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Jeanne Muchnick

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Jeanne Muchnick, Daily Voice Deputy Editor, Content, has covered everything from baby advice for Parents Magazine to travel finds for The Rough Guides to human interest features for The New York Times to lifestyle insights for prevention.com. She has been a Senior Editor at top national women's magazines including Woman's World and Woman's Day and was instrumental in the launch of Gannett's InTown, Rockland and Putnam magazines. She is also the author of Dinner for Busy Moms, a 2010 Mom's Award winner. Among her favorite things to write about: Her neighbors and surrounding communities. So email her and fill her in on what's happening near you. And, follow her on Instagram @dailyvoicefeatures.

Jeanne was formerly a deputy editor at Daily Voice.

Jeanne Muchnick's Contributions

Neighbors

Breast Cancer Survivor Teams With Trumbull Twin To Cook Up Healthy Recipes MONROE, Conn -- A breast cancer diagnosis four years ago forced Monroe resident Judy Vig to think differently about the way she cooks. Naturally, her identical twin, Joy Paoletti of Trumbull, followed suit. The two, avid chefs and Food Network Challenge winners, had already written one cookbook and done countless cooking demos. The illness, however, not only brought the sisters closer (if that's even possible -- the two finish each other's sentences as itis), but it put them on a mission to teach the world about easy -- healthier -- recipe substitutions. They are now sharing all that and …

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/11/2016

Lifestyle

X-Planations: Congers' Chef Peter X. Kelly Preps For Thanksgiving This column is a continuing series by Chef Peter X. Kelly of Xaviars Restaurant Group which runs every Thursday. CONGERS, N.Y. -- With Thanksgiving around the corner our attention once again turns to family and food. While many families will gather in great numbers to watch football and share a buffet table of all the familiar Thanksgiving foodstuffs I offer a beautiful first course for all those small family gatherings that are centered around a gourmet holiday dinner. Being able to present a wonderful first course while entertaining guests is always a challenge, however if you choose a di…

by Peter X. Kelly

11/10/2016

Lifestyle

X-Planations: Hudson Valley Chef Peter X. Kelly Preps For Thanksgiving This column is a continuing series by Chef Peter X. Kelly of Xaviars Restaurant Group which runs every Thursday. With Thanksgiving around the corner our attention once again turns to family and food. While many families will gather in great numbers to watch football and share a buffet table of all the familiar Thanksgiving foodstuffs I offer a beautiful first course for all those small family gatherings that are centered around a gourmet holiday dinner. Being able to present a wonderful first course while entertaining guests is always a challenge, however if you choose a dish that can be pr…

by Peter X. Kelly

11/10/2016

Lifestyle

X-Planations: Yonkers' Chef Peter X. Kelly Preps For Thanksgiving This column is a continuing series by Chef Peter X. Kelly of Xaviars Restaurant Group which runs every Thursday. YONKERS, N.Y. -- With Thanksgiving around the corner our attention once again turns to family and food. While many families will gather in great numbers to watch football and share a buffet table of all the familiar Thanksgiving foodstuffs I offer a beautiful first course for all those small family gatherings that are centered around a gourmet holiday dinner. Being able to present a wonderful first course while entertaining guests is always a challenge, however if you choose a di…

by Peter X. Kelly

11/10/2016

News

Clinton Supporters Dance It Out At Hillary Pantsuit Flashmob In Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The weather was perfect -- a sunny 64 degrees -- and the mood was confident at Chappaqua Station where husband and wife Owners Erin and Peter Chase held a series of Election Day community-oriented events. There were kids activities, discounted food and drink and -- the highlight of the day -- a Hillary Pantsuit Flash Mob, held in front of the restaurant/train station, on the expansive green. If anyone was unclear about who folks were supporting it was obvious in the Clinton/Kaine signs, the "Making History" buttons the crowd wore and the large number of women, …

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/08/2016

Neighbors

Stamford Paint Company Entrepreneur 'Wows' With One-Day Service STAMFORD, Conn. — Looking to get your house or business painted in one day? It may sound too good to be true, but Jay Gallant, owner of WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, which caters to Southern Fairfield County and all of Westchester County, says it's 100 percent doable. In fact, his company guarantees it. His business, which officially launched April 1, 2014, prides itself on getting the job done quickly and efficiently — with no harsh odors or fumes left once the project is complete. "If you’re worried about your home looking like a construction site, we make sure we're in and out within a day …

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/08/2016

Business

Mamaroneck's Chocolations Vies For Food Truck With Crowdsourcing Outreach MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Maria Valente's kids may be grown but she still vividly recalls sitting on the sidelines of many a soccer game stone cold and wishing a food truck would come by with hot coffee or cocoa. Now, she's trying to turn that dream into a reality with an IFundWomen crowdsourcing effort which concentrates on women-led business. As the owner of Chocolations in Mamaroneck, she has long dealt with the community, and in fact, for the past 10 years -- as long as she's had her brick and mortar location -- has sponsored a local soccer team. ""It's always bothered me that the…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/07/2016

Neighbors

Need A Laugh? Comic, Ex-Scarsdale Resident, Caters Jokes For Events SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Looking for a comic to elevate your next event? Shaun Eli Breidbart, executive director of The Ivy League of Comedy and Liberty Comedy Corp., has a roster of comedians at the ready for fundraisers, private parties, corporate events, theater performances, etc. He even got a request (once) to perform in barn which he did for his pay and free pizza. Among those he works with: Jon Fisch, who was just on the Stephen Colbert Show, Wali Collins (Letterman, Comedy Central), Karen Bergreen (Comedy Central, The View, Nick Mom), Joe DeVito (Late Late Show, Comedy Central, Fox Red E…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/07/2016

Neighbors

Mahwah Entrepreneur Credits Circuitous Career To Networking, Chutzpah MAHWAH, N.J. -- How did a woman who started her career working in public relations for the medical and legal field end up co-producing a movie with Actress Anna Gunn? Mahwah resident Suzanne Curry, founder of Write Ideas Public Relations, is a woman who wears many hats. On some days, she's working with Emmy-award winning actress Martha Byrne, a Bergen County native for an appearance on the CBS show, "The Talk." On other days, she's working with her PR contacts, and, more recently, she's been traveling the country on behalf of Gunn's new movie, "Equity," in which Curry …

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/07/2016

Neighbors

Stony Point Man Keeps Off Weight Thanks To Facebook Followers STONY POINT, N.Y. -- There's a lot cooking in the kitchen of Stony Point resident Rocky Alexander. Chicken crust pizza for one. Chili for another. And you can find it all at Rock's Kitchen, a Facebook page he started six years ago to help him cope with his weight loss journey and foray into healthier cooking. He now has upwards of 26,000 followers. The popularity of the page, he says, is due to his honesty, as well as his do-able recipe suggestions. At his highest, Alexander weighed 363 pounds, and one point, felt ready to die. A longtime dieter who had tried every plan out there, he g…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/07/2016

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