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Hamptons: Bobby Vans Crab Salad

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Bridgehampton, NY: Bobby Vans Crab Salad

I am in love with this Crab salad at Bobby Vans in Bridgehampton, I have ordered it 3 times in the last 2 weeks and each time it has tasted exactly the same as the first time. I love the consistency of good food. I often find a lack of consistency in the Hamptons during the summer season. I am not sure why perhaps because of the influx of people during the summer. It is very rare that I make the effort to dine out in the Hamptons during the summer, but when I do I want that dining experience, good food, and amazing service.

This salad hit all of my taste buds, it includes avocado, bacon, lumps of real crabmeat, lettuce, shredded carrots, yellow tomatoes and wontons for a crunch, topped off with a delicious homemade dressing. I was pleasantly pleased and it left me wanting more and daydreaming about the next time I would have it. My only hope is when I return I will have the same dining experience. The service was wonderful, the atmosphere was enjoyable and it was not a long wait for our food to arrive. It was the perfect dining experience for a beautiful lunch with my hubby on a summer Monday afternoon in the Hamptons. I might add it was not over the top expensive.

I am a fan of Bobby Vans because I have always had a wonderful dining experience in many of the locations I have visited. I remember dining at an NYC location a couple of years ago with my daughter and we had a food experience that literally put us in a food coma.

Next time you are in Bridgehampton stop there for lunch I also recommend the SWEET CHILI TOSSED CALAMARI, the calamari was tender and the sweet chili sauce gave it a pop. OMG, it was so delicious.

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Secrets to keeping your Fruits and Veggies fresh longer

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(Sag Harbor, NY) Secrets to keeping your fruits and Veggies fresh longer: Greetings Hamptons Mouthpiece Readers...Lets talk Food….Average American family waste $1000-$2000 worth of food every year and mostly produce. It makes me so sad because there are so many starving people right here in this country. Here are some tips on how can you save yourself some money. The 2 biggest enemies in the refrigerator are moisture and air. The temperature in your refrigerator should be 40 degrees and your freezer should be 0 degrees and, if they’re not able to get to or maintain those temperatures, you might need to call an appliance repair san francisco company, or someone more local to you, in to fix the problem.
Baby greens and tomatoes

Have you ever bought fresh fruit and vegetables and they go bad on you before you have an opportunity to use them? Makes you crazy right? I recently watched a Rachael Ray show and she shared some tips to help us keep our produce longer and save money…

  1. Label and list things in your freezer
  2. Store liquids in freezer bags and lay flat…label & date
  3. Keep freezer well stocked…an empty freezer works too hard when it is not as cold as it should be…keep it crowded
  4. Keep fruits in one side of the refrigerator and vegetables on another side…all fruits and veggies should be refrigerated
  5. Treat your fresh herbs like flowers…put them in water..even your asparagus
  6. When you bring your lettuce or greens home…wash them and air dry them, then bag them, include a paper towel and refrigerate. If you are like me, and after grocery shopping the last thing on your mind is to wash your greens. Put them in the refrigerator in the bag you brought them home in, then wash before you are ready to eat.

Tip: Lettuce is the #1 cause of food born illness…make sure you wash them twice….

  • Fruits….if you have one bad berry in the container, remove it immediately because one bad berry can spoil the entire bunch. Take them out of the container you brought them home in. Put the berries in a bowl, lightly wrap, allowing for a bit of air and refrigerate. Don’t wash until you are ready to eat. Berries are perishable and you don’t want them to be wet.
  • Tip: To prevent guacamole and avocado from turning brown spray with vegetable spray and cover…

Foods that do not go in the refrigerator

  • tomatoes
  • onions…keep them in a basket with plenty of air (make sure you keep them separate from your potatoes)
  • Bananas (tip….bananas are great frozen to add to smoothies)
  • avocado’s (tip: you can put avocado in the refrigerator to prolong the ripeness)
  • Potatoes and Yams (store in a dark cool place)

Tip…if you want to speed up the avocado that is not ripe…put it in a brown paper bag…and if you really want to speed up the process add a banana to the bag…bananas give off a gas called Ethylene. . Ethylene is A colorless flammable gas, C2H4, derived from natural gas and petroleum and used as a source of many organic compounds, in welding and cutting metals, to coloring citrus fruits and as an anesthetic. Bananas really should be stored in a basket by themselves.

Secrets to keeping your Fruits and Veggies fresh longer will save you money during the year. Please share any secrets you may have.

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Hamptons Wellness:The Benefits of Eating Ginger

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Hamptons Wellness: The Benefits of Ginger: Ginger is widely used throughout the world for treating loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting after surgery, nausea resulting from cancer treatment, flatulence,stomach upset, colic, morning sickness and motion sickness.

Some people find ginger helps them with the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, cough, menstrual cramps, arthritis and muscle pain.

In some parts of the world, ginger juice is applied to the skin to treat burns

GINGER: Nausea, upset stomach…When I was pregnant with both of my daughters I have really bad morning sickness and I was nauseous all the time, literally until they were born. This is why they are 6 1/2 years apart and why I only have 2.

Some say drink Ginerale & Saltine Crackers but the sugar from the gingerale made me feel sicker…Ginger Tea is the Best..Treat yourself to a cup of piping hot ginger tea, a healthy drink that’s great for digestion. Why go out and buy old tea bags when you can easily make your own homemade ginger tea at home using fresh ginger? Here’s how to make the tastiest ginger tea you’ve ever had!

Home-made Ginger Tea
Recipe Type: Tea
Cuisine: Liquid
Author: Vanessa Leggard
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Home-made ginger Tea…piping hot ginger tea, a healthy drink that’s great for digestion
Ingredients
  • 4-6 thin slices raw ginger
  • 1 1/2 – 2 cups water
  • juice from 1/2 lime, or to taste
  • 1-2 tbsp honey or agave nectar, or to taste
Instructions
  1. Peel the ginger and slice thinly to maximize the surface area. This will help you make a very flavorful ginger tea.
  2. Boil the ginger in water for at least 10 minutes. For a stronger and tangier tea, allow to boil for 20 minutes or more, and use more slices of ginger.
  3. Remove from heat and add lime juice and honey (or agave nectar) to taste.

9 Terrific Benefits of Ginger

  • Eat fresh ginger just before lunch to stoke a dull appetite and fire up the digestive juices.
  • Ginger improves the absorption and assimilation of essential nutrients in the body.
  • Ginger clears the ‘microcirculatory channels’ of the body, including the pesky sinuses that tend to flare up from time to time.
  • Feeling airsick or nauseous? Chew on ginger, preferably tossed in a little honey.
  • Ginger helps reduce flatulence!
  • Ginger helps with Tummy moaning and groaning under cramps?
  • Ginger, with its anti-inflammatory properties-can bring relief. Float some ginger essential oil into your bath to help aching muscles and joints. You can combine it with CBD soap from websites like https://missionfarmscbd.com/cbd-soap/ to help with the inflammatory pain.
  • Chewing ginger post-operation can help overcome nausea.
  • Stir up some ginger tea to get rid of throat and nose congestion. And when there’s a nip in the air, the warming benefits of this tasty tea are even greater

Hamptons Wellness: The Benefits of Ginger:

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How about making your own General Tso’s Chicken

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Real Talk, Real Food

Homemade General Tso’s Chicken (The Takeout Breakup)

Real talk: I love a good Chinese food night. The cartons, the rice, the feeling that dinner magically appeared without effort. But somewhere along the way, General Tso’s Chicken became less legend and more letdown. Too sweet. Too greasy. Too… predictable.

So I started making it myself. And I’m telling you right now, once you do, there’s no going back.

This version is crispy (twice-fried, because details matter), sticky in the best way, and full of flavor without lighting your mouth on fire. I skip peanut oil and dried red chilies and use jalapeños instead. You still get heat, but it’s controlled, balanced, and doesn’t hijack the dish. This is General Tso’s for people who want flavor, not regret.

Perfect with white rice. Even better with steamed broccoli. And yes, it reheats beautifully, which means lunch the next day is handled.

Homemade General Tso’s Chicken

Serves: 6 | Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

For the Chicken

  • 4 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
  • 1 egg
  • 1½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Pinch of white pepper
  • 1 cup cornstarch

For the Sauce

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp chopped green onions
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1–2 jalapeños, sliced (your heat, your rules)
  • 1 strip orange zest
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • 3 tbsp chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sesame oil

To Thicken

  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • ¼ cup water

How to Make It

  1. Heat vegetable oil to 375°F.

  2. Beat the egg, add chicken, salt, sugar, and white pepper. Toss well.

  3. Coat chicken with cornstarch until fully covered.

  4. Fry in batches for about 3 minutes until lightly golden. Remove and cool.

  5. Fry again (don’t skip this) until deep golden and crispy. Drain.

  6. In a hot wok or skillet, heat 2 tbsp oil. Add green onions, garlic, jalapeños, and orange zest. Stir until fragrant.

  7. Add sugar, ginger, broth, vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Boil for 3 minutes.

  8. Stir in cornstarch slurry and cook until glossy and thick.

  9. Toss chicken in sauce, lower heat, and let it soak up the goodness.

Why This Works (Real Talk)

  • Chicken thighs stay juicy.

  • Double frying gives restaurant-level crunch.

  • Jalapeños bring flavor-forward heat, not chaos.

  • Homemade sauce means no mystery ingredients and no sugar shock.

This is comfort food that still respects you.

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Stop and Shop takes over Waldbaums in the Hamptons

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Stop and Shop takes over Waldbaums in the Hamptons
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced today that it has entered into an agreement with The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company to acquire 25 A&P stores in Greater New York for $146 million. The agreement relates to the following stores: Waldbaums in both East Hampton and Southampton, 9 in total, 14 Patohmarks and 2 A&P’s throughout New York and New JerseyNY65221LOGO

Waldbaum’s
67 Newtown Ln, East Hampton, NY
Waldbaum’s,
167 Main St, Southampton, NY
Waldbaum’s
905 Atlantic Ave, Baldwin NY
Waldbaum’s
702 Hicksville Rd, Massapequa NY
Waldbaum’s
112 15 Beach Channel Dr, Belle Harbor NY
Waldbaum’s
213-215 26th Ave, Bayside NY
Waldbaum’s
156 01 Crossbay Blvd, Howard Beach NY
Waldbaum’s
85 E Park Ave, Long Beach NY
Waldbaum’s
60 Wall St, Huntington NY
Pathmark
407 Valley St, South Orange NJ
Pathmark
25 Kinnelon Rd, Butler NJ
Pathmark
130 Wheatly Plz, Greenvale NY
Pathmark
134-40 Springfield Blvd, Springfield Gardens NY
Pathmark
625 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY
Pathmark
3106 Farrington St, Flushing NY
Pathmark
4055 Merrick Rd, Seaford NY
Pathmark
92 10 Atlantic Ave, Ozone Park, NY
Pathmark
460 Franklin Ave, Franklin Square NY
Pathmark
2965 Cropsey Ave, Brooklyn NY
Pathmark
2136 Bartow Ave, Bronx NY
Pathmark
961 E 174th St, Bronx NY
Pathmark
1720 E Chester Rd, Bronx NY
Pathmark
1351 Forest Ave, Staten Island NY
A&P
195 N Bedford Rod, Mount Kisco NY
A&P
400 Demarest Ave, Closter NJ

The agreement is subject to further terms and conditions set forth therein and subject to court approval in A&P’s bankruptcy case filed on July 19, 2015, which include the potential of a subsequent auction under which other higher bid or bids could be received and accepted by A&P for these stores. The agreement is also conditioned on regulatory requirements, including expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

“Stop & Shop is always looking for convenient locations to better serve our customers,” said Don Sussman, Stop & Shop’s New York Metro Division President. “We are very happy to have the opportunity to expand our presence in greater New York and serve new customers. We look forward to providing customers with delivering unmatched selection, quality and value that they have come to expect from Stop & Shop.”

Upon completion of the transaction, Stop & Shop plans to convert these Waldbaum’s, Pathmark and A&P stores into Stop & Shop stores. Additional details regarding the conversions will be announced at a later date. The sale is currently expected to close within the second half of 2015.

To learn more about Stop & Shop, visit www.stopandshop.com or www.facebook.com/stopandshop.

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