tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512174850852884232024-03-13T06:29:03.437-04:00Do You Really Know What You're Eating?Celebrate food, life and diversity. Join me in the search for the right ingredients: Food without human antibiotics, growth hormones and other harmful additives that have become commonplace in animals raised on factory farms.Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1696125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-59190607854552239992020-07-11T08:55:00.000-04:002020-07-11T10:26:18.974-04:00For my family's safety, we've switched to glass food-storage containers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Besides buying glass containers to replace our many plastic food-storage containers, I stopped using our cheap, mostly plastic Mr. Coffee coffee maker and started brewing coffee in a stainless steel Farberware Superfast percolator my mother used in the 1980s and 1990s.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Read my full report on the dangers of microplastic in our food and water, and what you can do to lessen the health risks:</b></span><br />
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-81048865721412359282018-07-03T12:42:00.002-04:002019-12-14T10:54:37.837-05:00Just when you thought Bergen County had too many Asian markets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Korean supermarket chain with the folksy name of "One Arm Full of Groceries" has defined Asian food for decades.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>With 6 H Marts in Bergen County alone, Han Ah Reum has had a loyal following among Korean-Americans and non-Koreans alike, despite competition from H&Y and other smaller chains.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>But all that changed last week with the opening of 99 Ranch Market in Hackensack's Home Depot Shopping Center (June 2018).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Chinese supermarket may not have as many good deals as H Mart, but the Hackensack store is simply a better Asian-food experience.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>See more photos at <i><a href="http://thesassonreport.blogspot.com/2018/07/big-new-99-ranch-market-in-hackensack.html" target="_blank">The Sasson Report</a> </i>and on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/victoresasson/" target="_blank">@victoresasson</a>.</b></span><br />
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-79504749492805545002018-06-21T13:25:00.000-04:002018-06-21T13:25:48.047-04:00Food labels: 'Vibrant, juicy flavors' ... 'pure, sweet basil' ... 'intense, fruity'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>By VICTOR E. SASSON</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>HACKENSACK, N.J. -- In cooking with some of the premium food items I buy at Costco Wholesale, I read the labels closely for information on their origin and how they are grown or raised.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Costco reserves the Kirkland Signature label for fresh, wild fish; Organic Quinoa, California Cabernet Sauvignon, Pesto made with 100% Italian basil and other items.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>And besides listing salt and sodium content, some of the labels are almost poetic, as you'll see in a detailed post on <i>The Sasson Report</i>:</b></span><br />
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-42944912927008848632018-06-13T11:05:00.000-04:002018-06-13T11:05:11.604-04:00An ethnic-food run for Mexican, Peruvian and Syrian specialties<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">An order of Fish Tacos at Taqueria Los Gueros on Main Avenue in the city of Passaic, above. Below, store-made Spinach & Cheese Pies, Mini Vegetable Pies, Fig & Walnut Roll and more at Fattal's in Paterson.</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>This past Saturday, we went on an ethnic-food run to the cities of Passaic and Paterson for Mexican, Peruvian and Syrian specialties.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>See <i><a href="http://thesassonreport.blogspot.com/2018/06/an-ethnic-food-run-for-fish-tacos.html" target="_blank">The Sasson Report</a> </i>for all the details.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Enjoy.</b></span><br />
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-531374678427572622017-03-21T11:41:00.000-04:002017-07-23T20:34:51.303-04:00$35 bowl of pasta, spicy Malaysian fish, Korean BBQ feast and more<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://thesassonreport.blogspot.com/2017/04/food-matters-world-of-spices-at-kinara.html" target="_blank">Kinara in Tenafly, Fish Dock in Closter</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://thesassonreport.blogspot.com/2017/03/free-organic-sweet-potatoes-at-shoprite.html" target="_blank">Armenian takeout in Hackensack</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://thesassonreport.blogspot.com/2017/03/food-shopping-fish-fruit-and-everything.html#gpluscomments" target="_blank">Food tastes sweeter when on sale</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://thesassonreport.blogspot.com/2017/03/eating-out-enjoying-korean-beef-and.html" target="_blank"><b>Korean barbecue around a wood-charcoal fire</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://thesassonreport.blogspot.com/2017/03/if-you-must-eat-fast-food-dont-be.html" target="_blank">Hidden dangers of eating fast food</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://thesassonreport.blogspot.com/2017/03/eating-out-and-eating-in-sanduccis.html" target="_blank">Sanducci's takeout, fish tacos and more</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Explore other food posts at <a href="http://thesassonreport.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Sasson Report</a></b></span><br />
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-48095676089322193442017-01-19T08:08:00.004-05:002021-02-07T11:51:04.458-05:00'Do You Really Know What You're Eating?' has moved<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-52700886436165642632017-01-16T14:16:00.002-05:002017-01-24T13:08:57.172-05:00The Sasson Report has more Do You Really Know What You're Eating?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I'm working on a post about the stunning variety of fresh wild-caught seafood available in northern New Jersey.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>From luxurious lobster to the humble whiting, great seafood is just another reason not to eat any of the low-quality meat and poultry sold in stores or served in restaurants.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>When I finish, I'll be posting on <a href="http://thesassonreport.blogspot.com/2017/01/there-are-so-many-fish-in-seven-seas.html" target="_blank"><i>The Sasson Report</i></a>, which will include coverage of the news media, food shopping and restaurants, all-electric cars and other subjects.</b></span><br />
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-41249730256459632942017-01-14T11:25:00.001-05:002017-04-04T12:53:06.799-04:00Two ShopRites have the same owner, but are far different for shoppers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">On Tuesday at the ShopRite in Englewood, five 1-liter bottles of Adirondack Seltzer (Original and flavored) were on sale for $2 during the Can Can Sale, above. But 12-can packages of the same seltzer, below, had a missing price sign and didn't appear to be part of the promotion, as they were at the Paramus ShopRite.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>When I had an appointment in Englewood on Tuesday, I stopped at the ShopRite to take advantage of the second week of the 2017 Can Can Sale.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I not only found the store is one huge construction site, but that one of my favorite items -- 12-can packs of Adirondack Lemon Lime Seltzer -- weren't part of the promotion, as they are at the Paramus ShopRite I usually patronize.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>But I bought a non-Can Can Sale item, a 3-pound bag of Organic Sweet Potatoes ($3.99), for 50 cents less than at Trader Joe's in Paramus.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>ShopRites in Englewood, Paramus and Rochelle Park are owned and operated by Glass Gardens Inc., one of the 50 retailers in a cooperative that includes Wakefern Food Corp., the stores' merchandising and distribution arm.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Glass Gardens Inc. owns a total of 11 ShopRites, most of them in the Garden State.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>ShopRites are considered the low-price leaders among supermarkets in New Jersey, but they only occasionally undercut Costco Wholesale, which offers far less selection. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>For example, at the Paramus ShopRite on Thursday, KIND fruit-and-nut snack bars were $1 each if you bought 10, compared to about $1.06 each for a box of 18 at Costco.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Organic Sweet Potatoes at the Englewood ShopRite are a better buy than at Trader Joe's in Paramus.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Season-brand Sardines in Pure Olive Oil are on sale at both the Englewood and Parmaus ShopRites for 99 cents a can with a store card. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">ShopRite's Luigi Vitelli-brand Organic Whole Wheat Pasta from Italy no longer holds a price advantage over Organic Whole Wheat Pastas sold by Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market. At ShopRite, the price went up to $1.50 from $1.29 for a 1-pound package. </span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">At Whole Foods Market, 1-pound boxes of Organic Whole Wheat Pasta from Italy in a variety of shapes are $1.49 each. Whole wheat pastas, brown rice and quinoa contain heart-healthy whole grains.</span></b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I was tempted by this jar of Puttanesca Sauce, imported from Italy by ShopRite, until I saw that it contains added sugar. Trader Joe's sells a Puttanesca Sauce without added sugar for $2.99 (25 ounces), a dollar less than ShopRite's version.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A new aisle, complete with new refrigerated cases like the ones installed in the Paramus store, at the Englewood ShopRite. An employee said the Englewood expansion and renovation still is a year away from completion.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Three new aisles at the ShopRite in Englewood opened about a month ago, above, but work continues, below.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Pearls-brand pitted California olives are a better buy during the Can Can Sale than ShopRite's own pitted black olives.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">At ShopRite, Goya-brand Mango Nectar contains a maximum of 35% mango juice, plus added sugar, above and below.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Whole Foods Market carries Ceres-brand 100% Juice -- from pears and mangoes grown in South Africa -- without added sugar, and I was able to find a liter container on sale for $2.50 at the Closter Whole Foods.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Two whole lobsters, plus side dishes, for only $19.95 is a great deal at Meson Madrid in Palisades Park, where the promotion is held three nights a week.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">By VICTOR E. SASSON</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Lobster lovers know where to go to get plenty of delicious claw and tail meat -- plus soup or salad and two more side dishes -- for only $19.95.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Meson Madrid, a decades-old Spanish restaurant in Palisades Park, offers the Twin Lobster Special at dinner on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We drove there on Tuesday afternoon, just as servers were setting up for dinner, and had the chilly main dining room to ourselves.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We tried the Twin Lobster Special in August, and Tuesday's meal was almost as good.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Expecting a rush, the kitchen partially pre-cooks the lobsters and finishes them when they are ordered -- steamed or broiled.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The claws of my two lobsters were covered in an ashy white from congealed hemolymph or what the crustaceans have instead of blood.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Soft claw, leg and knuckle shells proved a bigger problem, making it difficult to crack them and extract the meat. Tails are split and removing the meat from them was a lot easier.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Both me and my wife took home leftovers.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Twin Lobster Special includes a small salad served with French dressing or soup, and on Tuesday, I had the salad and my wife tried the Caldo Gallego, a white-bean soup with ham.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">You also get yellow rice and house-made potato chips, both of which were glistening with oil but not greasy, and second helpings if you have room.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I ordered a glass of the house Cabernet ($8), and asked for extra-virgin olive oil instead of butter so I could dip pieces of the toasted bread we were served, below.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">We wanted to see an early movie in Paramus so arrived at Meson Madrid just as servers were setting up the dining room.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Indo-Chinese Shrimp Schezwan Noodles, top, and Palak Dal with basmati rice at Art of Spice on Main Street in Hackensack.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Art of Spice also serves Indo-Chinese fusion dishes, such as Shrimp Schezwan Noodles ($13), but the shrimp were hard to find.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The dining room at Art of Spice is a cavernous space that seats 100. This table is in a window looking out at one of the most forlorn blocks in downtown Hackensack, opposite a construction site that has been idle since late June.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Art of Spice serves a lunch buffet for $10.99 on weekdays and $12.99 on weekends.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you take a baby aspirin every day, as I do, you'll be struck by the dramatic price difference at Costco Wholesale in Teterboro between 400 Bayer tablets for $12.49, above, and the 730 Kirkland Signature tablets for $4.49 that I bought last week, below.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Costco's Kirkland Signature Low Dose Aspirin tablets are supplied by LNK International. The Hauppauge, N.Y., company makes solid- and liquid-dose over-the-counter pharmaceutical products for retailers nationwide, according to the January 2017 issue of The Costco Connection magazine.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Although not everyone agrees on the health benefits of taking a baby aspirin every day, Costco Wholesale members are unanimously in favor of how much they save over a national brand.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>You get nearly twice as many coated, low-dose aspirin tablets -- and save $8 -- when you buy Costco's Kirkland Signature brand instead of Bayer, a German pharmaceutical giant.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>This is another dramatic example of how Costco puts added value in most of the products sold under the house label.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Everything from Kirkland Signature's 81-milligram aspirin tablets to such Kirkland Signature wines as California Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec from Argentina, both available at the Costco Wholesale in Wayne. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>On a visit to the Wayne Costco in December, I picked up eight bottles of wine, including a non-Kirkland Signature boxed set of four Grands Vins de Bordeaux from France for $29.99 or about $7.50 a bottle.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The one bottle of Bordeaux I tried so far was delicious, but I was disappointed to learn I could have found the same bottles elsewhere for about the same price. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Kirkland Signature Organic Quinoa, on the other hand, appeared on Costco shelves last year in a larger package and at a lower price than the national brand it replaced.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>A hearty breakfast includes an egg-white omelet stuffed with wild Alaskan smoked sockeye salmon and reduced-fat Swiss cheese, served over organic quinoa prepared with organic diced tomatoes and California garlic cloves -- all from Costco. Kirkland Signature Cage-Free Egg Whites are $8.99 for six 16-ounce cartons or about $1.50 each, below.</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">At Whole Foods Market, 1-pound boxes or packages of organic whole wheat shells and other shapes are $1.49 each, a better buy than non-organic brands sold in smaller packages. They also can't match the nutty taste of organic whole wheat pasta, which is also available at ShopRite supermarkets and Trader Joe's. Cooking time for the pasta is about 9 minutes, not the 14-15 minutes listed on the package.</span></b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I reserved a few ounces of sauce to use for poaching eggs. Victoria is one of the few brands offering a Vodka Sauce free of artery clogging heavy cream. All the ingredients are listed on the front label. I usually add a few ounces of red wine, extra-virgin olive oil, some red-pepper flakes and dried Italian herbs to the pan as the sauce is being heated.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Before adding them to the sauce, I rinse and drain the anchovies to reduce the sodium content of the dish, and mince the sardines (3 cans for 1 pound of pasta) with a fork before they go into the pot. Fattal's at 975-77 Main St. in Paterson sells Al Shark-brand sardines for 99 cents a can.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I made a few purchases, including five 12-can packages of Adirondack Seltzer for $10, a savings of $8.95 with a store card, according to my receipt.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Can Can Sale doesn't offer the wide range of deep discounts it once did, and you can find great buys at ShopRite at other times.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>For examples, I picked up several bottles of ShopRite Sparkling Cider from Spain (100% juice) for $1.67 each on Dec. 29.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">By VICTOR E. SASSON</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Last Saturday, I drove up to the new Whole Foods Market in Closter to see if I could use a coupon for $30 off on a purchase of $150 that expired that day.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>As I walked around the store, I picked up a few things, including a generous bunch of organic cilantro ($1.99), one of my favorite herbs.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Cilantro is also known as Chinese parsley, and the dried seed is ground and sold as coriander.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The <a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/closter" target="_blank">Closter Whole Foods</a> doesn't sell wine, and I didn't think I could use a dozen cooked Dungeness Crabs, which were on sale for $9.99 a pound at the fish counter.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>So, I ended up giving the coupon to a woman with a full shopping cart after the cashier estimated she had purchased more than $150.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We chatted briefly, and the woman said she knocks herself out buying organic food for her family, but her teenage son can't wait to go to a fast-food restaurant.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I've been using the chopped cilantro all week long, and finished it tonight, when I added it to plate of organic quinoa.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I rely on <a href="http://www.costco.com/warehouse-locations/teterboro-nj-1214.html" target="_blank">Costco Wholesale</a> in Teterboro for fresh wild-caught fish fillets from Iceland.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>But rough winter weather has kept boats in port and disrupted the supply to retailers big and small, including <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFishDock/" target="_blank">The Fish Dock</a>, a fresh-fish market in downtown Closter owned by Icelanders.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>On Tuesday, the flounder I bought at Costco came from Canada, and there was no Icelandic cod or haddock in the refrigerated case.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>On Wednesday night, I showered boneless-and-skinless flounder fillets with fresh chopped cilantro after poaching the fish in Roasted Salsa Verde, from Whole Foods Market; fresh lemon juice and crushed Aleppo pepper, below.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>I usually use the salsa and lemon juice by themselves, but I had chopped garlic, sweet pepper and onion left over from another recipe, so I sauteed them in olive oil first. After the mixture started boiling in a covered pan, I add the translucent fillets, which turned white and plumped up in about 5 minutes after I covered the pot again, indicating they were ready.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">On Tuesday, after I purchased 2.2 pounds of the flounder from Costco Wholesale in Teterboro ($7.99 a pound), I coated most of the fillets in Asian Indian spices and prepared a Fish & Vegetable Medley with fresh spinach, tomato slices, chopped black olives, grated cheese and fresh lemon juice, above and below.</span></b></div>
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-43240602310732091612017-01-03T19:33:00.001-05:002017-02-01T20:22:59.595-05:00Day in and day out, food shoppers love to hate the H Mart in Little Ferry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">At the H Mart on Bergen Turnpike in Little Ferry, two of the biggest complaints among shoppers are the potholes and mini lake of water in the parking lot, above, and the dual wheelchair ramps customers must use to reach the entrance, below.</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>By VICTOR E. SASSON</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Food shopping can be good exercise, especially if you park your car far from the store entrance.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>At the H Mart in Little Ferry, the Korean management doesn't give you much choice. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>On Sunday, the parking lot was flooded from a recent snowfall, and I didn't want to splash through the water in my car, which I had had cleaned the day before.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Employees say H Mart doesn't own the property, and can't force the landlord to repair the parking lot.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Still, I shop at this H Mart -- the shabbiest major supermarket in North Jersey -- for fresh fish, a wide selection of fresh Asian greens, fruit and California-grown white rice, usually at low prices, and because it is relatively close to my home.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I also love such prepared Korean specialties as stewed pollack, <i>japchae</i> and <i>kimbap</i>, though prices for them have risen dramatically in the past year or so.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The weekends also mean free samples of seafood, noodles and other items, but they tend to come and go at the whim of the managers or you might be scolded for taking more than one piece of a grilled rice-flour pancake.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Many complaints</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Shoppers have complained about the Little Ferry H Mart on Yelp:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>A woman from Palm Harbor, Fla., said this about her visit in December:</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>"I'm giving this place three stars because they are smaller than the other HMARTS I have been to. I'm not sure if it was just me, but I couldn't find their prepared foods. I feel like this location definitely needs a renovation as it looks exactly the same as it did fifteen years ago. Their selection is okay but again not the best. I would only recommend coming here if it is the closest Korean market to you, and there is no way you can go to another location. As for me, I don't think I would ever be returning to this location."</b></span></span></blockquote>
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A man from Rutherford visited last April and praised only the fruit:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">"I think they use The H-Mart parking lot for the filming of 'Battle of Stalingrad', craters, drowning pools with dead sea gulls floating, decaying desolation everywhere to go along with the rundown exterior of the H-Mart building, which itself still contains the closed down hulk of the old Valley Fair department store. Than you need to climb a giant ramp to enter the store, past a dingy liquor store and then, and then, then you find yourself in a oases of colorful fresh fruits. Korean Melons and Pears, Japanese Persimmons, Dragon fruit. Kumquats, Chinese Litchi and Star fruit. Beautiful just beautiful.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">This is the best part of the market. After this, it begins to run down again and if you walk to the other end you have the fishy smelling fish market. BLAH.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Who is running this place? Only the produce manager cares; the only reason I come here is for the fruits."</span></b></span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">All the other Bergen County supermarkets in the Korean chain (Fort Lee, Ridgefield and Englewood) are newer or have been renovated.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And there have been rumors for the last couple of years that a new store and food court will be built in the vacant half of the sprawling former Valley Fair building at 360 Bergen Turnpike, Little Ferry.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But so far, H Mart has only announced that a new store will open on Route 17 north in Paramus.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A 5-pound box of Spanish Clementines was $3.99 on Dec. 4, but on Sunday, the price was back to $7.99. The day before, Whole Foods Market in Closter also was selling a 5-pound box of clementines for $7.99. A 15-pound bag of California-grown Kokuho Yellow Label Rice was $9.99 at H Mart.</span></b></div>
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-66156959880839989012016-12-31T13:58:00.000-05:002017-01-01T07:50:53.832-05:00Top doctors list best ways to stay healthy for the new year or any year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">By VICTOR E. SASSON</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>AARP has been far from consistent on just what people 50 and older should do to stay healthy.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>But the AARP Bulletin sent to members this month lists leading health professionals' guidance on nutrition, fitness and making smart everyday choices.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>You'll find "Best Advice from Top Docs" on Pages 24-25 of the December 2016 bulletin.</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Take a daily 30-minute walk (the only choice selected by every doctor surveyed).</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Get 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Spend time each day with a friend or loved one.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Reduce your consumption of junk food, such as cookies and chips.</b></span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Cut back on refined carbohydrates (white bread, pasta, white rice).</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Eating several fast-food restaurant meals each week, eating two or fewer servings of vegetables each day; and bingeing on pizza, hot wings, nachos or other 'social foods' a few times per week.</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Feeling perpetually lonely or socially isolated</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Ignoring health problems or symptoms.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Taking painkillers every day; and being angry, worried or stressed more often than feeling happy.</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>An example of AARP's bad advice on nutrition was published in the non-profit group's April/May 2016 issue of AARP The Magazine.</b></span><br />
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-65823423834991058062016-12-29T17:18:00.000-05:002017-12-31T21:35:21.327-05:00Going off the menu at Lotus Cafe in Hackensack: 7 courses for $26<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The kitchen at Lotus Cafe, a Chinese BYO in Hackensack, really shines when you ask for a separate Special Prix Fixe Dinner and Banquet Menu.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The single sheet of paper offers multi-course dinners for four to 12 people -- five to 10 courses, plus dessert ($79 t0 $358 before tax and tip).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The price-fixed menu, which includes bigger portions of some chef's specialties and other a la carte dishes from the regular menu, offers especially good value.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>On Tuesday night, six of us paid $26 each, including tax and a 20% tip, for a seven-course dinner, plus dessert.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We drank our own prosecco, beer or red wine, plus a couple of pots of tea.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I've enjoyed this price-fixed menu over the years for up to eight people on such special occasions as my birthday or anytime I can get together four or more people.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I'm still working on assembling enough people to order one of the two 10-course banquets listed on the special menu.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>No pre-ordering is necessary beyond a reservation, and you'd have no problem working with the friendly staff on a multi-course dinner without meat, if others in your group are amenable. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Also, don't worry about the red pepper that designates spicy dishes on the regular menu: </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>You'd have to ask the kitchen to turn up the heat, if you want food that approaches the spiciness of Korean or Thai dishes.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Lotus Cafe, which opened in 1993, uses 100% vegetable oil and no MSG, and the regular menu offers steamed dishes without oil, salt or cornstarch.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dinner for Six also includes Three Cup Chicken Casserole. Chunks of poultry are braised in a cup of rice wine, a cup of sesame oil and a cup of brown sauce with ginger, basil and chili pepper.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Filet of Sole with White Chive was one of the most popular dishes at our dinner.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Our Dinner for Six started with Seafood and Tofu Chowder, which isn't on the regular menu.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Lotus Cafe, 450 Hackensack Ave., in the Home Depot Shopping Center, Hackensack; <a dir="ltr" href="tel:201-488-7070" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">201-488-7070</a>.</i></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A combo of Oyster Deluxe Rice (topped with Ginko Nuts and Seaweed) and Tofu Soup, above and below, was the Chef's Special on Saturday afternoon at BCD Tofu House in Fort Lee, a Korean restaurant that boasts a bigger menu than its North Jersey rivals.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I asked for my tofu soup with only seafood, including oysters, instead of the beef-seafood combination that comes with the Oyster Rice.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Organic tofu, free side dishes that include a scrumptious fried fish and a varied menu are just three reasons BCD Tofu House in Fort Lee stands out among its Korean comfort-food competitors.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The LA Gochujang Pork Combo -- marinated pork belly cooked in the kitchen with a spicy red-pepper paste, and Tofu Soup, but he asked for the standard size of soft-tofu soup and was charged a la carte ($20.99 plus $11.99) instead of the combo price of $18.99.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We took home leftovers, including a couple of wedges of the terrific Haemul Pajun or Seafood Pancake, which is made with squid, small shrimp and scallions ($9.99).</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Seven side dishes, including crunchy broccoli, seaweed, cabbage kimchi and shredded radish, come with every meal.</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">BCD Tofu's rice-flour Seafood Pancake is one of the best I've ever had.</span></b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">One of the bonuses of the Oyster Rice prepared in a hot stone bowl is a crunchy crust.</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">We encountered a short line on Saturday a little after noon. No reservations are taken. Parents can monitor the children's playroom from flat-screen TVs in the dining room.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://bcdtofu.com/" target="_blank">BCD Tofu House</a> is part of a Korean chain with restaurants in Los Angeles, New York and New Jersey. In Fort Lee, the restaurant is at 1640 Schlosser St., in the shopping center that once had a Barnes & Noble bookstore and cafe; 1-201-944-2340. Open 7 days, large parking lot, playroom for children.</b></span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">As a loyal customer of Simply Vietnamese in Tenafly, I received a complimentary Vietnamese Coffee at the end of our meal last Tuesday. Strong black coffee drips into a glass with sweet condensed milk.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>At Simply Vietnamese, my wife can't resist a bowl of Pho with Pork ($12), made with an anise-flavored broth that sets its apart from all other Asian noodle soups.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>As for me, my weight has been creeping up lately, so I was trying to avoid all the carbs in the rice noodles.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I ate modestly -- an appetizer of Broiled New Zealand Mussels ($9.50), a side of Bok Choy sauteed in garlic sauce ($6.50) and a small bowl of brown rice ($2).</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>You get 10 green-lipped mussels with a wasabi-ginger sauce.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>More fresh cilantro floats atop the beef broth in Pho with Pork, and it's also part of the garnish that comes on the side (with bean sprouts, fresh lime and sliced jalapeno pepper), below.</b></span></div>
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-51867040221485557072016-12-25T19:07:00.001-05:002016-12-25T19:39:51.970-05:00At our holiday feast, we throw in the towel a couple of fish short of
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>TODAY'S FIRST FISH: Lobster Bisque from Costco Wholesale in Teterboro with a pinch of Aleppo red pepper.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>After I gave up meat and poultry, the Italian-American Feast of the Seven Fishes has always been my idea of a great celebratory meal.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>OK. So I took a little liberty, serving the feast on Christmas Day instead of Christmas Eve.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>And both me and my son just didn't have room for the Sixth and Seventh Fish -- organic whole-wheat pasta with sardines and anchovies.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>And if purists insist that I shouldn't have had lobster twice, I offer up the egg-white omelet I had for breakfast today -- stuffed with wild Alaskan smoked sockeye salmon and reduced-fat Swiss cheese.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>SECOND AND THIRD FISH: Salads of fresh-cooked live lobster and canned wild Alaskan pink salmon, both dressed with fresh lime juice, Dijon mustard and seasonings. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>$8.99 A POUND AT SHOPRITE IN PARAMUS: I boiled three live lobsters weighing a total of 3.95 pounds for 12 minutes, and used the tender claw, knuckle and tail meat to make the lobster salads.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">FOURTH FISH: A Maryland-style jumbo lump crab cake, with a spoonful of basil pesto, both from Costco.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>TRADER JOE'S STUFFED LOBSTER HALF: We had only one frozen crab cake left so I served my son a frozen item from Trader Joe's in Paramus, a shell stuffed with lobster, crab and langostino.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">On Tuesday, when I went searching for the Earthbound Farm Organic Spring Mix I have been buying from Costco Wholesale for years, I found another brand, above and below.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The price, $4.79 for a 1-pound package, was the same, but when I made a salad at home, I didn't find the organic radicchio or arugula I've enjoyed in the Earthbound Farm mixture.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I try to eat a salad after dinner every night, and probably go through more than 50 pounds of Earthbound Farm Organic Spring Mix a year.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Costco Wholesale always has the best price -- under $5 -- and a 1-pound package lasts me about a week.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>On Tuesday, I walked into a cold room at the Teterboro warehouse in search of Earthbound Farm and found another brand, Wholesome Garden.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I enjoyed the salad I made that night, but missed a couple of ingredients I usually find in the Earthbound Farm mixture.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>At the fish case, I searched in vain for the long-line caught cod fillets from Iceland that are one of my favorites.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I planned to poach the skinless-and-boneless wild cod in a Mexican-style salsa from Whole Foods Market, but settled for another wild-caught fish from Iceland, flounder, at only $7.99 a pound.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I loved the 16-ounce cartons of Kirkland Signature 100% Egg Whites, but again, they disappeared for many months before returning this year.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Egg Beaters the warehouse stocked instead were a lot more expensive than Costco's own product.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>And where oh where are the Frankly Fresh Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves -- delicious when heated -- that I found at Costco several years ago?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>One change for the better was when Costco started selling only cage-free whole and liquid eggs.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>At the Teterboro Costco on Tuesday, only three of the fish fillets were wild caught.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Last week, my wife got a refund at Costco for a 5-pound bag of Moroccan Clementines, which we didn't like. On Tuesday, I bought a 5-pound bag of small, sweet clementines from Spain for $5.49. Today at the Super H Mart in Ridgefield, a 5-pound box of Bagu Clementines was $6.99.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>I enjoy sunny side up Kirkland Signature Organic Eggs served over Kirkland Signature Organic Quinoa. Costco now sells 2 dozen cage-free organic brown eggs for a lower price, $5.99, and the house-brand organic quinoa comes in a larger bag (4.5 pounds instead of 4 pounds) for less than the national brand Costco once sold.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Thick Icelandic flounder fillets from Costco poached in under 10 minutes in a covered pan after I brought to a boil a 16-ounce jar of Roasted Chipotle Salsa from Whole Foods Market, a few ounces of chicken broth and fresh lemon juice.</b></span></div>
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-4770272459148253152016-12-18T19:18:00.002-05:002016-12-19T12:52:51.070-05:00Spicy monkfish with organic mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes and olives<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Monkfish coated in Asian-Indian and other spices is ready in 20 minutes when popped into a preheated 400-degree oven with fresh spinach, organic mushrooms, tomato, olives and grated cheese.</b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Editor's note: Heart-healthy food doesn't have to be boring, as you can see from two easy to assemble dishes -- a quick-cooking Fish & Vegetable Medley, and a sweet-and-savory egg-white frittata.</b></span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>My plan to prepare a quick-cooking fish-and-vegetable dish hit a snag last week when my wife went to Costco Wholesale and was told the usual shipment of Icelandic fish hadn't arrived.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>That meant the Teterboro warehouse store on Tuesday was offering only farmed tilapia fillets from Colombia, and had no wild-caught cod or haddock.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Plan B was going to the Whole Foods Market in Paramus not far from our home, and seeing if the best fish counter in North Jersey had any fillets on sale for $7.99 or $8.99 a pound -- the usual price for Icelandic fish at Costco.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>No luck, but whole monkfish tails, which plump up in the oven and have the texture of lobster, were an easy to swallow $11.99 a pound.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I only needed a pound to make a big dinner for two with fresh spinach, organic mushrooms, fresh Campari Tomatoes and chopped pitted olives.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I coated the fish in Asian-Indian and other spices, which I keep in a container in the refrigerator to bread chicken and beef, as well as seafood.</b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Then, I assembled the ingredients in a pan lined with parchment paper, drizzling the spinach with extra-virgin olive oil. </b></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I squeezed fresh lemon juice and sprinkled grated cheese over everything, and put the pan into a preheated 400-degree oven.</b></span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">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 State Plaza, the biggest mall in New Jersey.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>My friend Arthur has a favorite lunch spot for nearly every day of the week.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>On Mondays, you'll find him tucking into one of the imaginative specials at Seafood Gourmet, the fish market-restaurant in Maywood.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>And on Tuesdays, Arthur takes to the streets to avoid having to fight traffic on Route 4, and enjoys one of the bistro dishes at Bazille, a restaurant on the lower level of the Nordstrom department store in Paramus.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>That's where I met him for lunch this week, bringing along another friend, who, like Arthur, is a Korean War veteran.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Bazille's Prime Rib French Dip is made with sharp white cheddar cheese and a roasted parmesan baguette, and served with a light beef gravy.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Bazille is among only a handful of restaurants in northern New Jersey that is "committed to bringing you local, sustainable, natural and organic foods and environmentally friendly products whenever and wherever we can," including cage-free eggs, organic greens and naturally fed and humanely raised poultry.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Arthur ordered the Crab Mac & Cheese entree ($15.50); I tried one of the salads, Nicoise with Wild Salmon, which was cooked to order ($16.95); and my friend Gene had one of the sandwiches, Prime Rib French Dip ($16.95).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Unsweetened iced tea was $2.50 with refills. Gene asked for a glass of water with no ice, and the waiter also set down an old-fashioned glass milk bottle filled with more. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We really enjoyed our food. Arthur and Gene took home leftovers, but managed to find room for a shared dessert of chocolate mocha gelato.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Finding Bazille</b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I walked through the men's clothing department on the first floor of Nordstrom -- past $200 shoes and $85 ties -- and took an escalator to the lower level, where I found the entrance to Bazille on the other side of a display of baby strollers.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The restaurant has a full bar, but is too brightly lit. When the dining room is full, expect a lot of noise and slow service. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Still, I'm looking forward to returning and trying other non-meat dishes, including Brick Oven Brussels Sprouts and Grilled Asparagus with Lemon Zest & Fleur de Sel ($6.95 each).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>An entree of Shrimp Linguine with Spicy Tomato Sauce comes with organic spinach, petite tomatoes and fresh herbs ($2o.50).</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">My Nicoise Salad with Wild Salmon included organic greens, French green beans and Kalamata olives, with a Dijon mustard-and-herb coating on the roasted fish fillet.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Bazille is on the lower level of Nordstrom, 501 Garden State Plaza, Paramus; 1-201-712-5930. Closed Sundays. For holiday store hours, call 1-201-843-1122. </span></b></div>
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-77611589508300492016-12-12T17:02:00.000-05:002016-12-13T18:13:32.297-05:00A Costco with no parking problems, no crowds, no waiting to check out<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>That sums up the experience of walking into a Costco warehouse where you'll encounter only a handful of other customers and cashiers waiting to check out your purchases.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>This warehouse closed in October 2015, when a bigger and far busier Costco, plus a gas station, opened in the Teterboro Landing Shopping Center off of busy Route 46.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Five months later, a renovated Hackensack warehouse opened as a Costco Business Center, where the focus is on such small businesses as restaurants and caterers, and delivers their orders.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>That's why the parking lot and the store are such a pleasure.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The old food court also was renovated, but you won't find a pharmacy, optical services, photo department, tires, clothing or a separate store with wine.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>True. The selection is limited. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>But you can pick up produce, eggs, milk, bread, water, snack bars, candy and many other items stocked by a regular Costco Wholesale.</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Instead of fighting the crowds at the Teterboro Costco on Saturday afternoon, I dashed out to the Hackensack warehouse for:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>One of the best salads in the world, Earthbound Farm Organic Spring Mix ($4.79 for a 1-pound package); incomparable Campari Tomatoes ($5.49 for 2 pounds), 6 pounds of large Bosc Pears ($6.99), 2.5 pounds of Starbucks French Roast Coffee Beans ($15.49 with an instant coupon), and KIND snack bars ($18.99).</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Costco Wholesale Business Center in Hackensack carries hothouse-grown Campari Tomatoes from both Canada and Mexico. They prove winter tomatoes don't have to be watery or mealy or both. For a real treat, pop one whole into you mouth and bite into it.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Business Center also carries 22-ounce jars of Kirkland Signature Basil Pesto, a refrigerated product. Here, I dressed organic whole wheat pasta with pesto and organic pine nuts, and washed them down with a glass of Kirkland Signature Malbec, a red wine from Argentina.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">After my pasta, I enjoyed a salad of triple-washed Earthbound Farm Organic Spring Mix, including peppery arugula, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="http://www.costco.com/warehouse-locations/hackensack-bus-center-hackensack-nj-729.html" target="_blank">Costco Wholesale Business Center</a> at 80 S. River St. in Hackensack is open until 6 p.m. on weekdays, 4 p.m. on Saturdays and closes on Sundays. It's also closer to my home than the new Teterboro warehouse.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Although the H Mart supermarket in Little Ferry is as shabby as ever, managers have added dividers in the fresh fish case, as well as new signs, above and below. On Sunday, the store had no heat, so a free sample of hot noodle soup with fish cakes was greatly appreciated.</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">An employee acknowledged the new signs are missing a required piece of information -- whether the fish is wild or farmed -- and said the store will be remedying that. I bought three whole wild-caught red snappers for pan frying at home, and munched on free seafood samples at a nearby counter while my fish was cleaned.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I also bought Organic Brown Shimeji Mushrooms.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">At the Little Ferry H Mart, the price of a 5-pound box of Spanish Clementines has fluctuated -- from $7.99 on Nov. 6 to $3.99 on Dec. 4, above, and to $5.99 on Sunday.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">At the ShopRite in Paramus this afternoon, 1-liter bottles of Alonia-brand Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Spain were only $3.99 each, an unusually low price for an EVOO that isn't a blend from several countries. I bought three bottles with a best-by date of January 2019 for dressing salads, adding to pasta sauces and eating with bread. </span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The ShopRite in Paramus, at 224 Route 4 east, also is accessible from Forest Avenue.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Amid the widely publicized adulteration of some extra-virgin olive oils in Italy, the price of this heart-healthy oil has risen dramatically, and producers have been shrinking the traditional 1-liter bottle and 3-liter tin, and selling what are called Mediterranean blends of EVOOs from several countries, including Greece, Spain, Tunisia and Portugal. Above, Colavita "100% Certified Italian" Extra-Virgin Olive was $14.99 for less than a full liter at the Paramus ShopRite.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A blend of extra-virgin olive oils was $7.99 for a half-liter bottle. A full liter is 33.8 ounces.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">ShopRite says it imports extra-virgin olive oil made from Italian-grown olives. Here, a 1-liter bottle was $8.99, but I've seen it on sale for $6.99.</span></b></td></tr>
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Victor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-31388394612921859452016-12-08T14:55:00.000-05:002016-12-09T09:55:16.171-05:00Two lunches: Trip to the Middle East and exotic seafood close to home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>After picking up a menu at Fattal's in September, a hot appetizer called Trip to the Middle East stuck in my mind.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Dips, stuffed grape leaves, kibbeh, falafel, pies, pickles and more -- this one dish has many of the great Syrian comfort foods I enjoyed growing up in Brooklyn.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>On Tuesday, I finally ordered one to eat in the specialty food store's small cafe, but took home plenty of leftovers, because there was enough to feed two or three people ($14.99).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>As I ate, I realized my hunger was driven in part by the anniversary the next day, Dec. 7, of the death of my mother, Grace Ashkenazi Sasson, who was born in Aleppo, Syria. </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I don't eat meat or poultry, and had to work out substitutions for the deep-fried kibbeh stuffed with ground beef, lamb, onions and walnuts; the grape leaves with meat and the meat pies.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Fattal's makes wonderful grape leaves stuffed with vegetables, and terrific pies with vegetables, including sweet pepper, and olives. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I also got two more falafels (made with chick peas, fava beans and spices) in place of the two kibbeh.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I loved everything, but thought the tabbouleh could have used more bulgur, and at least one more Syrian pocket bread should be included.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Then, I went into Fattal's grocery aisles for a dozen cans of Al-Shark brand Sardines in Tomato Sauce to take home (99 cents each). </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>My next stop was Costco Wholesale in Wayne, where I picked up eight bottles of red wine, including Kirkland Signature Malbec from Argentina ($7.99), and a boxed set of four Bordeauxs from France ($29.99 or about $7.50 per bottle).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Kirkland Signature Prosecco, a sparkling wine from Italy, is an easy to swallow $6.99; and at only $19.99, the house label Champagne (Brut) from France is less than half the price of some other brands.</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>You'll find the cafe at Fattal's in the back of the store, past the pastries, spices, gold jewelry and bread racks.</b></span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Fattal's, 975-77 Main St., Paterson; <a dir="ltr" href="tel:1-973-742-7125" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">1-973-742-7125</a>. Open 7 days. Large parking lot. Syrian b</i></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>read, groceries, meat and poultry, gold jewelry, cafe.</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On Monday, I met a friend there for lunch and enjoyed two of the specials, a cup of Bahamian Conch Chowder ($3), and a Char-Grilled Seafood Trio swimming in a soupy stew of lentils and other vegetables ($16). </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The conch in the soup and the octopus in the Seafood Trio were unusually tender, and the latter was served with a spoon so I could enjoy all of the lentil-and-vegetable stew. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After lunch, I stopped at Maywood's Marketplace for a large head of Romaine lettuce ($1.29) my wife wanted, and looked over the impressive selection of takeout food and wine.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Nearly all of the fresh fish in the market at Seafood Gourmet can be enjoyed in the small dining room or is prepared and available for takeout, below.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>This month, The Costco Connection, a magazine sent to Costco Wholesale members, is recommending a totally unnecessary addition to a luxurious meal of Red King Crab Legs and Dungeness Crab -- a half-cup of butter.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Fresh lime or lemon juice is all I need to enjoy lobster, king crab or plump sea scallops.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>In the past few years, I've made a wonderful Red King Crab Leg salad with Dijon mustard, fresh lime juice, cumin and other seasonings.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>But retailers like Costco Wholesale and Trader Joe's seem to think premium seafood shouldn't be served without butter, brown sugar or bacon.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Experts say lobster, crab and other shellfish contain levels of cholesterol comparable to land animals.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Where they have the edge is much lower levels of saturated fat, which is found in butter, bacon and other food.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Replacing saturated fats in your diet with sources of polyunsaturated fats -- such as ocean fish with omega-3 fatty acids -- can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>When I emailed a photo of my Red King Crab Salad to Tim Talevich, editorial director of The Costco Connection, he replied the dish looked delicious and the magazine would consider "healthier options" next time.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer, which is sent to customers' homes, raves about Scallops Wrapped in Uncured Bacon with Brown Sugar Glaze.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>The Costco Connection's Recipe for Shrimp Fettuccine (misspelled in the magazine with one "c") includes two tablespoons of butter.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>A good buy at Trader Joe's in Paramus on Saturday was a large stalk of Brussels Sprouts for $3.99. Ignore the recipe on the tag for roasting the whole stalk with 3/4 cup of maple syrup. Another problem is the recommended wrapping of the stalk in plastic wrap, and heating it in a microwave on high for 4 minutes or 5 minutes. That could lead to the transfer of chemicals to the Brussels Sprouts from the cling wrap.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>I found a <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-brussels-sprouts-recipe2.html" target="_blank">recipe</a> online for oven roasting the Brussels Sprouts with olive oil, salt and pepper, though I used a lower temperature to avoid burning the outer leaves. I should have followed the recipe and trimmed the hard, fibrous stem after removing the sprouts from the stalk and washing them. I also recommend cutting the larger sprouts in half.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Trader Joe's most flavorful pasta sauce, Puttanesca, contains no added sugar. Ingredients include Italian tomatoes, capers, olives and anchovies.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I boost the flavor of skinless-and-boneless Icelandic Haddock ($8.99 a pound at Costco Wholesale in Teterboro) by coating serving pieces in Asian-Indian Spices from a box of Fish Masala, which you find in an Indian grocery.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>I start with fresh spinach drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil, above, then add spice-coated fish, chopped pitted olives, fresh tomato slices and reduced-fat grated cheese, below.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The haddock was ready after about 12 minutes in a preheated 400-degree oven.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>On Thanksgiving, I served a Red King Crab Salad with chopped celery, carrot, onion, and sweet pepper dressed in Dijon mustard, fresh lime juice, cumin and other spices.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Kirkland Signature Basil Pesto from Costco is as rich as butter, but made with extra-virgin olive oil and reduced-fat grated cheese. Pesto nicely complemented two Maryland-style jumbo lump crab cakes sold at Costco under the Phillips Seafood Restaurants label.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">SWEET DEAL: At the ShopRite in Englewood on Tuesday, I bought four 25.4-ounce bottles of Sparkling Cider from Spain at $1.88 each, the lowest sale price I've seen in the many years I've enjoyed this non-alcoholic beverage, which is made with 100% apple juice, but has no added sugar. There was a limit of four with store card.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>PALE IMITATION: Not far away, but at a higher price, was Goya-brand Sparkling Cider, labeled as an authentic Spanish import, but a check of the label showed this non-alcoholic beverage contains only 35% apple juice. Other ingredients include sugar, apple vinegar, preservatives and caramel color.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>ORGANIC IS BETTER: A 1-pound box of Gia Russa-brand 100% Whole Wheat Roman Rigatoni or Penne Rigate from Italy were reduced to $1.39 from $3.29, but at the same ShopRite you can buy Luigi Vitelli-brand Organic Whole Wheat Spaghetti and other shapes for $1.29 a pound.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>SEAFOOD SHELLS: Whole Foods Market in Paramus also carries imported Organic Whole Wheat Shells and other shapes for $1.49 a pound. Here, I prepared the shells with anchovies and sardines in Victoria Marinara, adding red wine and seasonings to the sauce. Victoria Marinara and Vodka Sauce also were on sale at ShopRite ($3.49 for a 40-ounce jar).</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">FROM AUSTRALIA: At ShopRites in Rochelle Park and Englewood last Friday and Saturday, Nature's Reserve Grass Fed Beef from Australia was on sale for $2.99 a pound with a $10 additional purchase and a store card. A roast or strip steaks were available with a limit of two packages.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A generous salad of Red King Crab with diced celery, sweet pepper, onion and carrot -- dressed with Dijon mustard, fresh lime juice, cumin and other spices -- was the starter at our non-traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner on Thursday.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Numerous news outlets report an estimated 46 million turkeys were killed for Thanksgiving, but no one has explained how Americans could possibly stomach all of that white meat.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>The white or breast meat of the domesticated turkey is the least flavorful and the easiest to overcook.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Even before I stopped eating meat or poultry in favor of seafood, I always insisted on getting the drumstick, thigh or wing -- and preferably all three.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>On Thursday, I prepared a luscious Red King Crab Salad for an appetizer, and my wife cooked turkey legs and thighs for herself and the other meat eaters in the family.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Like the Red King Crab, our second course came from Costco Wholesale in Teterboro -- Phillips Seafood Restaurants' Maryland-style Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I served them with Costco's Kirkland Signature Basil Pesto.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>After a big crab salad and two crab cakes, washed down with prosecco, a sparkling white wine from Italy, I was stuffed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I didn't have room for sweet potatoes mashed with extra-virgin olive or an organic spring mix salad, as planned.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Later, I did have cheese, fruit, nuts, coffee and tea.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">My wife prepared turkey parts from the Goffle Road Poultry Farm in Wyckoff in barbecue sauce. She seasoned and roasted other thighs and legs in the oven, and prepared rice with peas.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>In a mere two and a half hours this morning, I filled the gas tank of my wife's hybrid car at the Costco Wholesale gas station, had a repair made on one of the tires and bought more than $330 worth of food and flowers.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I've been stopping at my favorite food stores since last Friday. Usually, the pre-Thanksgiving crowds have been manageable, and at one or two places they were non-existent.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>My major purchase at Costco today was $59.81 for Wild Cooked Red King Crab Legs at $21.99 a pound, about $2 more a pound than last year, according to the Costco employee who weighed and bagged them.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I'll cut the crab meat into large chunks for a cold salad dressed with Dijon mustard, fresh lime juice, cumin and other spices -- a luxurious appetizer for our Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We'll also roast turkey drumsticks and thighs from the Goffle Road Poultry Farm in Wyckoff. See:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://doyoureallyknowwhatyoureeating.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-trip-to-turkey-farm-deals-on-wild.html" target="_blank">A trip to the turkey farm</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>And we'll have a side dish of sweet potatoes mashed with extra-virgin olive oil and a salad of Earthbound Farm Organic Spring Mix, also from Costco (1 pound is $4.79).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>During the holidays, ShopRite supermarkets are selling 5-pound boxes of sweet potatoes for only $2.49.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>We'll drink Kirkland Signature Prosecco, a sparkling wine from Italy sold at the Wayne Costco; and have fruit and cheese for dessert, including Lake Country Asiago, a hard, reduced-fat cheese from Wisconsin made with part-skimmed cow's milk ($5.69 a pound at Costco).</b></span><br />
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Most of the food I bought today were items we use year-round, including two dozen Kirkland Signature Organic Cage Free Eggs for $5.99 or $1 less than before.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>A 22-ounce jar of Kirkland Signature Basil Pesto was $7.79, an 18-ounce package of fresh Blueberries from Peru was $6.99 and a pound of Wild Alaskan Smoked Sockeye Salmon was $14.89.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>A dozen 10-ounce bottles of Naked 100% Juice Smoothies, with no added sugar, were $10.59 with an instant coupon; and a 64-ounce bottle of Naked Green Machine was $5.99.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>A pound of fresh Organic Spinach was $3.99 and 3 pounds of Organic Bananas were $1.99.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>I leave produce, milk, eggs (moved to the cold room marked "Dairy") and fresh fish for last, then head for the checkout lanes.</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I stopped buying Costco's farmed Black Tiger Shrimp from Vietnam, above and below, even though they are a good buy at about $10 a pound, compared to wild Gulf Shrimp from Whole Foods Market. Costco provides no information about how the farmed shrimp are raised.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Costco's pre-seasoned chickens arrive in boxes. They are fully cooked at the warehouse, although members complain about bloody and under-cooked birds. Ingredients include sodium phosphate, carrageenan, sugar and dextrose.</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>From Costco's small selection of hard cheeses, I chose Lake Country Asiago from Wisconsin.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Imagine-brand Organic Free Range Chicken Broth has less sodium than the Kirkland Signature Organic Cage Free Chicken Broth sold at Costco (1 cup contains 5% of the daily recommended intake of sodium compared to 18% in the Costco brand). Six liter containers were $11.49. Both brands have an easy to open screw top, below:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>It doesn't happen often, but Costco's price for two 40-ounce jars of Victoria Marinara is a lot higher than the sale price I found at the ShopRite in Englewood on Monday, where each jar was $3.49. Victoria Vodka Sauce, which is free of artery clogging cream, also was $3.49 for a 40-ounce jar. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>I got a good deal at Costco on a 3-pound bag of medium-to-dark-roast coffee beans from Guatemala ($5.26 a pound), but grinding them in a coffee mill near the food court took a lot longer than I expected, below. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">All 3 pounds of beans wouldn't fit into one coffee mill, and they were oily so I had to keep pushing them down with a plastic spoon from the food court. I chose a Turkish grind to expose as much of the coffee to hot water during the brewing process at home.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Regular gasoline for my wife's Toyota Prius was $2.04.9 today, and a friendly Costco employee did the pumping. New Jersey recently raised the gas tax by 23 cents a gallon.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">There was only one car ahead of me. The Costco gas station and tire store open before the warehouse.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The fish counter at the Super H Mart at 321 Broad Ave. in Ridgefield offers too much choice. This supermarket is the biggest Bergen County store in the Korean chain. On Thursday, I bought whole wild-caught Porgy for $2.99 a pound.</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tonight, my wife prepared the Porgies in a Fish Masala, a mixture of spices sold at Asian-Indian groceries, and made a sauce using organic chicken broth. I ate mine over organic brown rice prepared in an electric cooker with black-eyed peas and organic diced tomatoes.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Last week, I used the Fish Masala spices to coat pieces of fresh wild-caught Haddock fillet from Iceland ($8.99 a pound at Costco), and prepared a medley with organic spinach, pitted olives, organic diced tomatoes, grated cheese, extra-virgin olive oil and fresh lime juice. My side dish was mashed sweet potatoes.</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>A 5-pound box of Bagu Clementines from Spain were $5.99 at the Super H Mart, compared to $7.99 for the same clementines I bought at the H Mart in Little Ferry on Nov. 6.</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Two 5-ounce containers of Olivia's Organic Spring Mix were $3.99.</span></b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Super H Mart has one of the biggest selection of prepared Korean food, including pancakes, below.</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Super H Mart was a pleasure to shop in on Monday afternoon around 2:15.</span></b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">At the Englewood ShopRite, 40 Nathaniel Place in the Palisades Court shopping center, where I went later Monday afternoon to fill a prescription, three 15.5-ounce cans of Goya Blackeye Peas, marked non-GMO, were $2. I also bought organic and conventional whole-wheat pasta and two 40-ounce jars of Victoria Vodka Sauce ($3.49 each). The store was mobbed.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Around lunchtime on Friday, Jerry's Gourmet & More at 410 S. Dean St. in Englewood was busier than usual. On the way there, I braved the crowd jammed into the small retail store at Balthazar Bakery, 214 S. Dean St., for a pair of $2 baguettes.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Jerry's complete restaurant-quality Meals To Go are $7.99 and $5.99 after 4 p.m. I bought one fish and two chicken dinners.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I gladly paid full price for my Tilapia Marechiaro Dinner with Linguine in White Clam Sauce, Roasted Potatoes, Broccoli with Garlic and Zucchini Stuffed with Vegetable, above and below.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Dinner was complete with a glass of red wine and an organic spring mix salad.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Ignore the overpriced wine and beer at the International Food Warehouse at 370 Essex St. in Lodi. I only bought a couple of items, including a 3-liter tin of Artemis-brand Extra-Virgin Olive Oil from Greece ($20.99).</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sasoon Lavash, a thin, chewy, addictive Armenian bread, comes all the way from Glendale, Calif., but contains only flour, filtered water and salt. I like to make lavash roll-ups with Greek yogurt, a dried-thyme mixture called za'atar and extra-virgin olive oil. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Also at the International Food Warehouse, a Whole Wheat Lavash from Damascus Bakeries is labeled "natural," but has a long list of ingredients, including sugar and corn starch, below.</span></b></div>
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