Monthly Archives: April 2011


Easy Hot Artichoke Dip

Easy Hot Artichoke Dip By Marci Sorce I had some friends over last week and had the whole menu planned out – mushroom quiches, mustard and thyme baked brie, white & red sangria, cake pops (more on that later) etc.  Then I realized – wait a minute – there’s no […]


Email Caution!

A serious email breach has occurred which will impact millions of people. While reports indicate only emails and names have been stolen, the thieves stole them from a major email marketing company and are now aware of where you shop and your interests.


Meet The Neighbors

The legislative map for New Jersey is complete, and the story behind the redistricting can be read here. This is a political ritual looked forward to with the return of each census. Democratic and Republican loyalists meet to negotiate, compromise, and haggle over how to carve up  New Jersey’s 566 […]


Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia

Michael Korda. Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010 As reviewed by Ted Odenwald There are more than 50 biographies of British war hero, T.E. Lawrence, ranging from total adulation to sneering skepticism and debunking, from political and military analysis to psychoanalytic dissection. […]


Freedom Lawn

The season of snow may be over in Bergen County, but the season of the lawn is already here. The raking, the fertilizing, the mowing involved in the 7 billion dollar seasonal industry does not have an official day. Perhaps like the native Lenape Indians who would right now have […]