Read about reclaiming Family Dinner from the latest ‘Edible Jersey’ issue

Edible Jersey Winter 2012/2013 issue | southjerseylocavore.com

In the latest issue of Edible Jersey, I have a feature piece in the Food For Thought section titled Reclaiming Family Dinner that talks about the amazing benefits of having dinner, or meals, together regularly as a family. I interviewed Laurie David, author of The Family Dinner and producer of The Inconvenient Truth for the [...]

First look at the summer edition of ‘Edible Jersey’ with my feature about volunteering in it!

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I’m really excited that I finally got a copy of the Summer 2012 edition of Edible Jersey. My first feature piece for the publication that’s part of Edible Communities, a James Beard Award Winning group of regional magazines, is on p.31! Eventually, the piece will be online and link to it. But, if you want [...]

Locavore odds and ends: So much to do this weekend it will be hard to choose

The first of several cranberry festivals in the state is this weekend. Did you know NJ is the third largest producing cranberry state in the US?

Earlier in the week, I asked you for some recommendations for locally influenced restaurants in Philadelphia. Thanks for all the ideas. After getting some restaurant information, I asked my husband if he wanted to eat in South Jersey or Philly, and he said, “Manayunk.” So, the restaurants I researched will have to wait for another [...]