THIS BLOG HAS A NEW HOME.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but this blog has been folded into the all new www.ROCKLANDLIFESTYLE.com. We hope you enjoy it! We decided to pool our resources with a dozen local writers and critics and formulate a whole new blog to give a little taste of “Everything Rockland.”

Reasons To List Your Home During The Holidays

People who look for a home during the Holidays are more serious buyers and not just window shopping.

 

Serious buyers have fewer homes to choose from during the Holidays and less competition could mean more money for you.

 

Since the supply of listings will increase as the new year begins, competition increases, which could result in less interest and demand for your particular home.

 

Houses show beautifully when decorated for the Holidays and ready for company.

 

Some people must buy before the end of the year for tax purposes.

 

January is traditionally a month for employees sto begin new jobs.  By being on the market now, you can capture that relocation market.

 

You can still be on the market, but have the option to restrict showings during the week or so during the Holidays.

 

Selling or buying always seek out your neighborhood pros at Baer & Mcintosh.  You’ll get sold, honest advice so that you can make informed decisions.

 

Best Holidays and Merry New Year!
 

-Angelique Ilo

Rawfood Secrets

Eating raw food is the healthiest way to live. I have been body building, running, and into nutrition for over fourteen years, and through friends who have recently gone “raw,” after seeing their transformation, I decided to go raw too.

Wow, what a difference in just four weeks, my running speed has increased by four mins an hour, my muscle mass has increased, my body fat has decreased, my nails have gained strength, and my energy has gone through the roof. While I was as at the New Age Health Spa, I read Raw Food / Real World: 100 Recipes to Get the Glow by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis, cover to cover. What I read amazed me and left me thinking, is this raw hype for real? That is when I decided to see for myself and try it, I wanted to share my experience and daily routine to all interested in improving their lives.

I bought the best present for myself, a Breville juicer. After my morning workout, I start with juicing fresh carrots, beets, ginger, kale, apples, and celery. Yes, that’s my breakfast. I prepare my lunch and snacks for the day, consisting of great salads with nuts, lots of vegetables, and creative dressings I make. I also bring in fruits, delicious manabread which is considered raw (cooked at very low temperatures), with some of my favorite raw nut butters. Coconut water, coconut milk, and almond milk are key basics for creating the best smoothies. Initially the shopping is a bit overwhelming, I even recently found raw cheese! Yes, it tastes like the best cheese although it is made with cashews.

My next purchase was the vitamixer, and eventually, I will buy my own dehydrater, but for now I buy my own dehydrated products. If you are interested in learning more and trying raw food at a great take out place in New York City located on 17th St. and Irving called Pure Juice and Take-out, the same of owners of the famous Pure Food and Wine restaurant (http://purefoodandwine.com/purejuice.html), another great site for buying all these yummy miracle foods is Oneluckyduck.com.

-Debbie Blankfort

Bail Out Doom & Gloom, or

“Our Demise is Greatly Exaggerated”……Looking at the headlines, minute by minute or listening to the news reports, second by second, they would have us believe that doomsday is upon us.  Well much to their chagrin, the United States is very much alive, as is New York and as is Rockland County. The “patient” may be ailing, but will most certainly recover and perhaps better and stronger than ever before.  I still cannot imagine a better place to be.  I’m not particulary flag waving, just tired from reading about our funeral.

Rockland County College Fair – October 28th, 7-9 PM

Calling all sophmore, juniors and seniors in high school…. whether you are planning to attend college, a trade school or the military you could visit Rockland Community College October 28th between 7-9 PM at the Field House. Every year over 300 representatives from different organizations come to speak to the general public about all of the different available options.

-Rosalie Sauter

A formal introduction…

It was a fine experience and pleasure compiling the best of Rockland for the “Dining, Leisure, and Life” Vol. 1 correspondence . I am currently in the preliminary stages for the second edition, for those of you with any recommendations, or knowledge of a local eatery that is in dire need of review, please feel free to direct such inquiries to damien@baer-mcintosh.com. To quell the rapidly permeating rumours as per who I am, I must inform you that due to a formal departure into retirement from the world of literature, I prefer to remain anonymous under my aforementioned pen-name. Some might ask about my affiliation with Baer & McIntosh. My response is as follows, upon relocating from the upper east side in Manhattan to Snedens Landing, I was delighted to meet Debbie Blankfort through a close friend and local celebrity. Not only did Debbie realize my dream home but made it a reality as well. The experience was so fruitful, I decided to offer my pen in its later years, to show my gratitude and share the sensational lifestyle Debbie’s grace and patience has brought and allowed me to foster ever since.

Coming soon in Volume 2…

Dining:

Red Hat

Halfmoon

Kumo

Spice

Leisure:

The Nyack Library’s Addition

Half-a-Mile up Hook Mountain

Life:

Westchester (Rivington and Tarrytown)

Palisades

Also new to Volume 2 is “Dining on a Dime,” an extensive look into Rockland’s late night diners, drive-ins, and dives.

-Damien Burroughs

Haverstraw Marina Restaurant – Hudson Water Club

I have heard very mixed reviews, a bit more negative than positive, excluding location and views.. .Please, if you have something to say – now is the time???

-Gary Blankfort