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    <subtitle>Hudson Valley Good Stuff: Where to Eat, Play, and Recharge Your Spirit in the Hudson Valley</subtitle>
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        <title>A Healing Cream from Rhinebeck: Topricin Pain Relief &amp; Healing Cream relieves blogger's shoulders!</title>
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        <updated>2013-05-21T20:10:50-07:00</updated>
        <summary>Media relations liason Christina Liv Towle from Topricin, a business located in Rhinebeck sent me a few product samples to try out. Since I have chronic dry skin and random aches and pains, I always keep different lotions around the house, but I have to confess I usually just grab a lotion at the drugstore. I tried the Topricin Rapid Foot Pain Relief on my feet after a post-workout shower, and the cream is very soothing on the feet. My feet felt re-energized! I gave my husband a neck rub with the Pain Relief and Healing Cream since he complains...</summary>
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<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.hudsonvalleygoodstuff.com/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Media relations liason Christina Liv Towle from <a href="http://www.topricin.com/" target="_blank">Topricin</a>, a business located in Rhinebeck sent me a few product samples to try out. Since I have chronic dry skin and random aches and pains, I always keep different lotions around the house, but I have to confess I usually just grab a lotion at the drugstore. </p>
<p>I tried the Topricin Rapid Foot Pain Relief on my feet after a post-workout shower, and the cream is very soothing on the feet. My feet felt re-energized! I gave my husband a neck rub with the Pain Relief and Healing Cream since he complains about his stiff neck a lot. (I think this is from too much laptop usage).  It made him feel a bit better. Then I tried it on my own shoulders, and it felt great. There is none of that Bengay-sting. It just feels good. </p>
<p>I just tried the Junior first cream once on my daughter's itchy back and elbows after being in the yard, and it relieved a bit of the itching. Those who are very sensitive to smells, will appreciate the totally scent-free nature of this lotion. The lotion is patented for neuropathy, homomeopathic and safe for children over 2, pregnant/nursing moms, and the elderly, as well as those with Diabetes.</p>
<p>One more thing I like about the medicine is the fine print on the back of the box that reads: Questions/Comments? Call us at (845) 871-4900 or P.O. Box 494, Rhinebeck, NY. <a href="http://www.topricin.com/" target="_blank">Topricin</a> is Made in the USA, and is a Rhinebeck-based business. You can order Topricin online or buy it at Mother Earth's Storehouse, and many other <a href="http://www.topricin.com/ulocator" target="_blank">local retailers</a> in the Hudson Valley and nationwide. They are celebrating their 20th business anniversary this November.</p>
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        <title>Cool concert alert: Knightranger &amp; Loverboy to perform at Dutchess County Fair August 21st</title>
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        <summary>I'm very excited to hear that Nightranger and Loverboy will be coming to the Hudson Valley to perform in Rhinebeck this Summer! The concert is set for Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 at the Dutchess County Fair. I look forward to the concert series at the Dutchess County Fair every year because in recent years, the Dutchess County Fair has been booking classic 80s bands. Since my parents didn't let me go to concerts back when these songs were hits, I can now enjoy them as an adult in an intimate outdoor concert arena like the Grandstand at the Dutchess County...</summary>
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<p>I'm very excited to hear that <a href="http://dutchessfair.com/the-dutchess-fair/grandstand-concert-series/" target="_blank">Nightranger and Loverboy </a>will be coming to the Hudson Valley to perform in Rhinebeck this Summer! The concert is set for Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 at the <a href="http://dutchessfair.com/the-dutchess-fair/grandstand-concert-series/" target="_blank">Dutchess County Fair</a>. I look forward to the concert series at the <strong>Dutchess County Fair</strong> every year because in recent years, the <strong>Dutchess County Fair</strong> has been booking classic 80s bands. Since my parents didn't let me go to concerts back when these songs were hits, I can now enjoy them as an adult in an intimate outdoor concert arena like the Grandstand at the <a href="http://dutchessfair.com/the-dutchess-fair/grandstand-concert-series/" target="_blank">Dutchess County Fairgrounds</a> </p>
<p>You can get good seats for $20, but the earlier you buy them online the better selection you have. (Tickets went on sale May 11th).  In 2011 I saw <a href="http://www.hudsonvalleygoodstuff.com/2011/08/reo-speedwagon-rocks-the-dutchess-county-fair-in-rhinebeck-.html" target="_blank">REO Speedwagon</a>. In 2o10 I saw<a href="http://www.hudsonvalleygoodstuff.com/2010/08/foreigner-rocks-rhinebeck-at-the-dutchess-county-fair.html" target="_blank"> Foreigner</a>. Both concerts were really memorable for me, but I love August in the Hudson Valley, and I love 80s music! For more information, go to<a href="http://dutchessfair.com/the-dutchess-fair/grandstand-concert-series/" target="_blank"> Dutchess County Fair website.</a></p><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hudsonvalleygoodstuff/~4/Qux4ddjUtgY" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>



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        <title>Cupcake Judge Diary: 2013 Gardiner Cupcake Festival at Wright's Farm welcomes Hudson Valley cupcake lovers!</title>
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        <summary>Kokopelli Cookie Company cupcakes Tantillo's Farm before the mad rush Potted flower cupcakes by Sweet Indulgence Desserts Yes, chicken &amp; waffle cupcakes! Hot dog cupcakes by Deising's Bakery in Kingston Wright's Farm Cupcakes Moxie Cupcakes Menu Courtney of Bad Seed Hard Cider Cupcake runners and a canine friend More temptations! Applause for 2nd place woman Jennifer Phanomrat from Just Eat Life interviews one of the Cupcake Classic runners Deising's Bakery representing! Kupcake Kouture's beautiful temptations! Putting the finishing touches on... Sara from Wright's Farm organizing the Amateur Cupcake Contest cupcakes Best Animal Theme Category Mid-Hudson Cakes booth is all ready...</summary>
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<div class="photo-caption caption-xid-6a0120a7acde64970b0191024b1049970c" id="caption-xid-6a0120a7acde64970b0191024b1049970c">Cupcake Media Judges: Jennifer Phanomrat of Just Eat Life, Vanessa Ahern from Hudson Valley Good Stuff, Kathleen Reynolds from Edible Hudson Valley, and Mark Bolger from 97.7 FM in Poughkeepsie</div>
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<br /><br />I had a great time at the<a href="http://www.gardinercupcakefestival.com/" target="_blank"> 5th Annual Gardiner Cupcake Festiva</a>l at Wright's Farm on Saturday. Why do I love the cupcake festival so much? It is a food blogger's dream! (It was my 4th cupcake festival. I missed the first one). Now my favorite part of the festival is being a judge at the Amateur Cupcake baking contest. (Last year was my first time being a judge, and in 2013 I was the only returning judge. I was joined by 3 media judges: Jennifer Phanomrat from <a href="http://www.justeatlife.com" target="_blank">Just Eat Life</a>, Kathleen Reynolds from <a href="http://ediblehudsonvalley.com/" target="_blank">Edible Hudson Valley</a>, and <a href="http://www.mix97fm.com/" target="_blank">Mark Bolger from 97.7 FM in Poughkeepsie</a> from the "Mark Bolger in the Morning" radio show. I was asked to arrive there at 11 am, but the judging didn't really start until 1pm. That was fine though because I beat the cupcake traffic coming into Gardiner, and took advantage of the time by taking photos and meeting the different cupcake vendors before things got crazy. I also caught a few of the front runners finishing the first ever Cupcake Classic 5K at Wright's Farm.
<p>There were over 30 cupcakes to taste in all the categories that had to be judged by tasting: Best Tasting category, Most Unique Ingredient category, and Best Tasting Cocktail Themed category. For the Best Animal theme, Best Decorated, and Best Use of Multiple Cupcakes we just judged from appearance, and didn't taste them though they sure looked delicous!</p>
<p>The judges huddled in a corner, trying one cupcake at a time. (Two young women from Wright's Farm, Delaney and Sara, cut each cupcake into four, as we tried them one at a time, scoring each one). After we tasted about 15 of them, we ate smaller and smaller bites, but even when you taste 20 cupcakes, you can still notice an exceptional one that has everything going on--moist cake, oozy tasty icing, and maybe a surprise ingredient you didn't expect. (To the baker who included what felt like a shot of Kalhua in one of them--thank you!) </p>
<p>Once the judging was over, I walked around to check out the cupcake vendors again, took a few more photos, and bought 6 cupcakes to bring home to the family. There was plenty more to do though. Families danced to the live music, kids enjoyed faice painting, pony rides, and a bouncy house, and there were the $40 helicopter rides. (I'll do that next year!) I love cupcakes, but I am always happy to stop after tasting 30 or so. Did you go to the<a href="http://www.gardinercupcakefestival.com/" target="_blank"> Gardiner Cupcake Festival</a>? Which cupcake was your favorite? Please visit the Hudson Valley Good Stuff <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hudson-Valley-Good-Stuff/296672118497?ref=tn_tnmn" target="_blank">Facebook Fan Pag</a>e (and Like it too while you're at it) for more photos from the Gardiner Cupcake Festival.</p><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Hudsonvalleygoodstuff/~4/OcQxNDAvYE4" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>



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