Eat. Drink. Live.
One of my favorite adopted spring traditions is Passover Seder at Irene’s. She’s invited us for several years now and I look so forward to the food, the prayers, the people — all of it. This year Irene and Mindy […]
It’s been a while since we pulled out Mindy Fox’s excllent book “A Bird in the Oven.” One favorite recipe is Roast Chicken in Porchettata, where you take the delishy flavors of sage, garlic and fennel pollen that you find […]
We were very inspired by the March issue of Bon Appetit: the pasta issue. This is one of two recipes we decided to make by Sara Jenkins, whom SCF fans might remember from such posts as Big Day of Fun: […]
Each December, Irene’s sister, Carol, comes visiting from Chicago. We usually get the chance to celebrate her birthday in style, and for us, with luck: a dinner birthday party prepared by Irene. And we’ve celebrated enough birthdays with Carol now […]
Somehow, someway, book club keeps holding on. This time, we didn’t even have to read a book before gathering for a literary evening — and good eats and drinks. We read ‘The Glass Menagerie’ aloud. Alas, it got too late […]
For our first picnic and concert of the 2012 season, Samantha fared very well indeed. It helps that other people love to take care of her. Thanks Kris! The menu was simple: chicken (Tom’s was excellent so we didn’t even […]
Irene was just going to have a couple of friends over. Turns out Irene has a lot of friends, including a couple of new ones, Katie and Mario and their little baby Gigi. Kevin and Irene get our delishy supper […]
The bushes in the front fields are starting to bear fruit. Look at this haul! We ate them on cereal, by the handful and in a terrific salad by, yes, you guessed it: Mindy Fox. Blueberries, feta and mint with […]
Another winner of a recipe from Mindy Fox’s Salads: Beyond the Bowl book. I’m taking a little bit of liberty with this recipe, however, because I cook eggs differently than Mindy does. She prefers to prick a hole in the […]
Greg grills some terrific pork chops, we serve them with two great salads, and Samantha joins us at the table for the first time. Welcome, Sam!
I have three words for you: Buy. This. Book. Mindy Fox’s new “Salads: Beyond the Bowl” (Kyle Books) is unlike any book you’ve seen before. You will love it. I promise. The salads are creative, fun, good for you and […]
We had a nice time catching up by the fire, dining on Mindy Fox’s Chicken in Porchetta.
Mindy Fox’s killer cookbook “A Bird in the Oven and Then Some” comes through again in a big way. Her Roast Chicken in Porchetta is stuffed with lots of garlic and herbs and a very nice helping of fennel pollen, […]
I want to start off this post by saying that these “Shit that” whoever “says” videos flying around YouTube are hilarious. “Shit New Yorkers Say” is especially funny (“Where’s the train?” “All I had to eat today was a bagel.” […]
So in keeping with the theme of Mindy Fox’s new book, “A Bird in the Oven and Then Some,” I used my leftover roast chicken for a second meal: Thai Coconut Soup. I really like Mindy’s recipe, but I did […]
We made the most delicious winter meal from Mindy Fox’s new cookbook, “A Bird in the Oven And then Some.” I can’t rave enough about the book, which is organized in a unique way: roast chicken recipes (and side dishes […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
