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An EPA Look at What Resources Go into a Year of Food Loss and Waste in the United States

Dec 3, 2021
1 min

An EPA Look at What Resources Go into a Year of Food Loss and Waste in the United States

Hot off the presses, a summary of finding from the newly released EPA report, “From Farm to Kitchen: The Environmental Impacts of U.S....

Handsome Devil BBQ: Great BBQ in the Heart of Newburgh

Janet irizarry

Nov 30, 2021
4 min

Handsome Devil BBQ: Great BBQ in the Heart of Newburgh

There’s are three things you can say about BBQ. One it’s good all year round. Barbecue screams summertime and eating outside, but it’s...

A Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Made Vegan (and Easy)

Rebecca Carucci

Nov 19, 2021
1 min

A Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Made Vegan (and Easy)

Whether it is for ethical reasons, the environment, supply problems, costs or just to change it up a bit, you, like many others, might be...

Maria Serves Up Vibrant Global Flavors In New Rochelle

Morris Gut

Nov 4, 2021
3 min

Maria Serves Up Vibrant Global Flavors In New Rochelle

While the City of New Rochelle undergoes a massive construction phase that will actually create a skyline, dining venues of all stripes...

"Using Frig & Pantry Item to Their Fullest": Food Waste – a Personal Journey of Awakening (Part 4)

Janet irizarry

Oct 25, 2021
4 min

"Using Frig & Pantry Item to Their Fullest": Food Waste – a Personal Journey of Awakening (Part 4)

Part four: Using Refirg and to Their Fullest Here comes the last installment of our exploration on minimizing food waste at home. After...

RCC Culinary Arts Center Offers Free Series: Purchasing & Preparing Nutritious Food Economically

Janet irizarry

Sep 26, 2021
2 min

RCC Culinary Arts Center Offers Free Series: Purchasing & Preparing Nutritious Food Economically

(ROCKLAND COUNTY, New York) September 8, 2021– A series of classes on how to purchase and prepare delicious and nutritious food will be...

"Using Your Proteins to Their Fullest" : Food Waste – a Personal Journey of Awakening (Part 3)

Susanne Meyer-Fitzsimmons

Sep 26, 2021
5 min

"Using Your Proteins to Their Fullest" : Food Waste – a Personal Journey of Awakening (Part 3)

Part three: Using Proteins to Their Fullest We’re back, and this time we will address how to counter food waste in the animal protein...

Trattoria Vivolo: Regional Italian Cuisine Out of a Vintage Diner!

Janet irizarry

Sep 10, 2021
3 min

Trattoria Vivolo: Regional Italian Cuisine Out of a Vintage Diner!

TABLE HOPPING with Morris Gut For two decades, some of the most robust Italian regional flavors in Westchester have been emanating from a...

"Using Your Produce to Its Fullest" : Food Waste – a Personal Journey of Awakening (Part 2)

Janet irizarry

Sep 3, 2021
5 min

"Using Your Produce to Its Fullest" : Food Waste – a Personal Journey of Awakening (Part 2)

Part Two: Using Your Produce Its Fullest Today we're going to talk about ideas to avoid produce food waste, which is the largest...

Weeknight Take-out Dinner from Casa de Goa

Shana Salyer

Aug 30, 2021
3 min

Weeknight Take-out Dinner from Casa de Goa

Photos by Studio 7 Imagery Pizza places and Chinese take out are not hard to come by here in the Hudson Valley, but authentic ethnic...

“Food Waste – a Personal Journey of Awakening” (A Four Part Series)

Susanne Meyer-Fitzsimmons

Aug 25, 2021
7 min

“Food Waste – a Personal Journey of Awakening” (A Four Part Series)

Part One: Getting to know Susanne Food waste! It was not always an issue. As a matter of fact, we used to be quite scrappy until...

Megan Giller

Aug 19, 2021
3 min

Expert Megan Giller Weighs in on Her 5 Top Chocolate Shops in the Hudson Valley

I spend a lot of time thinking about chocolate. That tends to happen when you write a book about the bean-to-bar movement and lead...

Are You Ready for the Hudson Valley Food Waste Challenge?

Janet irizarry

Aug 2, 2021
3 min

Are You Ready for the Hudson Valley Food Waste Challenge?

All over the country communities are realizing the seriousness surrounding the issues of food waste and are taking action to reduce it....

Chef Andrew Michaels opens RH241 in New City, and We Got a Sneak Peek

Janet irizarry

Jul 29, 2021
2 min

Chef Andrew Michaels opens RH241 in New City, and We Got a Sneak Peek

Do you have something to celebrate, and are looking for a place to throw the party? If so, I have a new place for you to check out. ...

Curry Chickpea Salad - A Great, Healthy, Summertime Recipe

Janet irizarry

Jul 20, 2021
2 min

Curry Chickpea Salad - A Great, Healthy, Summertime Recipe

Healthy Curry Chickpea Salad is a great summertime meal. It is filled with delicious flavors and textures.

Janet irizarry

Jul 19, 2021
1 min

Life of a Strawberry

I bet you never really thought about the journey a strawberry takes from the farm to your refrigerator and then... This short video...

Lunch at Maggie Mae's - On the Green at the New Paltz Golf Course

Janet irizarry

Jul 7, 2021
3 min

Lunch at Maggie Mae's - On the Green at the New Paltz Golf Course

Maybe I am a little biased, but there are very few places that do a crab cake as well as we did them at my restaurants, but Maggie Mae's...

Local Restaurant Post Goes Viral & Gains Support from a Well Known Hudson Valley Chef

Janet irizarry

Jul 2, 2021
3 min

Local Restaurant Post Goes Viral & Gains Support from a Well Known Hudson Valley Chef

I am sure that most, if not all, of you are aware of the labor shortage in the country, and restaurants are finding it exceptionally hard...

I Spent a Day at an Organic-Vegan-Sustainable Farm and You Can Too!

Janet irizarry

Jun 28, 2021
3 min

I Spent a Day at an Organic-Vegan-Sustainable Farm and You Can Too!

By Janet Irizarry I am a "want to be" farmer. I moved to Gardiner 9 years ago, and am always in awe of the farms and the hard work that...

RCC Offers Free Cooking and Nutrition Classes for Food Insecure

Janet irizarry

Mar 19, 2021
1 min

RCC Offers Free Cooking and Nutrition Classes for Food Insecure

Rockland Community College (RCC) has announced an 8-week series of free cooking and nutrition classes for food insecure individuals or...