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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Catskill Bakery: Hartmann’s Kaffeehaus
While in the Catskills I stopped by Hartmann’s Kaffeehaus, a lovely little German bakery that also serves breakfast and lunch. The intent was to sit down and have breakfast, but we didn’t make it past the pastries behind the glass. … Continue reading
Posted in Catskills
Tagged apple strudel, bakery, bee sting cake, Bienenstich, blueberry strudel, breakfast, cake, Catskills, danish, dessert, eat me, feed, german, german bakery, Hartmann’s Kaffeehaus, Kaffeehaus, marzipan, marzipan tart, Nussecke, omg, pastries, pastry, raspberry danish, round out, strudel, tart, yum
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Jacksons Garden in Schenectady
Jacksons Garden at Union College is a beautiful little space to take a stroll (only 8 acres), possibly before dinner, a show at proctors, or some other activity in Schenectady. There are lots of great interesting plants and flowers to look … Continue reading
Posted in Schenectady County
Tagged flora, flowers, fresh air, Fun, garden, green, hike, jacksons garden, nature, plants, proctors, schenectady, trails, union college
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Albany Eats: The Cheese Traveler
A very affordable lunch or dinner option with quality ingredients and tremendous taste: I’m talking about a grilled cheese sandwich from the Cheese Traveler in Albany’s DelSo neighborhood. I absolutely cannot believe it has taken me this long to visit … Continue reading
Posted in Albany
Tagged affordable, albany, artisinal, cheap eats, Cheese Traveler, delicious, delso, dinner, fontina, gooey, grilled cheese, local, lunch, pumpkin, pumpqueen, the Cheese Traveler, yum
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Westchester Hike: Twin Lakes
I spent so many hours of my youth hiking at Twin Lakes in Eastchester and when I am visiting my family in Westchester I still often return to these trails. The short drive from my childhood home was beautiful down … Continue reading
Posted in Westchester County
Tagged abandoned, bird watching, birding, birds, california road, deer, dog walking, eastchester, hike, horseback riding, lake, nature, ruins, trails, twin lakes, waterfall, westchester, woodpecker
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Brunch in Ossining: Wobble Cafe
I had a delectable brunch at Wobble Café in Ossining, Westchester. This place has really great chow, but you must be aware of the atmosphere. It is a kitschy joint that is extremely kid friendly. We were lucky to visit … Continue reading
Posted in Westchester County
Tagged atmosphere, bacon, blueberry, breakfast, bring the kids, brunch, childrens books, cornmeal, cornmeal pancakes, doughnuts, eggs, feed me, homemade, kid friendly, latte, maple, maple spiced latte, ossining, pancakes, puff pastry, ricotta, westchester, wobble cafe, yum
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Westchester Hike: Kitchawan Preserve
Today’s hike was at Kitchawan Preserve in Ossining, Westchester. This preserve has many options: you can hike the four miles of trails within the preserve, you can take the 6.5 mile trail from the Kitchawan Preserve to the Teatown – … Continue reading
Westchester Hike: Lenior Preserve
I visited Lenior Preserve in Yonkers, Westchester and it was a great little spot. Doesn’t take long to walk around this 40 acre plot, but you may find some odd things along the way to hold your attention. It’d be … Continue reading
Posted in Westchester County
Tagged abandoned, abandoned mansion, birds, butterfly garden, deer, gazebo, hike, Lenior Preserve, nature, old croton aqueduct trail way, palisades, ruins, trails, urban, urban oasis, views, vista, westchester, woods, yonkers
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Cafe Lark
I required breakfast before taking a hike. There was nothing in the pantry, I didn’t want it to be a whole ordeal, and I didn’t want to do Dunkin –but I wanted something quick and local. As always in my … Continue reading
Posted in Albany
Tagged albany, bacon, bacon egg and cheese, bacon egg cheese, breakfast, breakfast sandwich, cafe lark, center square, cheap eats, feed, lark st, location, people watching, quick eats
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Stuyvesant Falls
If you love a good waterfall, visit Stuyvesant Falls Park in Columbia County. It’s a beautiful and in my book worth a visit for that reason alone. In addition, the very small park has a few short trails, grills and … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged beautiful, columbia county, Fun, nature, stuyvesant falls, stuyvesant falls park, waterfall
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