Food for the Hungry

Beef Stew with Fried Egg Over Rice Having friends who work in the food industry is nice. But when their food is actually good, life becomes oh so sweet. Despite being very out of the way for me, I’ve managed to dine at Him & Her Cafe three times in the past two weeks. Him & Her Cafe is a Hong Kong Style Cha Chaan Teng (茶餐厅 — caa4 caan1 teng1), which translates loosely to ‘tea dining cafe’ or ‘tea meal hall.’ These establishments generally serve affordable, eclectic menus composed mostly...Read Full Story

A collection of things I’d like to remember experiencing. Bun Thit Nuong - Rice Vermicelli with Grilled Pork. Great Breakfast. Butterscotch: A Philippine (Ilonggo) blondie of sorts. Rich, sweet, and in this case, studded with dried mango pieces. rgies and Biscocho Haus are my two favorite brands. Cha siu! I fashioned meat hooks out of a coat hanger and hung some marinated meat on the oven rack to roast. I took them out prematurely so they didn't quite get enough color on them but it was...Read Full Story

To everyone who made a contribution to the Community FoodBank of NJ and/or helped to raise awareness of hunger here at home in New Jersey, thank you so much for participating. According to our fearless leader, Deb of JerseyBites , yesterday’s event was a great success. We got some nice online coverage… the FoodChannel has us on their home page, which was a nice surprise, and we also got coverage on NJ.com . The Ocean Star (down by our beach house in Bay Head, NJ ) is running an article this...Read Full Story

My friend Deb over on Jersey Bites invited me to join an upcoming blogging campaign she is coordinating on behalf of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey — the largest food bank in the state.  As you are probably well aware, the Food Bank is in desperate need of donations this holiday season.  With bare shelves and demand for food among state residents far outpacing supply, the FoodBank is in danger of being unable to meet the needs of New Jersey’s hungry. Members of our community of New...Read Full Story

No matter how you feel about the government bailout of the nation’s largest banks, I think you’ll agree that there’s one bank that we can’t allow to fail: the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.  Over 100 New Jersey bloggers have united to fight local NJ hunger in a coordinated “This Bank Can’t Fail” blogging campaign for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey on Monday, December 15th. Our goal is to spread the word about the increased demand being put on the food pantries in New Jersey and how...Read Full Story