Vegetables & Salads
Cold Sesame Noodles
Posted January 21st, 2010I tasted these delicious noodles at the Ancram Angel Christmas Party. It was a potluck so I had no idea who had made them. After some investigating, I found out Adrienne Citrin (a great Hammertown customer and friend) was the chef in question. When she told me how easy they were to make AND that ...
Holiday Recipe: Latkes (Potato Pancakes)
Posted December 13th, 2009It’s just not Chanukah without Potato Latkes! This recipe is an old family favorite — served with sour cream or applesauce — they’re always a hit!
Ann’s Savory Corn Pudding
Posted November 19th, 2009I never got the exact recipe from my sister-in-law, Ann, so this year my nieces, Tasha and Erin, will be making their Mom’s Corn Pudding for our Thanksgiving dinner…just one of the many ways we’ll be remembering and celebrating Ann this holiday season.
Red Lion Inn’s Root Vegetable Hash
Posted November 5th, 2009This one comes from Executive Chef Brian Alberg (also my neice’s husband) of the Red Lion Inn. Published last month in The Country and Abroad (A great local magazine), I am going to try it for our Thanksgiving table. If you have favorite family recipes for Thanksgiving, please email them to us. If we use ...
Swiss Chard Tart (Pasticcio di Bietole al Forno from Mario Batali)
Posted October 14th, 2009After a few pretty hard frosts there isn’t much left in the garden EXCEPT Brussels sprouts and the indestructible, tasty and vitamin-rich Swiss Chard. Sometimes it can keep on going until almost Christmas but I thought I’d share this recipe with you now.
Postmaster Deb’s Zucchini Casserole
Posted September 30th, 2009One of the best things about living in Ancramdale is our Postmaster Debbie Taft. She’s always helpful…always cheerful…knows her job inside out and is, in general, someone my mother would have called “a good egg”! This recipe is from Debbie and appears in a new cookbook that Neighbors Helping Neighbors has put together: “Kitchen to Kitchen: Sharing Home Cooking”.
Two healthy “comfort food” recipes from Gigi’s “Hudson Valley Mediterranean” cookbook
Posted September 24th, 2009#1 Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Cauliflower and Chard - Laura Pensiero is a master chef, nutritionist, and creator of Gigi’s Hudson Valley (and Hammertown Rhinebeck friend and neighbor). This is one of 150 magnificent recipes she includes in her new cookbook from her famed restaurant, Gigi Trattoria and Gigi Market, in Rhinebeck and Red Hook, respectively.
Mashed Potato-Rutabaga-Turnip Gratin (from Gigi’s “Hudson Valley Mediterranean” cookbook)
Posted September 24th, 2009Author, Laura Pensiero, is the owner of Gigi Trattoria in Rhinebeck NY as well as Gigi Market in Red Hook. In her new cookbook, this is what she said about this recipe: One of my smaller life goals is to get more people turned on to the culinary pleasures of rutabagas and turnips. The new "sexy" Rutabaga! ...
Chaiwalla’s Famous Tomato Pie
Posted September 10th, 2009I know…I know…many of you are still mourning over the tomato blight which struck your gardens and many growers in our area. But take heart…there are still great tomatoes out there just waiting to give up their juicy wonderfulness for you.
Caesar Salad (from Julia Child)
Posted August 12th, 2009Researched by Julia Child and from her fourth book, FROM JULIA CHILD’S KITCHEN Caesar Cardini Did you know Caesar Salad originates from Caesar’s restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico? One of Julia’s earliest memories of restaurant life was going with her parents for lunch at Caesar’s Restaurant in Tijuana, just south of the Mexican border from San Diego (Julia ...
A.G.S. – Professional Home Delivery
I cannot say enough great things about them. They are a family-run business and take pride, care and responsibility for their work.
Paula Redmond Real Estate
This lovely c.1845 farmhouse overlooks 37 plus acres of open fields, pastures and pond on a bucolic country road.
The Valley Table
“The magazine of all things epicurean up and down the river.” So says the New York Times and I couldn’t agree more.
WKZE – 98.1
By advertising on and listening to KZE, we are supporting their spirit of independence and at the same time we’re putting money back into our community.
Hylton-Hundt Salon
I had been hearing Rhonda talk about her "Hairapy" at Hylton Hundt Salon for quite a few years. "Bonnie not only makes me look beautiful, she clears my mind and nourishes my soul!"
Rembrant Painters
As a home stylist with a practice in upstate New York, Connecticut and the Berkshires, I see them as "my painters of choice." - Wanda Furman
Dennis Wedlick Architect LLC
His iconic roof lines, his contemporary farm house designs, his belief in sustainability, and his honest respect for the American home all put him at the top of my list…
Little Gates & Co. Wine Merchants
What I really love about Little Gates is the thoughtfulness with which they choose their wines and in how they talk (and listen) to their customers who are looking for recommendations.
Stissing Design
One of the many reasons I love Tim’s work is in his clever details. Each one-of-a-kind piece is made with such care and originality it’s like buying a wonderful piece of art.
The Amazing Real Live Food Co.
In case you hadn't noticed...I LOVE the cheeses from The Amazing Real Live Food Company.
No. 9 Restaurant – Millerton, NY
I have been a huge fan of Taryn & Tim Cocheo since they were at The Bottle Tree in Ancram, NY. To their Ancram fans' dismay, they closed The Bottle Tree & headed to Millerton... Ancram's loss is Millerton's gain!
Gilded Moon Framing
We are so lucky to have this world-class framing gallery right in Millerton. From valuable oil paintings to family photographs, you know you are getting the best archival work that will stand the test of time.
Rural Intelligence — Be “in the know”!
If you want to be “in the know” about the arts, food, home, garden, music, shopping and day trips…this is the website for you!!
Red Devon Market Bar & Restaurant
The Red Devon not only uses seasonal, local & sustainable ingredients in the delicious food they serve, but they are responsible local stewards of the land from which that bounty comes.
Hudson Valley Fresh
Hammertown is supporting this not-for-profit dairy cooperative because they are dedicated to help the remaining farms in our region to not only survive, but to thrive.
TriArts Sharon Playhouse
Hammertown has been a big supporter of TriArts for almost 20 years. In fact, I even used to house visiting actors (including "Sandy" the dog in Annie who negotiated air conditioned premises in her contract)
B. Docktor Photo
B. Docktor has the uncanny ability to capture all the emotions of a single moment in time through the lens of her camera. Portraits ▪ Weddings ▪ Events
Upstate Films
I always get the feeling as I enter Upstate, that I’ve stepped back in time...It has an authentic soul and you can tell the people who run the theater love what they do.
