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This is a great do-ahead recipe for a dinner party. It’s a butterflied leg of lamb has some Indian-spices, but the flavors are just subtle enough where people will be asking themselves (and you!), what’s that I’m tasting? You marinate […]
I have found a gold standard for crisps: a nutty, dark topping with plenty of oats and nuts, and a snappy, bright filling with lemon and ginger. I just love the contrasts of both tastes — high notes of lemon […]
This recipe has become a staple at Sour Cherry Farm in the summer, when we like to pick up fresh and beautiful clams from the Jersey Shore or Long Island, take them home in a bag of ice and cook […]
Sometimes you can just throw a couple of piece of bacon in a pan and that’s that. But when you have a lot of people for breakfast and you need the room on the stove for other things — or […]
Theresa made a fabulous dinner for us while we were in Maine, and this delicious sandwich was the centerpiece. I found the recipe on the Stonewall Kitchen website. The recipe, after the jump. Related posts: Recipe: Jalapeno-Garlic Shrimp Recipe: Mango-Radish […]
I love Alton Brown’s marinade for skirt steak. I just don’t cook it directly on the coals as he does. (Photo Craig Duff) It’s a soy-based marinade, with garlic, scallions, cumin, brown sugar and lime juice: Put them in the […]
Inspired by Pomodoro in Boston. Great for winter or summer. Related posts: Watermelon-Basil Mojitos Recipe: Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe: Shrimp Cocktail Recipe: Blueberry Cobbler
I came across this recipe in Bon Appetit and liked the do-ahead nature. Plus, it’s a great way to have a warm dish that uses fresh tomatoes. Sometimes you get tired of just slice-and-serve. Related posts: Amazing Barbecue Baked Beans, […]
I love this recipe, which I found last year in “A Platter of Figs” by David Tanis. (Sour Cherry Farm archive post here.) What’s great about it is that you don’t have to roast the beets first, you just throw […]
As my mother would say, I do love a cocktail. And not only that, I do love a caipirinha. It’s a Brazilian drink made with cachaca — a sugar cane liquor a little like rum, but not. For caiparinhas, you […]
I wrote a story for the paper about How to Throw a Mad Men Party, and I decided to take some of my own advice. Or rather, Irene did. She’s throwing the Mad Men party — I’m bringing the gazpacho. […]
The first blueberry cobbler I did this summer was completely made from our own blueberries. Of course that one was the best; not even the farmers market berries taste as good as ones you grow yourself. But this recipe is […]
We only had a small harvest of currants this year, so I didn’t bother with all the work of canning properly, I just made a quick refrigerator jam that we ate within a few weeks. First start, the currants: Related […]
This is not the kind of recipe you’d typically find on Sour Cherry Farm. I don’t think there’s one ingredient that we could grow ourselves. But let me tell you: after one bite, you won’t be able to resist these. […]
When I tell you that these are the best baked beans you’ll ever have, you should believe me. They’re from an Alton Brown recipe, and I originally discovered it on the Serious Eats blog. (I wish my photo looked as […]
It couldn’t be easier to make delicious homemade fresh lemonade — and it’s oh-so-much better tasting than anything you mix up from a powder. Related posts: Recipe: Shrimp Cocktail Watermelon-Basil Mojitos Recipe: Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe: Creme Fraiche Ice Cream
I got a bee in my bonnet about having some creme fraiche ice cream to go with all the good fruit and pies we’ve been having, and that’s not something they have in the freezer aisle at the store. So […]
All you need is a pint of fresh strawberries, rum, lime juice, sugar and ice and you’ve got yourself the makings for a fabulous cocktail. The fact that you’re using local, seasonal ingredients is just a bonus when it comes […]
I’ve been using this recipe — which I originally found on Epicurious — since 1999. When you’re looking for the flavors of Morocco, it’s a can’t-miss. Related posts: Recipe: Cilantro Rice with Peas Recipe: Jalapeno-Garlic Shrimp Dry Rub for Barbecue […]
Shrimp cocktail is my Grandmother’s favorite hors d’oeuvre, and it’s always a crowd-pleaser. If you take the time to cook it fresh, rather than buying frozen and defrosting it, your shrimp will have texture — it’ll pop in your mouth, […]
Tofu? Yes. Tofu. I subscribe to this cool web site called No Take Out. When a recipe for Green Rice with Curried Tofu came into my inbox, I was intrigued. I like the fact that tofu is just tofu. It’s […]
Sarah turned me on to the Smitten Kitchen web site, where there are a lot of good vegetarian recipes and tons and tons of sweets. That girl likes to bake! I normally don’t like to bake, but these cookies are […]
And a third in a trifecta of good recipes from Martha Stewart Living. Serve this with Jalapeno-Garlic Shrimp and Cilantro Rice with Peas. Related posts: Recipe: Jalapeno-Garlic Shrimp Recipe: Cilantro Rice with Peas Dry Rub for Barbecue Flank Steak with […]
Another winner from Martha Stewart Living. Part of a whole meal idea, too: it goes great with Jalapeno Garlic Shrimp and Mango-Radish Salad. Related posts: Recipe: Jalapeno-Garlic Shrimp Quick Barbecue Sauce Flank Steak with Garlic and Herbs Dry Rub for […]
A great recipe from Martha Stewart Living. And it takes just seconds to make. You may wish to serve with Mango-Radish Salad and Cilantro Rice with Peas. Related posts: Flank Steak with Garlic and Herbs Quick Barbecue Sauce Dry Rub […]
Sarah and the girls and I headed to Frank, the artisan hot dog place in Austin, for lunch on Thursday. All in all, good food. But something about the atmosphere was a little annoying. For one thing, it was super-loud. […]
SCF fans, we’ve been on the road. We caught a 7 a.m. flight out of Newark. Read and slept on the plane. Sarah picked us up at the airport. After we got to meet the lovely and talented Jane Addison […]
SCF busted out the smoker for the first time in 2010 for a big-ass batch of pulled pork. We smoked 5 Boston Butts (pork shoulders) in all, which started out about 36 pounds and ended up yielding 16 pounds of […]
A great all-around barbecue sauce from The Cook’s Illustrated Guide to Grilling and Barbecue. It tastes like it took all day to make, but it is really quite simple. Related posts: Dry Rub for Barbecue Flank Steak with Garlic and […]
When we used this recipe from The Cook’s Illustrated Guide To Grilling And Barbecue to season 5 pork shoulders, we doubled this recipe and ended up with just the right amoung. For 1 pork shoulder, this should do, and you’ll […]
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.
