Select Page
Bundt Up the Volume with this Chocolate Almond Cake

Bundt Up the Volume with this Chocolate Almond Cake

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...
5 Best Places to Stay in the Catskills

5 Best Places to Stay in the Catskills

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!”...
Molasses Ginger Cookies Are Your January Treat

Molasses Ginger Cookies Are Your January Treat

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...
Pumpkin Stack Cake for Your Cozy Winter Weekend

Pumpkin Stack Cake for Your Cozy Winter Weekend

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...
Giant Pumpkin Party: Your Catskills Weekend Planner

Giant Pumpkin Party: Your Catskills Weekend Planner

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...
Honeybee Fest: Your Catskills Weekend Planner

Honeybee Fest: Your Catskills Weekend Planner

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...
Chocolate Chip Cookie, Oh How We Love You

Chocolate Chip Cookie, Oh How We Love You

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...