Do You Really Know What You're Eating? :

You're retired, so why don't you do it?

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Image by Martin LaBar via Flickr Don't squeeze the dates at Costco. When you're retired, everyone expects you to do the food shopping, the cooking and who knows what else . Nobody says any of this, but it's[...]

Looking for something good to eat

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Image by Smitten with Kittens via Flickr Don't add salt when cooking clams. They'll give up lots of salty water. It's raining -- first a pounding on the roof that awoke me around 6:30 this morning and now a drizzle. The[...]

This Chinese takeout finishes on top

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Image by neilfein via Flickr The best Chinese takeout in Teaneck isn't on Cedar Lane, above. Every North Jersey town, big and small, seems to have a storefront that churns out Chinese takeout food from one of those huge[...]

Relaxed shopping at Costco -- for a change

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Image by Getty Images via @daylife They come rushing out of the double glass doors with their eyes on the horizon -- or at least the row where they parked their cars -- pushing baskets groaning under their purchases .[...]

Charities stand vigil at checkout counter

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Image via Wikipedia Planting a tree. At Costco in Hackensack, you're asked if you want to contribute to a children's hospital. At IKEA in Paramus, you can ring up your own purchases and, for $1, plant a tree.[...]

One man, one vote, one fish

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Image via Wikipedia Images of Asbury Park, where the revival is far from complete. Good weather turns my thoughts to the New Jersey Shore, where I spent many summers at a family home in Bradley Beach. And when I go to[...]

Supermarket sale fliers abound

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Image by Chris Devers via Flickr You need a calculator when you go food shopping, even at a sale. The 78th anniversary sale at Fairway Market in Paramus runs from May 6-12, 2011.  I guess it was the original[...]

Filling up on spicy soup while saving gas

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Image by shindoverse via Flickr Shin Ramyun noodle soup from Korea is labeled "Gourmet Spicy." I made a second visit to the newly renovated H Mart in Englewood over the weekend, and picked up a few sale items. [...]

Chicken livers, whole fish and all that jazz

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Image via Wikipedia They didn't think of everything. After dinner and jazz at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan, you have to cross the street to reach the subway. Crowds. Noise. Great food and service. That[...]

Produce prices rise, quality slips at Costco

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Image via Wikipedia I dashed into Costco in Hackensack today for a few things, including organic spring mix and tomatoes.  I also wanted a pound of Boskovich Farms organic spinach, but I could see many brown leaves in the two[...]