Recently I started doing deliveries for some of the delivery apps, specifically Uber Eats and Doordash, to make some extra money. It's re...

In the early 2000s, my Aunt Fran wanted to do something special to honor my cousin Karen. Karen was diagnosed with breast cancer, and pul...

Every once in a while I like to pull together a list of good books I've written about, but this time I'm going to do a list of the places...

Ages ago before anyone knew how vile Chick-Fil-A's conservative contributions (financial and otherwise) were affecting our government, th...

Tonight's adventures, dear readers, takes us out to the River Road House in Rotterdam Junction. Much like me, you are probably thinking w...

I'm giving up one of my favorite recipes because I think everyone should try this. Plus, there is some great TV on tonight - Big Brother,...

Today's adventure, dear readers, takes us to my favorite farmer's market in the area, the Schenectady green market. The biggest draw for ...

I know this one is going to be a bit different then usual my dear readers but hear me out on this. It happens pretty often that we're in ...

For tonight's adventures dear readers we'll be heading back to Albany to try a place that's a good representation of what New York state ...

Dear Girl Gone Smart Readers, I'm very excited to be writing for you about food. I hope you'll go easy on me as this is the first blog I'...

What do you crave? I originally published this in the Albany Times Union back in February of 2017 before the Superbowl, but with the holi...

I’m not religious, but this morning I found Jesus in a bowl of potatoes. I normally save reviews of restaurants for their actual pages wh...