The Pride of New York Harvest Fest Was Great!
November 8, 2011 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Central NY, cooking, festivals, history, ideas, New York State issues, tourism, Upstate NY, winery
This year’s Pride of New York Harvest Fest, held on November 5-6, 2011, was a terrific experience. I got to meet some amazing Upstate New York entrepreneurs, and I tasted (and purchased) some delightful food and beverages, all locally grown and made. The Harvest Fest uniquely combines “agritourism” and “locavorism,” two hot issues that are [...]
Fly Creek Cider Mill, Fly Creek, NY
November 16, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Central NY, cooking, nature, travel
Fly Creek Cider Mill is a little jewel just north of Cooperstown. It’s a combination old-fashioned store/ cider mill/ livestock farm/ educational experience. No wonder it’s such a popular place! And who the heck named the town “Fly Creek”?!
Cooking Season Begins
September 30, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under cooking, hotels, ideas
I consider autumn and winter my “cooking seasons.” I hardly cook at all during the summer (I usually slap meat or veggies on the grill, and serve lots of salads); but come cold weather, I’m a cooking fiend! I bake, I broil, I braise, I boil! I am always on the prowl for new recipes [...]
Montezuma Wine from Upstate NY
June 16, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under cooking, ideas, New York State issues, Upstate NY
New York State is a huge wine producer for the state. I don’t have any idea how well the wine competes with the other domestic wines here in the U.S., particularly California. I tend to think that New York wine is probably more favored in the Finger Lakes region (from which most of the wine [...]
The Fast Food Finder
October 29, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under cooking, hotels, ideas, thrifty
Have a hankering for some food but don’t know where to go? I run across this problem all the time. I want to eat out, but just can’t make up my mind where to go, nor do I know what’s new or even what’s out there. Here’s the perfect solution to the problem! Restaurantica.com! I [...]

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