A Thai Chicken Curry recipe that Samanatha adored. It’s easy to make and only uses one pot. Except for the rice, of course. Delishy. Try it! From Bon Appetit. Of course. Thai Chicken Curry 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 4-ounce can or jar yellow curry paste 3/4 pound carrots, peeled,… Read More →
We love this soup so much that we’ve try new recipes for it all the time. This latest comes from Cooks Country, the colorful, casual (and a slightly cheesy) sister to Cooks Illustrated. It’s very straightforward, and quite delicious. Give it a try! Thai Coconut-Chicken Soup 2 teaspoons vegetable oil… Read More →
Sopa de Lima is a dish from Yucatan, where limes are plentiful. We crossed a recipe for it from Fine Cooking’s terrific new book, “Make It Tonight” with the idea of tortilla soup and came up with this dish. You can never have too much corn, in our opinion. After… Read More →
Light, crunchy batter. Spicy, firey sauce. What’s not to love about Korean Fried Chicken? This is the second or third time we’ve made this recipe, which originally came from the New York Times. Since then, we have found that you don’t really need to follow the recipe. (Though of course, I… Read More →
Kelli and Patrick invited us along for a Harvest Hayride at the park in Irvington. The kids had a ball. Even Sam. Related posts: Easter Dinner No. 2: The O’D’s Supper with the Kids at Umami in Croton Halloween at the Farm Halloween at the Farm
Chicken salad isn’t the most beautiful dish to look at. I tried to make it a little more appealing by placing it in the blue bowl. Nice bowl, sure. Doesn’t really help, I know. But trust me. This is a good chicken salad recipe! After the jump. Related posts: Recipe:… Read More →
Annie put together a nice feast for Easter on Saturday night, and invited some of the friends and family over who hadn’t yet met Samantha. Can you say ham and hot dish? Oh yeah! Related posts: Easter Dinner No. 2: The O’D’s Good Friday Supper: Fish Three Ways Easter Dinner… Read More →
We’ve had lots of kind and generous people cooking delicious suppers for us while we Gerry accustomed to caring for this tiny human being that’s now a part of our lives. Tonight, Marissa brought over a casserole dish filled with chicken breast, sun dried tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and a white… Read More →
Greg smoked ribs and chicken and Wilson prepared a fireworks show. The rest of us enjoyed the fruits of their labors. Related posts: Fourth of July Supper: Steak, Corn, Beans and Bread. How American of Us! Sunday Barbecue with Bob’s Smoked Chicken and Pork Supper: Hickory Smoked Chicken and AB’s… Read More →
Irene had a chicken and some scapes from Stone Barns. We had coleslaw and leftover potatoes for roasting. Sounds like the making for a good supper? It was indeed. Related posts: Summer Supper and the Perseid Meteor Shower Farm and Fowl; Supper in the Garden Summer Supper in the Orchard… Read More →
Fresh from the market: Hemlock Hill Farm Chicken. Local Swiss Chard with garlic. Fresh fava beans with mint. One of the best suppers in a long time. Related posts: Sunday Supper: Santa Maria Beans and Steak Sunday Night Supper: Balsamic Chicken Sunday Night Supper: Mini-Thanksgiving Sunday Supper: Sea Bass II
I was so honored to be invited back for another Seder at Irene’s. I love learning and sharing the traditions, reading from the Haggadah and of course, sharing a tableful of fabulous food. The first was in 2007, but I didn’t blog that one. Then there was the completely over-the-top… Read More →
Patricia Wells has a new book out — and it’s all about salads: “Salad as a Meal” (WM Morrow, 2011). I want to make so many recipes from it, but this is the first we tried. We loved it in front of the TV with a mug of Dorie Greenspan’s… Read More →
I know you will be shocked — shocked — to learn that here at SCF, sometimes we do bottled salad dressing. But yes, it’s true. Especially when it comes to creamy ones like Ranch (go Hidden Valley!) and Caesar. Our favorite Caesar salad dressing is called Cardini’s, named after Caesar… Read More →
What’s better than a baked potato? A baked potato with salad and a sauteed chicken breast with balsamic reduction: Related posts: Sunday Night Supper: Scallops Fried Chicken Saturday Night Supper Sunday Night Supper: Scallops and Mushrooms Sunday Night Supper: Dorie Greenspan’s Scallops
Here’s a recipe with step-by-step photos for homemade chicken stock. They don’t call it magic gold for nothing. You, too, can have this gorgeous, clear, restorative, delicious smelling chicken broth. As long as you’re planning on sticking around for a weekend. It doesn’t take a lot of effort — but… Read More →
Pretty much right after breakfast, Bob got started smoking some chickens and pork ribs for a lovely Father’s Day barbecue. Here’s the chef at work! More photos of the food and the guests, after the jump. Related posts: Supper: Hickory Smoked Chicken and AB’s Baked Beans Fried Chicken Saturday Night… Read More →