by Katie Fiore | Aug 23, 2018 | Food
Sometimes Simplicity is Perfection The arrival of a new edition of Cook’s Illustrated Magazine always makes for a highlight in my day. The second I step through the front door and find a new issue waiting for me everything else fades into the background as I...
by Katie Fiore | Aug 8, 2018 | Food
Beat the Heat Without Breaking a Sweat In New York State, the month of August is typically the hottest month of the year. As we finally reach the tail end of the second heatwave of the summer our mind wanders to frozen treats that refresh, don’t come on a...
by Katie Fiore | Jul 24, 2018 | Life
Brewing a Catskills Dream Some people dream of throwing it all in, moving to the Catskills and opening up a brewery. They dream of turning their hobby into a business, of tapping into the famous Catskill water to create a superior craft ale, of creating a sustainable...
by Katie Fiore | Jul 18, 2018 | Food
Fresh, Fast and Fabulous Nothing says summer like red, ripe, juicy tomatoes (except maybe Creamsicle Ice Cream, a Stained Glass Cake, or a Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake)! With an endless number of tomato varieties approaching peak season, now is the time to hit the...
by Katie Fiore | Jul 11, 2018 | Food
A Treat Anyone Can Make That Everyone Will Love Chasing fireflies at dusk. The smell of chlorine, sunshine and sunblock. Rushing to eat your popsicle before it melts. Your childhood’s perfect summer day has been captured in this from-scratch, no churn...
by Katie Fiore | Jun 21, 2018 | Food
Nothing says summertime like a fresh baked fruit… cake? Summertime means different things to different people. To our kids it means 12 weeks free of school and homework, replaced by time with friends and lots of play. To farmers it is a time to showcase the...
by Katie Fiore | Jun 7, 2018 | Life
Fresh produce. Grown locally. Sold in season. Growing up in the suburbs of Pennsylvania we didn’t have a farmers’ market. Everything we bought came from George’s, the grocery store at the local strip mall in the center of town. Next to the lobster...
by Katie Fiore | May 17, 2018 | Life
A Cold Afternoon Inspires a Hot Idea One cold Wednesday afternoon in late February Gabriel Brodbar sat in his car at the Monticello bus station waiting for his wife to arrive. They had purchased a home in Downsville and would often travel there from the city...
by Katie Fiore | Apr 25, 2018 | Life
Living the Dream Have you ever dreamed of quitting your day job, launching a business in the Catskills, and splitting your time between the Catskills and the city? Claire Marin did when she launched her growing honey (and whiskey!) powered business – Catskills...
by Katie Fiore | Mar 21, 2018 | Life
A Little Something for Everyone Experience has taught me that there are two kinds of people in the world: the kind that can’t pass a house without straining their neck to catch a glimpse inside and the kind that would never dream of doing such a thing. If are...
