by moogoogaipan | Jul 15, 2016 | Garden, Hudson Valley
A successful garlic crop in the urban backyard depends on a lot of factors. We tell you what went right this year for us, what we might do differently, and one option for roasting your garlic once it’s harvested. There’s a line early on in one of those... 
by moogoogaipan | Apr 21, 2016 | Chickens, Hudson Valley
Hi, woodland chums! No recipe this week as Emily is busy with photography work, so I thought I’d “entertain” you (rarely was a word used so incorrectly with such flagrant abandon) with a little video diary. Last September, we got five new chicks, and... 
by emily | Jul 10, 2015 | Hudson Valley, Nerd Life, Stores
A couple of weekends ago, Matt and I spent a wonderful afternoon discovering treasures in an absolutely lovely Hudson Valley town, Cold Spring, NY. “Wait,” says a person with GoogleMaps, “Isn’t Cold Spring literally the next town over from... 
by emily | Jan 23, 2015 | Entrees, Gluten Free, Hudson Valley, Pork, Stores
Pork chops marinated in a spice brine, cooked to perfection and served with garlic-sauteed broccoli rabe and an apple-onion sauce. Chops don’t get much better than this. One of the things I love about living in Beacon is that it really feels like a community... 
by emily | Sep 20, 2013 | Hudson Valley, Restaurants
I’m embarrassed to admit it but Matt and I have lived in Beacon for over a year and we just made it to The Hop for the first time. It’s shameful, I know. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s kind of a craft beer mecca, half store, half gastro-pub.... 
by moogoogaipan | Sep 19, 2013 | Events, Hudson Valley
The harvest weeks of late summer, going into early fall, is when the Hudson Valley really struts its stuff . While there are festivals, fairs, and merry socials all year round, the weekends at this time of year become a whirligig of competing events, all worthy of...
