’s Fat-Free and Fiber Rich! 2. Low Fat Pan-Fried Onion Dip Why […]

20+ Best Soup Recipes

On a cold day, there’s nothing better than hunkering down, lighting a fire and making some comfort food. Here are some of our favorite soup recipes. Give them a try! If you can’t get out for all the ingredients, improvise! We’d love to hear how it goes! Red Lentil Soup New England Clam Chowder Tammy’s 9 Bean […]

18 Foods (& Recipes) to Rev Up Your Immune System

You’ve taken your kids for their flu shots, you’ve stocked up on antibacterial soap and you’ve instructed your children to cough in their sleeve, to not share any drinks and to run for the hills when someone sneezes. But, is the food they are eating also helping to prevent the illnesses so prevalent at this time of […]