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Refrigerated stuffed grape leaves from Costco Wholesale in Hackensack look a lot better on the package, above, than they do on the plate, below. Frankly Fresh (...)
Image by DJ Lein via FlickrPizza from Costco Wholesale.You'll feel nauseous. When you try to eat, familiar foods will taste funny -- for days or weeks -- and (...)
Seasoned rotisserie chickens at Costco Wholesale in Hackensack. At only $4.99 for a 3-pound chicken, these birds fly out the door, but the quality is (...)
Image by itspaulkelly via FlickrThe mussels from Whole Foods are ready to throw in the pot.My wife called me on Friday from Whole Foods Market in Paramus, (...)
Holiday fish feast featuring lobster bisque and italian traditions
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TODAY'S FIRST FISH: Lobster Bisque from Costco Wholesale in Teterboro with a pinch of Aleppo red pepper.By VICTOR E. SASSONEDITORAfter I gave up meat and (...)
Bazille restaurant at nordstrom offers gourmet bistro cuisine in garden state plaza
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Crab Macaroni & Cheese is one of the entrees at Bazille, a full-service restaurant serving bistro cuisine in the Nordstrom department store at Westfield Garden (...)
Icelandic golden redfish with california orange marinade and fresh herbs
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I brought home Icelandic Golden Redfish in a California Orange Marinade from The Fish Dock at 219A Closter Dock Road in Closter; added pitted olives, Campari (...)
Eight-course dinner for six at Lotus Cafe in Hackensack
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Crispy Aromatique Duck is one of eight courses when you order Dinner for Six at Lotus Cafe, a Chinese restaurant in Hackensack ($120, plus tax and tip). A (...)
Image by seier+seier+seier via FlickrMy passion for the spices and flavors of the Middle East only seem to increase as I get older. I have been trying more and (...)
Canola Oil Cooking Spray is a new item at Costco Wholesale.I used the spray to make an omelet from Costco egg whites, smoked salmon and capers.Editor's note: (...)
Organic quinoa with black beans, diced tomatoes and garlic cloves
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Organic quinoa with leftover Icelandic haddock, both from Costco Wholesale. I poached the fish in Roasted Green Salsa from Whole Foods Market.Editor's note: (...)
Healthy cabbage and cod fish with korean brown rice and beans
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Cabbage and salted cod fish over Korean brown rice with beans.Organic whole-wheat pasta in a sweet pepper-tomato sauce.A takeout dinner salad with smoked wild (...)
Should you choose fresh or frozen fish from costco?
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I poached fresh, wild-caught Icelandic haddock fillets from Costco Wholesale in Roasted Poblano Salsa from Whole Foods Market in under 10 minutes.Editor's (...)
