Eating My Feelings: Mini Vegan “Cheesecakes” with Blueberry Topping
This non-dairy take on a worldwide fave dessert is proof that nibbling your way through the crisis can still be healthy.
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Eating My Feelings: Fideo
Fideo is simple comfort food all the way, made with ingredients you probably have in the pantry right now; photo by Robin Catalano.
Flying the Feverish Skies
Rushing to cancel summer travel plans probably isn't the logical response to COVID-19. Neither is being cavalier about contagion.
On the Catwalk in the Capital Region
Above: Designs by Marine Penvern at the 2nd Annual Forever Young Fashion Show; photo by Robin Catalano.
Fashion fanatics in the Hudson Valley and Berkshires now have a reason to kick up their Miu Mius and rejoice. By bringing glam for a good cause to Hudson in its 2nd Annual Forever Young Fashion show on February 8, Stitched NY shone a spotlight on the creativity of the region, and proved that style isn’t just the provenance of our big-city neighbors.
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Snapshot Travel Guide: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
For all its longitudinal eastern border, New Hampshire doesn't boast a long coastline. Portsmouth provides a granite-solid argument for why NOT to overlook one of New England's most charming harbor towns.
On the Road to Ruins
In Pompeii and Herculaneum, the tourist is tempted to gaze upon the preserved works of marble and masonry and painted plaster. Surrounded by the inanimate remnants of these twin archaeological wonders, travel editor Robin Catalano found herself listening for strains of preserved human truths.
Winter Wanderings: Do’s and Don’ts
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Screw Black Friday. We’re going handmade gift shopping.
Society is changing — the days of cheap plastic crap defining the holidays are numbered. And the home is so much...homier when more of life is handmade.
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Inaugural edition of FESTIVE in 2017; photo by Nina Cochran, courtesy Greylock WORKS.
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Weekend Picks: The Haunt: Forest Frights in New Lebanon; FilmColumbia
For this edition of our Weekend Travel Pick, we’ve got a Columbia County, New York, twofer: one of the region’s best film festivals, and some spooky pre-Halloween fun.
Best of Hudson Shopping: Clothing, Jewelry & Accessories
Best of Hudson
Shopping: Clothing, Jewelry & Accessories
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Castle Hill, Ipswich, Mass.
Robin doesn’t stop moving for long. She’s in Europe at the moment, and we can’t wait for her to share some of the stories and images she’s picking up in her travels. Just before she went abroad, though, she toured one of America’s “castles” in Ipswich, Mass.
Robin CatalanoRobin Catalano believes in the power of storytelling to connect communities and cultures. She’s applied her creative approach to writing for magazines, books, blogs, websites, and a wide variety of marketing projects, and has published more than 75 articles and 1,000+ blog posts.…