Yeah, it's a recession. I am all about good, cheap wine these days.

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Crystal Springs Resort in Vernon, New Jersey for business.  While the facilities were nice, the trip was uneventful on the whole until the last night when my companions and I were given a tour of the resort’s wine cellars.  Holy moly.  Who knew that freakin’ North New Jersey U.S.A. is home to one of the most extensive and expensive wine collections in the world?!  Dude, they should put this on the license plates…
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Buttery, fluffy, filled with all sorts of fixings (I prefer cherries and chocolate chips, or old fashioned bananas) and drowned in syrup (maple?  Boysenberry?  It’s up to you!) perfect for dipping that side order of crispy bacon into … It’s no wonder that pancakes are a mainstay at the North American breakfast table.

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But did you know that National Pancake Week shares the same heritage as Carnival?  Neither did I, until I started researching this post.

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