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So far Maxine has created 164 blog entries.

Bucolic Ambience

Boy, the world sure has changed, hasn’t it?  Ever since the rise of the internet in the 1990s, the world seems to have accelerated faster and faster, with far-reaching social [...]

2023-09-28T20:59:54-04:00September 28, 2023|Bex Blog|

Like Buttah

French butter, in the parlance of today’s times, hits a little differently. Made with active cultures, French butter has a different, creamier, more complex taste than other kinds of butter. [...]

2023-09-22T07:41:52-04:00September 21, 2023|Bex Blog|

Earth Gratitude

Late September has many world celebration days that are interrelated.  The 21st of September asks us to consider what we are grateful for. For Chef Becky, she is grateful for [...]

2023-09-22T07:20:52-04:00September 19, 2023|Bex Blog|

The Great Bexby

Blairsden, the legendary mansion in Peapack-Gladstone. The Great Gatsby, is that all-American novel you probably had to read in high school. Bex, elevated cooked-from-scratch delicious food. A trifecta of goodness [...]

2023-09-22T07:50:56-04:00September 19, 2023|Bex Blog|

The Winds Are A-Blowing

Macheis is a musician with a mission.  He straddles the sometimes divergent areas of healing from trauma and music, bringing them together to create songs to deal with and heal [...]

2023-09-15T12:18:32-04:00September 15, 2023|Bex Blog|

The Going Goetz Good

A new artist has come to town.  Julie Goetz paints whimsical portraits of our furry animal friends and has served as a judge at local art exhibitions and contests. The [...]

2023-09-15T10:27:27-04:00September 12, 2023|Bex Blog|

Eating Outside the Box

Gordon Ramsay, the acerbic yet sharp-minded celebrity chef, once quipped that certain vegetarian or vegan dishes are why he is not a vegetarian or vegan. But we have to be [...]

2023-09-15T11:35:22-04:00September 12, 2023|Bex Blog|

Artist Appreciation Month

August is American Artist Appreciation Month.  America has always produced high-caliber artists, from the lonely landscapes of Edward Hopper, to the playful, colorful musings of Jean-Michel Basquiat, to the photography [...]

2023-08-31T11:34:40-04:00August 30, 2023|Bex Blog|

Open-Air Eating 

National Eat Outside Day is the last day of August this year. The history of people eating outside is fascinating, but you can use your own common sense to remember that [...]

2023-08-29T13:26:49-04:00August 29, 2023|Bex Blog|
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