A friend of mine brought a jar of FunniBonz Barbecue Sauce home for me from the Atlantic City Food and Wine festival last week. On Sunday, I slathered half of the jar of the Spicy variety onto two slabs of Babyback ribs which resulted in rave reviews from my guests. This is one thick and gooey, stick to your ribs (literally) sauce and I am thrilled that the boys at Funnibonz agreed to sponsor this week’s Giveaway.
In 2005, two best friends from New Jersey started their quest to make the tastiest ribs and wings on the planet. Running test batches until 4:00am, they would frequently find themselves slap-happy in the kitchen covered in chicken and rib bones. Finally, after three years of weekends and holidays trying to create the perfect flavors, they finally nailed it, and FunniBonz was born. The result, the most versatile finger licking sauces, rubs, and marinades ever created for ribs, chicken, beef, veggies, and anything else you can imagine.
This week’s lucky winner will receive a FunniBonz prize pack consisting of 2 jars of FunniBonz Barbeque Sauce, a BBQ mop, a t-shirt and coupons (package valued at $32.99). To enter to win, please leave a comment telling me how you intend to use Funnibonz Barbecue Sauce at your next backyard soiree.
Be sure to leave your contact email in your entry if your profile doesn’t include one or I will have to pick another number.
You can also gain an extra entry by Tweeting or Blogging about this Giveaway. You must come back and leave a comment and link to your tweet or blog post to be counted.
Deadline for entries is Tuesday, August 18th at 11:59pm. Winners will be chosen with the help of Random.org.
Funnibonz Barbecue Sauce is available through their website and at many Wholefoods and Shoprite locations as well as Delicious Orchards in Colts Neck.
This week’s winner is Erika from 
On Sunday August 23, 2009 from 4 to7 p.m. the second in a series of Sustenance on the Farm Dinners will take place in the scenic fields of Starbrite Farm in Andover, Sussex County. Organic farmer John Krueger will take the guests on a farm tour and chef Andrea Carbine, a James Beard Award semi-finalist and co-owner of 
and took over the operation the following year, at which time he began working with the Bloomfield-Montclair CSA (community supported agriculture) and selling at NJ farmers’ markets. Since then, four new CSA groups have been added and currently Starbrite Farm CSA groups provide vegetables, fruits, and herbs to more than 300 member families.
Sustenance is a green event planning and programming business with a focus on local, sustainable food. Sustenance provides the expertise to create green events that combine style and taste with environmental responsibility, leaving behind the smallest carbon footprint. A portion of the proceeds from Sustenance events supports local non-profit organizations in the areas of earth stewardship and food justice programs.
To enter to win, please leave a comment telling me how you intend to incorporate these shriveled lovelies into one of your favorite recipes. If you don’t have a favorite recipe, hop on over to MarxFoods website for tips, tricks and a library of recipes in their 
How do you cook your fresh Jersey corn?
When a friend mentions a new restaurant they like, I’m listening. When another friend in the very same week mentions the same restaurant, I am intrigued. And, finally, when a third friend in the same week mentions Mixx in Manasquan and what a wonderful meal they had, it”s time Jersey Bites payed a visit.
uha Pig Lettuce Cups off of the “small plates” menu. As you can see, the presentation at Mixx is as important to the chef as taste. I really appreciate the fact that I was able to enjoy some delicious pulled pork minus the roll especially after a bowl of risotto.
Dinner behind us, we just had to take a peek at the dessert menu, simply for research of course. (The sacrifices I make for you people.) We decided on two desserts that sounded extraordinary. Warm Pecan Crumble Peach and Blueberry Crisp with Blueberry Ice Cream and the Cloud Nine Beignets with Cappuccino Dipping Sauce. I really don’t think I need words after these pictures.
Mixx American Bistro
So first, the “Aioli”
ShopRite Partners In Caring, a regional hunger-fighting initiative is partnering with General Mills to raise awareness about the issue of hunger and Jersey Bites is here to help “Blog it Forward.” General Mills and ShopRite will donate one box of cereal to a food bank in ShopRite’s trading area for the first 30 people who comment on this post. And that is not the only way you can help.
The ShopRite organization recognized the pervasive problem of hunger experienced by so many people right in the neighborhoods served by their stores. It’s a problem that not only exists during the holiday season, when attention is focused on charitable giving, but it also exists throughout the year. ShopRite had already been helping to fight the problem of hunger for more than 20 years through its support of the Feeding America network (formerly America’s Second Harvest) and through participation in the Checkout Hunger program, but wanted to do more.
Oh what to do with all those ruby beauties being plucked from the earth right here in our own backyard. It wasn’t that long ago that I hated beets. I’m not sure when or how I crossed over to being a fan. Maybe it was the addicting Golden Beet salad with Goat Cheese served at the Shipwreck in Brielle (I guess I was the only one addicted to it because they took it off the menu and I will never forgive them.)
Beets
Guest Bite: Chef Tom
Chef Thomas Grosman is a 29 year old Foodie / DJ / Entrepreneur / Blogger living in NY. As far back as he can remember he has always enjoyed cooking and I loved the internet. To this day, it doesn’t matter if he’s cooking for a packed restaurant or his family and friends at home, he’s always happy when he’s in the kitchen! Follow Chef Tom on Twitter 
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