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Rivertown Lodge in Hudson, New York, debuted in 2015 and set a new standard for locally sourced, inventively designed hotels in the Hudson Valley and Catskills 100 miles northwest of NYC. Designed by Workstead, Rivertown was the first project of Ramshackle Properties, Ray Pirkle and Kim Bucci’s boutique hospitality venture, and is a favorite Remodelista retreat—and source for natural materials designed to take a beating. Eight years later, Pirkle and Bucci have just opened their second Ramshackle venture: Camptown, a resuscitated motor lodge and cabin enclave in Leeds, NY, that that they designed themselves. Working with a roster of talented...

After a road trip, we recently discovered five ripe bananas in the depths of our minivan trunk. With five boys at home looking for their next kitchen adventure, the decision was made: we were baking banana bread.  Our dynamic duo, Levi and Malachi (ages 5 & 3), lined up ingredients with the efficiency of an assembly line: five very ripe bananas (peeled by Judah, age 3), two “chicken” eggs, carefully protected by Ephraim and 1 cup of chocolate chips (“measured” by Asher, age 1.5, “a bucket load!” exclaimed Ephraim, age 3). Everyone started chiming in with ideas of what else...

This soft and tender gluten free strawberry bread is lightly sweet and packed with strawberry flavor. A perfect berry alternative to banana bread, and it can even be made with frozen fruit. Why you'll love this recipe This gluten free strawberry bread recipe is sure to become a favorite for its irresistible flavor, moist and tender texture, and versatility. It's an ideal treat for breakfast, snack time, or dessert, and can be easily customized to suit your preferences or dietary needs. This moist and tender quick bread loaf has an unmistakable strawberry flavor, is not very sweet, and you can...

Strawberry chocolate chip muffins are made with chopped strawberries, delicious chocolate chips, and a bowl of dry ingredients. It’s always fun to wake my kids up with this special treat.  [TAG0] There are plenty of healthy muffin recipes online, and on most days, I seek them out. But who can pass up from-scratch strawberry cake filled with chocolate chips? It’s the perfect breakfast idea and one that I turn to time and time again.  Strawberry And Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe [TAG1] Easy Strawberry Muffins With Chocolate Chips Ingredients 2 large bananas – ripe 1 large egg 1/4 cup (1/2 stick)...

I’m just back from a two week trip to Italy, where we visited Rome, my old stomping grounds, and Puglia, the southern region where my paternal grandfather Lorenzo was born. It was a memorable trip, my first time back in Rome in years and, believe it or not, my first time ever in Puglia. We ate well just about everywhere we went. And of course, I came back home with lots of ideas for future posts. In Rome I mostly revisited my favorite old classic dishes, most of which already figure in this website, although I have a few tricks...