Senator James Beach, Assemblyman Louis Greenwald and Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (all D-Camden) announced today that members of their constituent services staff will be at the Collingswood Library on Thursday, August 19th from 2 to 5 p.m. to help local residents navigate a variety of State issues and services. This event is the second in a series of “mobile office” constituent service events designed to provide direct assistance with State issues to residents throughout the Sixth District.
The Collingswood “mobile office” event hosted by Beach, Greenwald and Lampitt follows a prior successful event at the South County Regional Library in Atco, which served the communities of Winslow, Waterford and Chesilhurst. Constituent services staff from the offices of Beach, Greenwald and Lampitt will continue to travel throughout the Sixth Legislative District in the upcoming months to further assist area residents.
This convenient outreach event will be staffed by experienced constituent service representatives who will assist residents with questions or concerns on a variety of State issues including, but not limited to, unemployment, taxation, utility assistance, financial aid and veterans’ affairs. Informational materials, covering a broad range of topics, will also be available for distribution. The Collingswood Library is located at 771 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood, 08108.
Thursday morning reminder to vote for us in the Pepsi Refresh Challenge:http://pep.si/cGaUr8
Thanks. we have moved from 173 down to 169. We’re moving in the right direction!
Hey, readers! Do you have fun Fourth of July plans in Collingswood this weekend? Take photos & video and upload them to Collingswood InJersey to share your Independence Day with the community!
Want to learn to strengthen your intuition and listen to your inner voice? Join us for a series of Psychic Development Workshops in a beautiful gallery setting at Zuzu Studio Gallery, 577 Haddon Ave., Collingswood. Five sessions on June 28, July 12, July 26, August 9 and August 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, taught by psychic/medium/clairvoyant Tracy Farquhar. $30 per session or all five for $120. Register by emailing ukjerseygirl@hotmail.com. More details at http://www.spiritlightpsychicservices.com or http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Spirit-Light-Psychic-Services/122061757830823?ref=sgm.
Looking for a fun Girls’ Night Out? Come to the Tease and Twirl Pastie Making Workshop at Zuzu Studio Gallery, Friday, June 25 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM. Pastie queen Amaryllis LaCreme shows you how to bring out your inner burlesque diva by constructing your own set of sexy and sumptuous pasties. Tassles optional. Wine and light refreshments will be served. Cost: $25
Zuzu Studio Gallery, 577 Haddon Ave., Collingswood
Join us for a one-night-only event! JMG Creations Trunk Show Thursday, June 24th 7-9pm. MEET artist Kathy Malcarney Baier as she shows an expanded collection of summer jewelry pieces at the beautiful ZUZU Studio Gallery, 577 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood! Light refreshments served.
Wanted to let everyone know about a Solar Energy Educational Seminar at the Cherry Hill Library, 1100 Kings Highway North Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034-1911. It will be held on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 7pm in the Multi-Cultural Room.
Topics to be covered – Solar Concepts, Solar technologies, State & Federal Incentives, Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) Income, Return on Investment, Buying vs. Leasing, Making Money from the Energy you produce, and more!
Hi, Collingswood bloggers! One of our sister sites, Freehold InJersey, is hosting a citizen journalism workshop at 7 p.m., June 24.
Attendees can go to sharpen their skills as government watchdogs, public informants and news writers.
The course is open to all interested citizens and freelance journalists, but seating is limited. The workshop will be held at Zebu Forno coffeeshop, at 2 East Main Street in Freehold. The course is free, so register soon by emailing colleen@injersey.com.
Our Date Night menu for Tuesday, May 26th is a great one...just $38.00/couple for a complete three course meal!
Menu
Choose your appetizers!
Nachos Lydia
Chicken Flautas
House Salad for Two
Choose your entrees!
Tres Taco Plate for Two
TWO beef tenderloin tacos with guacamole, tomatillo slsa & blue corn fried onions
TWO chicken cilantro tacos with mango jalapeno salsa
TWO Achiote pork tacos with lime red onion & cabbage slaw
Served with grilled Jersey asparagus and poblano spinach rice
Or...
Fajita Plate for Two
Choice of chicke, beef or vegetable with warm flour tortillas, red rice & pinto beans, guacamole, pico de gallo & mexican creme.
Choose your desserts!
* Jersey strawberry tangle for Two...with fresh berries, cinnamon sugared tortilla strips and vanilla ice cream
Or...
* Mexican Brownie for Two with coffee ice icream, chocolate sauce and our own home made whipped cream
Your price excludes sales tax and gratuity
And don't forget...
"Here's the Beef" Wednesdays!
A delectable, tender 8 oz filet mignon with Two Sides and a fresh salad...just $15.95/person every Wednesday (that means tomorrow, May 27th is your "get a great steak" night!).
Celiac Awareness Night
Think menus designed for celiac disease are hard to come by? Think again!
The Tortilla Press is joining 4 other restaurants in SJ Culinary Events to dedicate a special night just for celiacs on Tuesday, June 2.
Though our regular menu is available as well, you might change your mind when you see our tasty, nutritious and gluten free offerings! Here's a partial view of our menu:
Aieeee, what a week. Sorry to be so late posting recipes from Springdale Farms Cooking Demo Sunday, but...... Monday we were full for dinner with our Pet Pals fundraiser. The group had a really nice turn out & being the dog lovers that my wife, Lydia & I are, we're happy to write out the donation check for them. Tuesday & Wednesday were are Veggin Out nights & again The Tortilla Press was packed. What great response for the SJ Culinary Events group's 4 course $30 vegetarian menu with vegan options. I hope that Blackbird in Collingswood, Joe Polumbo's Mirabella Cafe & Andreotti’s Viennese Café in Cherry Hill & Blueplate in Mullica Hill received the same positive feedback & vegetarian support as The Tortilla Press.
So for those of you who attnended my cooking demo at Springdale Farm Market on Sunday, Here are the recipes for the Easy Spring Taco Fillings
Jersey Fresh Canned Tomato Salsa
1 can Jersey Fresh crushed tomatoes (available at The Collingswood Farmer's Market or Springdale Farms) 2 Jersey hot house tomatoes or garden fresh in season diced 2 to 3 Jalapenos, diced fine 2 Limes jucied 1/2 medium onion, diced 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped 1 tbsp salt 1 pinch of cumin
Place all ingredients in a bowl & mix. Let sit 30 minutes to blend flavors. Taste & adjust salt, lime, jalapeno & cumin to taste. Serve with fresh tortilla chips or atop of tacos.
Potato, Chorizo & Jersey Spinach Taco Filling
2 Potatoes, peeled, diced & par boiled to just tender 1/2 medium onion, diced 1 10oz stick Mexican style chorizo 1 bunch Jersey Spinach salt to taste, remember the chorizo can be salty so add salt after finishing
Cook the chorizo in skillet untill it releases it's oil, breaking it apart as you go. When chorizo is done add onions & cook about 2 minutes. Add potatoes & cook till they are well mixed & tender. Add apinach & wilt, taste & add salt if necessary. Serve warm or at room temp with warm corn tortillas, grated cheddar jack cheese & cholula sauce if desired.
Garlic Asparagus Taco Filling
1 Bu Asparagus, grilled or pan roasted 3 cloves garlic sliced 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp cilantro, chopped 2 Tbsp Jersey Fresh Crushed Tomato 1 tsp Ancho chile powder 1 pinch of cumin 1/2 tsp kosher salt
Cut cooked asparagus into 1/2" pieces. Heat olive oil in skillet & add garlic slices. Stir 1 minute, then add asparagus. Cook till heated through. Add crushed tomato, ancho chile powder, cumin & salt. Cook 1 minute more. Add cilantro, taste adjust seasonings & served with Tomato Salsa (see above), warm corn tortillas & lime wedges.
Chipotle Mushroom Taco Filling
1# White mushrooms, sliced 1 Clove garlic, minced 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp chives, chopped 2 tsp chipotle in adobo, pureed 1/2 Lime, juiced Salt, to taste
Place olive oil in skillet over medium heat, add garlic & mushrooms. Let mushrooms sit before stirring till they start to brown. Stir & cook about 2 minutes more. Add chipotle puree & lime juice. Remove from heat, stir in chives, add salt & served with warm corn tortillas. Top with grated cheddar~jack cheese.
Well sorry for the wait on the recipes. I hope to see everyone at Mayfair on Haddon Ave in Collingswood this Saturday
This letter is to all my guests of The Tortilla Press…and all my former guests of Tortilla Press Cantina in Pennsauken. And it’s about re-opening our Pennsauken location.
Many times (more than we can count!) my wife Lydia and I have been asked why we closed the Pennsauken location. It was a hard decision for us because we believed that our concept was perfect (especially with a liquor license) and the location was heavily trafficked.
Then the Maple Avenue bridge closed. Rising gas prices and a national downturn in the economy did the rest.
But for better or worse, it is not in our nature as Americans to be downcast. Almost irrepressibly optimistic, we were not made for despair. And I believe that attitude is what best describes my feelings about Tortilla Press Cantina.
With the bridge opening, gas prices dropping (a little – hey at least they’re not at $4 a gallon!) and the nation trying hard to recover, recuperate and repair, I am once again turning my eyes to the Pennsauken property and considering re-opening.
But not alone. And that’s where this appeal comes in.
We are looking for an investor/working partner to team with us to re-open the Cantina. Someone with capital of course, but also with expertise in creating and maintaining a profitable operation.And in exchange we are willing to give up a considerable portion of our ownership.
Why, when money is so tight, should you invest in this restaurant?
Because the factors that caused it to close are dissipating and our proven track record both in Collingswood and in Pennsauken’s early days show that our concept, our marketing and our commitment to affordable dining in South Jersey makes this a strong and solid investment.
Week three at the market & our market team is getting ready. We're bringing 10 cases of oranges for fresh squeezed juice. The asparagus is ordered from Stephanie at Vierneck Farms for our market quesadillas & our veggin out menu. Hopefully she will be able to pick enough strawberries to sell me two flats for our first of the season strawberry tangle. If so it will be our featured dessert specail on Saturday & Sunday menues. We might even be able to put together some Jersey berry topping for our Pan Perdida Sunday Morning.
Davidsons Mushrooms will be bringing us Cremini, Portabella & White Button Mushrooms. The portabellas will be sauteed with some of the asparagus for one of our market fresh quesadilla choices this week. I think I'll add a touch of chipotle paste, just for a little smokey heat.
Flaim Farms will again be supplying us with spinach, leeks, radishes, spring mix lettuce & our cilantro. Spinach & leeks will be another quesadilla choice this week & I'll be bringing a few half pints of our cilantro vinaigrette for those of you who are fond of it. Just remember, its fresh with no preservatives so use it within three days.
Well I could sit here & write all day, but who will do the prep for dinner tonight
