We drove by the bright purple winery building back in August when we joined the Springwater hiking group for a hike in Naples. We thought it may be worth returning to. So we found a groupon for wine tasting and cheese board and came back to check out our local grapes. As we drove through…
Springwater Fiddler’s Fair
Well it's been busy past month adjusting to a new job, driving to Rochester everyday, and adding a puppy to our lives. We were ready for a weekend outing. A few weekends ago went to the Springwater 7th annual Fiddler's Fair. We heard about this fair from two sources: first from the maple farm we…
Maple Season
When we moved to our house in October. My sister in law who was helping us move said she thought most of the trees behind our house were maple. By the time we moved their bright yellow leaves covered the ground. We had seen signs along roads with a tree tapped with a bucket next…
Maple Cookies
We bought local amber maple syrup that I was excited to use to make maple cookies. These cookies similar to a snikerdoodle have a hint of spice, perfect maple flavor, scented with vanilla, and a soft chewy texture. So here's my recipe for maple cookies with cinnamon vanilla buttercream. Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1…
Drink It In: 2300 revisited
For those of you who are newer to my blog my first "real" post of A. Greene's Adventures was last year at this time about a local event at the Corning Glass Museum called 2300 (see 2300 degrees ). 2300 degrees is a free event sponsored by the Corning Glass museum every third Thursday night from…
Strawberry Festival: an up and down outing
This past Saturday, Luke and I decided to go for a drive to a little town called Owego NY for their 33rd Annual Strawberry Festival. We took a scenic northern route to get there driving through small towns and farmland. Once we arrived downtown we struggled to find any form of parking and decided finally…
Wait-barley free means no beer . . . Right? aka A Chemistry lesson for a Birthday present
So let me first answer the question: Wait-barley free means no beer . . . Right? This is the first thing people ask me when they find out about my allergy. It was hard news for my ex-bartender boyfriend (now husband) from the micro-brewing region of Oregon. Suddenly I could no…
Cabin Fever
Every year during the dead of winter the Gaffer District hosts Cabin Fever: a wine/beer tasting event hosted in the storefronts along Main Street. This year Cabin Fever was postponed because of a snow storm, leaving us stuck inside for the month of February (ironic ? yes). So we anxiously waited for the chance to…
Sorge’s: local food and wine
This past holiday weekend (federal=holiday for us) we went to an Italian restaurant in the Gaffer District called Sorge's. We were given a gift card to this local family-run business by close friends of Luke. Open for 62 years, Sorge's is known for their homemade pasta. In fact in the summer of 2011 they made it into…
My new hometown
Luke and I love to explore but sometimes for cost sake it's better to stay local. Yet in this still very winter weather, no matter how tempting, we don’t want to get stuck inside. Fortunately we live in Corning. Spending more time close to home, I realized I haven’t blogged about my new hometown. (As…
