Weekends

Remember the cassette? Or as my niece and nephew call them: "You mean those square things?" Rectangular, actually. Cassettes sounded great in your "Walkman." I had the Panasonic version of the Sony Walkman, in the late 80's...

The snow is falling...and you need to warm up with some fast and easy, hearty, comfort food. I'd like to suggest the "Hamburger Soup" that I...threw together! Remember, I said quick and easy, so I am cutting corners with some "prepared" ingredients...

Right before Christmas, Bob Williams (New Jersey Traffic North) and I got to talking about making Christmas cookies. At that point it was just that. Just talk. Between it being almost Christmas, and the fact that I'm a busy guy...I do a lot around New Jersey 101...

It's almost 2020...wow! Join me (Craig Allen) as we say goodbye to the year that was...and HELLO to a New Year, and a new decade, full of promise. I'll be playing your favorite PARTY HITS--commercial free--from 7:00 right up til midnight...

It's fair to ask: What does the rest of the neighborhood do when "FedEx Pat" and "Cornershow Bob" wage a "Friendly Christmas Lights Competition?"

I've written about this "friendly competition" here at nj1015.com for quite a few years. My whole neighborhood loves when "FedEx Pat" and "Cornershow Bob"..."string up the lights." (for earlier pictures and story, click here). "FedEx Pat" puts up his entire display over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend...

Move over, pumpkin spice cereal... ...you're so...October. When it comes to "limited edition" or "seasonal" breakfast fare, I think that I may have found the ultimate on New Jersey grocery store shelves: "Elf On The Shelf" cereal...

It's on. Every year, everyone in my neighborhood looks forward to the "Friendly Christmas Lights Competition" that lights up our Jersey winter nights. FedEx Pat puts up all his lights at once... ...and that's it. Feel the Christmas JOY...

For the uninitiated, THIS is something that my whole neighborhood looks forward to each year. The Christmas Holiday season has officially arrived, when "FedEX Pat" and "Cornershow Bob" start "stringing up the lights." Tradition states that "FedEX Pat" puts up his display, taking advantage of the long holiday weekend to...

Put the store-bought pumpkin pie back in the freezer where it belongs. Your family will give thanks when you serve this apple pie at your Thanksgiving dinner! A couple years ago, after I picked a bumper crop of apples off the trees in the backyard, I asked my mom if she had an apple pie recipe...