Begernfest is an amazing event. I had the pleasure of being invited to this event last year by my friends at Sweet Avenue Bake Shop. Merchants from all over Northern New Jersey. Award winning restaurants, Salons, Spas, Cafes, Bakeries and even a fashion show. This was not only a wonderful place to taste some great food and wine, it was also a place to network with other business owners and individual residents of New Jersey. This year Quintano Media will be the Videographer and Photographer of the event and will also have a presentation table as well. So come to the The Estate of Florentine Gardens 97 Rivervale Rd., Rivervale, NJ. The event is sponsored by Bergen Health & Life Magazine . If you are interested in coming you can purchase tickets here. Below you can see photos and video from last years event. You can also follow Bergenfest updates on twitter. Want to find out who the vendors will be at Bergenfest 2009 scroll down to the bottom of this article

click this link to see the Article describing the vendors attending bergenfest 2009 this year.

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We really got to see a lot of Antigua today and learn a lot about whats going on here around the island. It was full of history and information and I would love to share more with you but im still on the cruise. We are now on our way to St. Kitts. Ill see you guys with my new post then. I hope all is well back home in the frozen tundra.

Well we came and went from barbados… this is a really frustrating port because the taxi drivers would not take us where we wanted to go. Only where it was profitable and easy for them. So we started out at Sandy Beach then ended up at the boatyard which was fun. As you can tell from the photos the port itself isnt much to look at.

So now we have arrived in St. Lucia which to me will be one of the most beautiful islands we have seen yet. I was here once before with my father but it was a long time ago. We have ported in the city of Castries and we hope to visit a view of the Pitons today which are the twin peaks that landmark this island

We are now leaving the Island of Dominica. A beautiful, very tropical island with many rivers and waterfalls. We are enjoying this cruise much more now that we are visiting the islands. We had a fabulous tour guide/taxi driver who took us around named Matthew. We now head off to the Island of Barbados. Until then Thank you all for the wishes for us, we are having a beautiful time down here. I do want to mention that the presence of the Obama Inauguration reached down here too with people watching and listening on tv’s and radios all over the island and aboard the cruise ship. Im so happy for this day.

Kim and I have left the beautiful Island of St. Thomas. We are now on our way to the island of Dominica.  We had a very sour start to our cruise when we arrived on the ship only to find other peoples belongings in our cabin. So we could not enjoy the carnival that was going on in san juan instead we had to wait for the people who were in our cabin to get back.  Apparently they somehow got in out room after they thought it was theirs. They were actually in the room that was just one number down. We are experiencing that Carnival is the absolute worst cruise line to ride on. Luckily we have beautiful destinations each day to get away from this ship. Now ive been cruising since I was in high school and I have been on most of the major cruise lines more than once and this has by far been the worst treatment we have ever received from any cruise line and we will be sure not to ever give carnival another cent. I plan to spead really poor reviews of this cruise line when I return home.

Anyway Kim and I are making the best of things and we are really enjoying the ports. We manage to take tons of beautiful photos of St. Thomas and we hope to today in Dominica. Take care and Keep following us on facebook as I keep Posting mobile uploads when i can.

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Well the one day out of the year where we actually have more than 3 people over our apartment for a meal is coming up. This year we discovered a much better way of brining a turkey than what we did last year. Plus a few extra tips.
If everything works out as planned our turkey should look something like this.
Our Thanksgiving day menu looks like this:

Appetizers:
tostitos with salsa
coconut srimp
variety of cheeses with crackers
Stuffed Mushrooms

Entree:
21 lbs Turkey Brined for 8 hours the night before
coated under the skin with a herbed butter and also coated outside the skin
with a seasoning on top.
A homemade sausage gravy

Sides:
Sweet Potato Casserole
Green Bean Casserole
Sausage bread stuffing
Roasted Garlic Mashed potatoes
Cranberry mold

Desert:
2 homemade apple pies
1 homemapde pumpkin pie
Homemade chocolate chip cookies
jello mold

pecan pie
I will video tape our cooking a little bit and post a highlight the day after of our dinner
I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving