Mom’s Asparagus Almondine, a Toddler’s Love for Shark’s Fin Soup, and More from Christmas Evefeatured
When I go home I take full advantage of my mom’s home cooking 🙂 . She has an uncanny way of throwing together a dish without a recipe, and timing everything just right. Must be a mom thing.
Our Christmas Eve dinner was no exception, and as usual, we had an interesting mix of American and Chinese food on the table.
We started the meal with some Shark’s Fin Soup, which is often served at special occasions like holidays and wedding banquets. My mom makes it with homemade chicken broth, chicken meat, and dried scallops.
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State Line Diner: What it means to be from Jerzfeatured
“I’m from New Jersey. I don’t pump my gas, I pump my fist.”
No matter how far I stray, there will always be love for the dirty jerz. And there will always be room in my stomach for some dinerage – even if I literally just had dinner an hour ago.
Now, if you are fortunate enough to have knowledge of the glorious Garden State, you no doubt are aware of our notorious diner culture. Open 24 hours, a dessert case full of Italian pastries and cheesecake, and a dizzying menu that includes anything you would ever want (…and some you really don’t).
If you grew up along Route 17, you had your pick of diners to call your own. The Suburban or Twin Oaks if you’re down in the Paramus neck of the woods, Horizon (where Ramsey High and Highlands kids put aside their rivalries to share in late night munchies), Tiffany’s (I actually don’t know anyone who ever ate here), The Ridge, Matthew’s, and the mother of them all if you ask me, State Line up in Mahwah.
Ahh the diner. When we were little, it’s where we went for dinner when Mom didn’t feel like cooking. When we got older, it’s where we spent teenage nights counting down the curfew, drinking bad coffee, shooting the shit, and getting philosophical about life over something good that was fried, cheesy, or made with ice cream. Always dependable. Always satisfying.
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Bill’s Place: Santa’s Special Burger Jointfeatured
Review featured in Burger Blurb.
‘Twas a few days before Christmas and what was that sound? My stomach was rumbling, but there was no food to be found. Something juicy and tender, I had burger on the mind. All signs pointed to Bill’s Place, jackpot! What a find!
I know, Santa and all that have come and gone, but I couldn’t let the new year start without sharing this gem of a burger joint I discovered late one hungry, tired night before heading home for the holidays.
We stepped through the door and pretty much entered Santa’s burger joint, location: The North Pole. Decked out in garlands, wreaths, icicle lights, reindeer, and a tree with all the trimmings, Bill’s Place has it in with the jolly fat man. While the decorations may be seasonal, the chandeliers dripping with crystals are perennial, and lend a lovely unexpected old-time glamour to this burgers and shakes diner.
Giddy with excitement, we sat down and ordered from the menu of 1/3 lb+ burgers.
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Happy New Year Everyone!featured
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday stuffing yourselves silly with family dinners and Christmas cookies, champagne and New Year’s brunches! I sure did…
It was so nice being back on the east coast, with all my family and old friends, and not to mention, all my favorite eateries along the eastern seaboard 🙂 . So get ready…over the next few days you’ll get taste of my holiday homecoming 2008 to the dirty jerz, philly, and the nyc! Mmm…home sure does taste good.
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