by Katie Fiore | Feb 20, 2018 | Food
Bundt Heaven A few days before Christmas I found myself walking through the baking section of Bed, Bath & Beyond searching for a very specific sized casserole dish in which to serve my creamed onions. My eyes scanned the aisles for the right-sized dish and were...
by Katie Fiore | Feb 4, 2018 | Life
Your Essential, Don’t Leave Home Without It Guide When people find out I spend a lot of time in the Catskills one of the first questions they always ask is “I want to visit, where should I stay?” My standard response is “with me!”...
by Katie Fiore | Jan 26, 2018 | Food
The Great Brooklyn Baking Show Many years ago at my bridal shower my mother presented me with a binder filled with family recipes. The recipes were all hand written on index cards that she organized and photocopied so I could continue to make the things I had eaten...
by Katie Fiore | Jan 10, 2018 | Food
Pumpkin Stack Cake is Easy as Pie After a holiday-induced break Brooklyn to the Catskills is back in action and posting regularly again! Let’s all give a collective sigh of relief that the holidays are finally behind us and we made it through the “cyclone...
by Katie Fiore | Nov 1, 2017 | Food
Where are you Fall? We’ve been well into Fall for over a month now but it seems like we’ve been waiting forever for the temperature to cool down and align with the dates on the calendar. That is making things a bit challenging when it comes to figuring...
by Katie Fiore | Oct 4, 2017 | Life
Make It Happen I know, I know, life is so busy and you keep meaning to take that weekend trip to the Catskills but you just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Enough. Just stop. I’m here to tell you that it is time to make it happen, no more excuses, just...
by Katie Fiore | Sep 26, 2017 | Life
Trout Town, USA It seems like summer is never going to end, but Fall is officially here. Because temperature is still warm and the leaves are just starting to show their first signs of glorious fall color, it is an unbelievably beautiful time of year to visit the...
by Katie Fiore | Sep 21, 2017 | Life
Buzz on Over to Narrowsburg for Honeybee Fest! If there is one thing you do this weekend it has got to be going to the Honeybee Fest in Narrowsburg. Narrowsburg is a lovely little down nestled right next to the Delaware River and is deserving of a visit on its own...
by Katie Fiore | Sep 10, 2017 | Food
A Chocolate Chip Cookie Lover’s Delight Do you know anyone who doesn’t love a chocolate chip cookie? There are many schools of thought on what makes a perfect chocolate chip cookie, whether oversized, bite-sized, with nuts or without. Personally I like...
by Katie Fiore | Sep 10, 2017 | Life
This weekend the Catskills has a couple of diverse options to chose from – or be an achiever and do them both! First up is the annual Big Eddy Film Festival, a three-day event held in the beautiful little town of Narrowsburg. So get out your phone, call your...