Harvest on Fort Pond

Garden seating, Sunset views, and Family Style Gourmet…just what you want at the end of a beach day! Spending time in Montauk this summer? My family tries to get out to “The End” for at least one day trip each summer, and as we’ve been going for years, we’ve developed a bit of a tradition:…

New Wave Burrito Bar

Don’t let the name fool you, this place is wayyyy more than Burritos! And even if that’s all they had, would that be a bad thing??? Blink and you missed it, but about a month ago, New Wave Burrito Bar popped up almost overnight in the space formerly occupied by Radio Radio, a BBQ joint….

Del Vino Vineyard – Northport, NY

All the charm of those East-End Vineyards with the major bonus of being 15 minutes from my house….WINNING! When I first heard that Northport was getting a Vineyard, my first thought was HOW, quickly followed by YESS!! Don’t get me wrong…a day out East hopping from vineyard to vineyard on 25A is always a great…

RECIPE – Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats

Healthy and Buffalo chicken rarely go hand in hand…..so you’re welcome. I love buffalo wing flavored everything, the hotter the better. So given the chance to make a meal out of it, yeah I’m in. This quick and easy (AND FUN) dinner is so tasty, you’ll wonder why you never thought of it yourself! Ingredients…

Toast & Co.

At the home of “breakfast and lunch all day”, a new nighttime menu is offering up a new option for weekends in Huntington Village. I know what you’re thinking…how is it even POSSIBLE that I haven’t written about Toast yet? Fear of seeming biased? No, I just never thought the Huntington public needed an introduction…

RECIPE – “Easter” Fully Loaded Cheeseball

Here’s another recipe that I’m making fit my Easter theme, but it can be used with other holidays….or for just random nights when you want to eat cheese dip! CHEESE. It’s a crowd pleaser, and isn’t that what you want to bring when you’ve been tasked with providing an appetizer for your next family gathering??!!…

RECIPE – Perfectly Pastel Bacon Dill Deviled Eggs

I’m making these for Easter, but honestly, if you change up the coloring, this is an easy trick to pull off for ANY holiday, or any color-scheme!! A little over a year ago I discovered Deviled Eggs…yes, mid-thirties and this was a “new” thing to me. No one in my family ever made these for…

RECIPE – Sweet Thai Chili Salmon with Mango Salsa

Having recently returned from St. Maarten, we have gotten used to eating a lot of fresh seafood prepared in FABULOUS ways. That coupled with yet another Lenten Friday, I came up with a fresh new presentation for our typical Salmon. Also I REALLLLLY wanted to try the “Sweet Hot Sauce” that I bought from the…

SXM Food (AND MORE) Guide

Recommendations for visiting the Friendly Island…. While there’s likely no BAD choices when it comes to food on the island…sometimes it’s helpful to have some good places to start from. Sint Maarten/St. Martin is a small island in the Caribbean that’s split into two sides by nationality…Dutch and French. The food is amazing on both…