Rural Intelligence (Page 499)

Food

Recipe: Buttermilk Panna Cotta

Photos by Michel Arnaud Madeline Delosh, a Columbia County resident, owns Mado Patisserie in Chatham, NY. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute, she worked with Jean-Georges Vongerichten and was the pastry chef at La Grenouille Restaurant. “I like to reach out to those who love baking and pastries,

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Parties

An Evening With FarmOn Foundation

Rachel Louchen reports from Rhinebeck. The FarmOn Foundation hosted an evening that included a book signing, cocktail reception and fine dining experience provided by some of the most acclaimed chefs in the Hudson Valley. On Sunday, March 1, the events began with a book signing at bluecashew Kitchen Pharmacy for

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Style

North Country Vintage Rents Out Style For Special Occasions

By Jamie Larson When it comes to popular wedding aesthetics over the past few years, the barn has replaced the ballroom and regal uniformity has been usurped by rural individuality. A new shop in Hudson, North Country Vintage, is embracing the trend that so emulates the look of our region

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Community

The Rural We: Gabriel Squailia

From conception to publication, Gabriel Squailia's debut novel, Dead Boys, has been in the works for nearly 15 years. Well-known for spinning parties at Jacob's Pillow and Berkshire Museum as DJ BFG, he spent years perfecting his writing before making the jump into the literary

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Wellness

Beyond Chicken Soup: Herbal Remedies In Our Own Backyard

By Sarah Todd When it comes to cures for colds, flus and other winter maladies, most people go in for a bit of folk medicine. An old roommate of mine made a pot of garlic tea whenever she felt an ominous tickle in her throat; another friend rubs eucalyptus oil

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Real Estate

Multiple Occupancy

Morningside in Tyringham is set amongst 132 acres with a remarkable main house and four outbuildings (guest cottage, artist's cottage, the stables and the tool shed with apartment above). One of the guest homes has two bedrooms, one-and-a-half bathrooms, kitchen, outdoor shower, wood stove and

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Real Estate

Great Accommodation

Give your guests some space at this contemporary barn-style home in the separate guest house with private deck. The Lakeville property has a main house with soaring great room, spacious dining area with deck, sleek new kitchen, library/lounge, four bedrooms and five bathrooms. Additional amenities include a temperature-

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Real Estate

By The Pool House

The beautifully furnished pool house located steps away from the 20’x 40’ heated in-ground gunite pool and patio turns this Washington property into a vacation destination for guests. The pool house also has a full kitchen and bathroom and beautiful details like hardwood floors and vaulted ceilings. The

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Food

Food: The Swiss Raclette At Gedney Farm

By Lisa Green I am not a skier. But I can dine like one, and fortunately, the good folks at Gedney Farm in New Marlboro require no ski lift ticket to enjoy the “après ski" Sunday night Swiss raclette. The raclette refers to both the semi-hard cheese and

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Arts

Searching For The Moon: Amber Chand's Heroine's Journey

Photo by Karen Schiltz By Amy Krzanik Not just anyone can pull off a one-woman show. You need to have the talent to write one and the energy to perform it, as well as a story interesting enough to hold an audience’s attention. None of these were problems

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Style

Planting The Seeds Of Spring

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by someone who knows best; one of the master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Brian Cruey. We’re so close to spring, can you feel it? No?

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Food

Recipe: Maple Vanilla Pudding

Twice a month, Berkshire County native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), contributes a thoughtful and heartfelt essay/recipe created exclusively for Rural Intelligence readers. Her first cookbook has achieved top-seller

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