If you have kids, then a visit with Santa is probably on your “to-do” list at some point during the Christmas season. However, if you’re like me, a trip to a crowded shopping mall to wait on a long line in order to get a minute with Jolly Old Saint Nick and shell out $30 or more for pictures does not exactly put me in a “holly jolly” kind of mood.… Read more...
Looking for a choose and cut Christmas tree farm in northern New Jersey? There are more than two dozen choose and cut Christmas tree farms in North Jersey that offer visitors the opportunity to select and cut their very own Christmas tree fresh from the field.… Read more...
Looking for a Christmas tree farm in Central New Jersey where you can choose and cut your own Christmas tree? There are a number of choose and cut Christmas tree farms in Central Jersey that offer the opportunity to select and cut their very own perfect Christmas tree.… Read more...
Looking for a Christmas tree farm in Southern New Jersey? There are a number of choose and cut Christmas tree farms in South Jersey to select from. Many of them offer conveniences such as hayrides to and from the field, assistance with cutting and loading your Christmas tree, and Christmas tree tagging.… Read more...
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a quick and easy recipe for a Thanksgiving classic – cranberry sauce.
I mean – really – how could we possibly have Thanksgiving in New Jersey without a dish featuring this quintessential New Jersey berry? This recipe is super simple and you’ll be able to put it all together from start to finish in all of fifteen minutes (just remember to allow time for it to chill in the refrigerator before serving) – and it’s SO much better than that stuff in a can!… Read more...
Well, here we are… the beginning of the holiday season in New Jersey. Time to reflect on our blessings and give thanks and, for many of us, time to kick off the Christmas season as well. There’s a lot going on around New Jersey this week, with many events centering around Thanksgiving and the beginning of the Christmas season.… Read more...
Not too many people think “New Jersey” when they think about sweet potatoes. No, more often, we think of those warm southern states like Mississippi and Louisiana and those famous southern sweet potato pies. You’d be surprised to find out though that, in fact, New Jersey ranks seventh in the United States in the production of sweet potatoes with about 16 million pounds being harvested every year.… Read more...
Happy Monday! This week’s top things to do in New Jersey feature historic Thanksgiving celebrations, the commemoration of a major event in our nation’s quest for independence, a fantastic musical production that audience members of all ages will love, and the kickoff of a spectacular holiday light show that’s sure to become a treasured Christmas memory!… Read more...
With chilly weather approaching here in New Jersey, many of us are going to be looking for fun indoor things to do – especially those of us with kids! As a mom, I love when I can find an educational place to take my kids that’s fun as well.… Read more...
One of the things that makes this time of the year in New Jersey unique is the enormous cranberry harvest that takes place in the Pine Barrens each fall. Garden State farms rank 3rd in the United States for cranberry production, no small feat considering our small size (and the even smaller area within the state that is suitable for growing cranberries).… Read more...
