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Dorie Greenspan, you rascal. This recipe is so insanely delicious. And even better, it’s super-easy and it impresses your guests. It’s essentially a pumpkin stuffed with bread, cheese, bacon and cream. I mean. How can that be bad? It’s excellent […]
Our favorite December cocktail, the Salty Dog! See our previous Salty Dog coverage here: Salty Dogs. Salty Dogs 1 to 1 1/2 grapefruits (juice to equal 8 ounces) 2 tablespoons sea or kosher salt 8 ounces vodka or gin 2 […]
I made dough for both Sugar Cookies and Gingerbread Men, but this year, we only got around to making the gingerbread. It’s a winner of a recipe, super easy and just enough spices to make it interesting, not dense. Roll […]
Julia Child said it’s all in the wrist. But her omelet recipes took up 13 pages “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” My technique is a little less complicated. Maybe not as authentic. But it makes for a nice breakfast. […]
A little egg, a little turkey, a little potato. A lot of yum. Turkey hash with Parmesan, avocado and egg. And hot sauce. Gotta have hot sauce. #sourcherryfarm #lohudfood #njeats #northjerseyeats #northjersey #leftovers #thanksgiving A photo posted by Liz Johnson […]
It’s that time of year, when we break out the brandy. Sidecar. Fire. Football. Cheers! #cocktails #lohudfood #njeats #northjersey #northjerseyeats A photo posted by Liz Johnson (@sourcherryfarm) on Nov 25, 2016 at 3:55pm PST Sidecar takes the chill off. Our […]
A fine recipe from Cook’s Country — lots of umami (even more if you grate some Parmesan on top!). Cooks recommends Lacinato kale, but curly or even baby kale works just fine. The parchment paper helps the beans cook evenly. […]
How refreshing! Caipirinhas Makes 2 drinks 1/2 lime, cut into slices or sections 1 tablespoon sugar Ice 3 tablespoons cachaca Muddle the limes and the sugar rogether until the sugar is dissolved. Add ice. Add cachaca and stir. Serve. Related […]
Our bakery at the farmers market sell the same rolls that Tom Colicchio uses at his ‘wichcraft outposts. And it is darn good. Our BLT was quite special. Both red and green tomatoes. Kewpie mayo. Benton’s bacon. Farm-fresh iceberg. Yes, special […]
A strawberrry jam recipe. Just refrigerator jam, but it’s so good you’ll finish before storage ever becomes an issue. From Cook’s Country. Strawberry Jam 10 cups strawberries 3 cups sugar 1 peeled granny smith apple on a box grater 2 […]
Seared tuna over arugula with strawberries and avocado. Delishy! Related posts: Recipe: Strawberry Daiquiri Supper on the Porch: Cedar Plank Salmon and Strawberry-Kale Salad Strawberry Conserve Recipe Persimmon and Pomegranate Salad with Arugula and Hazelnuts
One of my all-time favorite recipes, truly. It’s sweet, earthy, and full of umami, punctuated with just enough peppery parsley to keep you on your toes. Linguine alle Vongole Adapted from Esca. From the Food Network and Sara’s Secrets. 1/2 […]
Friday was miserable. Cold. Rainy. Windy. Bitter. Just rotten. So after a long lazy morning in the house, we headed out to do a few errands, and to entertain Samantha a little. The best stop, the Mankato Children’s Museum. We […]
Bob broke out the big guns for Friday night supper. He prepared a bacon-wrapped meatloaf stuffed with mozzarella. And then he smoked it. The method of preparation was so similar to rolling sushi that we started laughing, and calling the […]
We declared an early opening day on mint julep season this year, what with the forest of mint plants growing in the garden. Join us, won’t you? Mint Juleps for a Crowd Serves 4 (you can double or triple, even) […]
Cake baking! It’s a good one. A nice way to usher in spring after a cold winter. From Bon Appetit. Coconut Lime Sheet Cake For the Coconut-Key Lime Cake: 1 1/2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut Nonstick vegetable oil spray 1 […]
When you want something with bite — both crunch and a little spice — turn to this great radish salad recipe by Melissa Clark in the New York Times. I made it for a Passover seder and it was a […]
Here’s a nice drink for sipping by the fire in winter. Maple Rye Sour 8 ounces rye 2 ounces lemon juice 2 ounces orange juice 1 ounce maple syrup 1 ounce amaro Albano Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker […]
Earlier this week, I received a big box of citrus from my friend Cherril’s trees. Cherril, a friend I met on my work trip to Nashville last year, lives in Arizona, and grows grapefruit, pomelos, blood oranges, Meyer lemons and more. […]
Did you ever think to have panzanella salad in winter? Martha Rose Shulman did. I made it for a Super Bowl pot luck we threw at work, and I must say it was quite a hit. It’s nice to have […]
You guys know I’m a freak for Ranch Dressing, right? Well enough with the Hidden Valley crap. I really can’t, in good conscious, keep it in my refrigerator any more. Here’s what I’m going to make instead. Liz’s Homemade Ranch […]
I’m working on an essay about this dish for lohud, so I won’t tip my hat too far here. But I will say this: after a trip to the farmers market, and some very sage advice from our fishmonger, I […]
It’s that time of year, when citrus and whiskey make a fine pair indeed. Blood Orange Flip For the honey syrup: 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup honey For the cocktail: 1 ounce freshly squeezed blood orange juice 1/2 ounce honey syrup […]
All I wanted to do was bake. A little afternoon activity with Samantha. I was just poking around the internet, looking for something to make, and I found this. I fell, and I fell hard. Salt? Oatmeal? Brown sugar? Come […]
A chicken shawarma recipe has been haunting me. It looks so damn good on the New York Times cooking site. Go ahead, take a look. It’s here: Chicken shawarma recipe. After I clicked on it once, I saved it to my […]
We came across The Boulevardier recipe in The Essential New York Times Book of Cocktails. We highly recommend the book; it’s a great addition to any cocktailian’s library. The Boulevardier 4 ounces rye or bourbon 2 ounces Campari 2 ounces sweet […]
The last thing you want to do when you wake up on Christmas morning is cook. So make your breakfast the night before. How does egg, spinach, sausage and cheese sound? I’ve made this Christmas breakfast strata recipe a few times, […]
There’s something very Christmas-y about baking a loaf of pumpkin bread. It fills the house with the aroma of those winter-warm spices while it’s cooking, and afterwards, becomes the oh-I’ll-just-sneak-a-taste snack cake you just need to have lying around over […]
I’ve given Bon Appetit mag a lot of praise here over the years, but now I have to sing from the mountaintops: This Glazed and Lacquered Roast Turkey is one of the best turkeys we’ve ever eaten. It might just […]
We wanted an American cocktail for Thanksgiving, and we wanted something festive and bubbly. Sarah and I came up with a brilliant solution, if we do say so ourselves: a riff on the French 75, with American bourbon instead of gin. We […]
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.
