by Katie Fiore | Jan 21, 2020 | Life
The Ultimate Catskills Real Estate Guide (Winter 2020) For the past several years our most popular feature has been our annual Looky Loo’s Peak Inside the Catskills Real Estate Market. At Brooklyn to the Catskills, our mission is to promote tourism, economic...
by Katie Fiore | Jan 15, 2020 | Food
Let Me Explain Last week I found myself walking to work and feeling happy. In my bag was a tin of the Trader Joe’s stroopwafels and as soon as I got into the office I was going to make myself a cup of tea, put my stroopwafel on top to warm it, and get my day off...
by Katie Fiore | Jan 4, 2020 | Food
Falling Snow and a Roaring Fire Snowflakes the size of cotton balls propelled past the window by great gusts of bitterly cold wind. A roaring wood fire that crackles, smokes and spits flames up the chimney. A couch so deep and soft that once you sit it is impossible...
by Katie Fiore | Dec 10, 2019 | Food
Do Classic Sugar Cookies Make You Yawn? The holidays are the best. There are presents and heart-warming movies with happy endings and lots and lots of baked goods. This is the time of year I pull out all the stops and bake my heart out, from tried and true family...
by Katie Fiore | Oct 22, 2019 | Food
Pumpkin Isn’t Just for Thanksgiving There are few things that go together as well as Thanksgiving and Pumpkin Pie. And while that pairing may be iconic, it unfortunately leaves out the other 11 months of the year when you could be eating pumpkin as a soup, a...
by Katie Fiore | Sep 23, 2019 | Food, Life
It’s About Being Delicious Just a few months ago Rose Reilly and Kevin Toledo were elementary school teachers, splitting their time between their jobs in NYC and their weekend home in Hortonville. They had been vegetarian / vegan for a long time, but found...
by Katie Fiore | Jul 24, 2019 | Food
A Slice of Heaven on Your Plate Fruit filled desserts are the darlings of summer baking. It makes sense, of course. With summer fruits at peak season, what better to do with them than bake up a delicious pie, crumble or shortcake? But fruit-based summer desserts are...
by Katie Fiore | Feb 6, 2019 | Food
A Week in Spain Last fall I had the privilege of traveling to Spain for corporate training. I was part of a group of about 20 people who were sent to the island of Mallorca from different points on the globe, with the goal of teaching us new skills and fostering...
by Katie Fiore | Jan 30, 2019 | Life
Our Catskills Real Estate Guide is Back by Popular Demand Last year’s most popular post was our Looky Loo’s Peak Inside the Catskills Real Estate Market, so we decided to give it an update and publish a Winter 2019 edition. Using our completely subjective...
by Katie Fiore | Jan 23, 2019 | Food
Inspired by Love Legend has it that the Chocolate Funny Cake-Pie was invented by a pretty Pennsylvania Dutch girl trying to impress her suitor. Wanting to show off her culinary expertise, she created a special new dessert just for him. Upon seeing it, he exclaimed,...
