Edgar Allen Poe Pumpkin and his Raven friend at Chelsea Market If you’re looking for some Halloween Spirit, look no further than Chelsea Market! Every season, the ghosts, ghouls and zombie babies who inhabit the inner caverns of this old biscuit factory come out and play. There’s something scary around every corner. Once again, the Manhattan Fruit Exchange has outdone itself with their incredible pumpkin artistry. Check out their pumpkin patch all along the passageway and be

During these frigid winter days, as we recall the sun-warmed blueberries and strawberries bursting with juice of just a few short months ago, we can take comfort in the crisp sweetness of pears. Harvested in September, the Sekel pear and other winter varieties are cooled and prepared for ripening throughout the season. These golden beauties are from Locust Grove Fruit Farm, a 7th generation family farm in the Hudson River Valley, bringing their produce each week to several ma

Fany is an accomplished writer, with two published cookbooks.  I am thrilled to provide some insights into her first book, My Sweet Mexico: Recipes for Authentic Pastries, Breads, Candies, Beverages, and Frozen Treats, a 2010 James Beard Award Nominee. Fany pours her spirit into these recipes and provides a personal story for each one.  On a personal note, my family used to spend Christmas and New Year’s in Mexico when I was a kid.  The recipes and photos in My Sweet Mexico

My Fashion Makeover on the Nate Berkus Show airs today on the season premier at 2PM on NBC in New York!  For listings in other cities, check here!  No photo – I don’t want to ruin the surprise! I lost 25 lbs. over the last two year with the help and support of my husband and my sister-in-law, the amazing Marcy Green, and Weight Watchers! But none of my clothes fit, and I have been pretty much lost for a strategy as to what to wear for the last two years as the founder of Sire

Wilklow Orchards is the anchor of the Ft. Green Greenmarket, with several tables loaded with their fresh produce.  They have an incredible variety of heirloom tomatoes, with sliced up, juicy samples for you to try.  These beauties come in any number of colors, sizes, and shapes, and they all taste like the perfect tomato.  There are no bitter, industrial, strip mined Roma tomatoes in this bunch. The tomato pictured is the Black Prince, which is originally from Russia, with it