This week finds us in Mendham, New Jersey, a picturesque Colonial village nestled in rolling hills and lush with deciduous trees.   The area has a long history dating back to when the Lenni-Lenape Indians migrated to New Jersey from the "North Country" crossing the Mississippi River. Despite the present-day transformation from a rural farming community to a residential suburb, Mendham retains its early character through its carefully preserved homes, farm buildings, and villages, living remnants of the township’s past. In this portrait of Americana, we discover Allrecipes.com cook Doug Matthews cooking up some Alligator Chili, which is obviously not indigenous to the local cuisine. Playing our own version of "Six Degrees of Alligator," the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is nearby, though alligators are not known to frequent here.