About the Creator of RecipesNYC – A Garden Fresh Lifestyle Blog

My name is Emily Biglow, and I’m a 54-year-old homestead cook living just outside the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. I didn’t go to culinary school. My education came from my grandmother’s apron strings, from muddy garden rows, from crisp mornings in a deer blind, and long evenings canning tomatoes until the lids popped like applause. This blog, RecipesNYC, is a reflection of that life—a place where rustic comfort meets the bounty of the wild and the garden.

I’ve spent the last twenty-five years raising children, chickens, and heirloom vegetables on a patch of land my husband and I carved out with our own hands. What started with a few tomato plants and an old rabbit hutch grew into a lifestyle—one rooted in seasonality, sustainability, and deep respect for where our food comes from. I hunt, I fish, I forage. I grow nearly everything we eat. And when I cook, it’s about more than flavor—it’s about history, heart, and honoring every ingredient.

You’ll find no fuss here—just solid, satisfying meals that taste like home. Venison stew simmered low and slow on a snowy Sunday. Wild turkey schnitzel with foraged mushroom gravy. Batches of pickled beets that make winter feel a little less gray. And when the garden is flush, oh, we eat like royalty—sun-ripened tomatoes in every color, zucchini that won’t quit, crisp lettuces, herbs that make your kitchen smell like heaven.

I started RecipesNYC to share this garden-fresh lifestyle with folks who crave connection—to the earth, to their food, and to the quiet joy of preparing a meal with their own hands. Whether you’re a seasoned homesteader, a backyard grower, or someone just starting to wonder what to do with a basket of farmer’s market produce, you’re welcome here. Pull up a chair. Let’s cook something beautiful together.