We celebrated Grandmom’s birthday with a supper in the orchard: pork, corn and Doris’ cucumber salad. We had a plum cake to finish. An end-of-summer meal if ever there was one.
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Birthday Supper for Grandmom
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011
Celebrating Mother’s Day with Burgers and Beans
Sunday, May 8th, 2011A simple supper with Grandmom’s favorite dish as the centerpiece. A few daffodils and a nice glass of wine — how could you go wrong? Happy Mother’s Day.
Easter Dinner No. 2: The O’D's
Sunday, April 24th, 2011Kelli and Patrick were the gracious hosts of Easter Dinner No. 2. Three families gathered around the dining room table, and Patrick’s ham was the centerpiece of a lovely spring meal.
Mountain House with Grandmom
Sunday, April 17th, 2011After spending the afternoon at Grandmom’s apartment, the family went out for an early supper: pizza at the Mountain House.
The pizza there is as good as you’ll find anywhere. Really thin crust, nice sauce. And the service is friendly. It’s an all-around great family place.
Christmas Dinner at the Farm 2010: Tamales, Hibiscus Margies, Baba Au Rhum
Saturday, December 25th, 2010We didn’t have a morning present exchange this year. Instead, Mom and Leigh went to brunch and the three of us headed to Rockland Lake (for the third day in a row!) for a nice winter walk. We met back at Sour Cherry Farm around 5 for bloody marys, hibiscus margaritas, and a tamale supper.
Christmas Eve at the Ranch 2010
Friday, December 24th, 2010A big standing rib roast with porcini and bacon sauce, Yorkshire pudding, jeweled roasted vegetables and chestnut mashed potatoes. We are indeed blessed. Merry Christmas to all!
Sondra and Leigh enjoy a pre-dinner martini.
Sunday Supper at the Ranch
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Baking Cookies with Mom and Grandmom
Sunday, December 12th, 2010This is not by any means a family tradition. At least not yet. In fact, I’m not sure our family has ever baked cookies together. But it might become one next year, because it was a lot of fun, and we ended up with some really delicious cookies.
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies, Rugelach, Roasted Chestnut Cookies and Sugar Cookies.
Sunday Night Supper: Mini-Thanksgiving
Sunday, November 7th, 2010At first, it was just roasted chicken and mashed potatoes. But then we added some Brussels sprouts. And some roasted butternut squash with sage and thyme. Lo and behold — we had a mini-Thanksgiving on our hands:
Best part? We did the whole meal in just a little over an hour. Think about it. If you’re having 6 people or less for Thanksgiving — this is all you really have to do.
Grandmom’s Birthday Dinner
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010We kept it simple for Grandmom’s birthday this year — a cookout at the Ranch. Smile, grandmom!
Supper in the Orchard
Saturday, August 7th, 2010A family get-together in the orchard, with the Ranchers, Grandmom, Boo, Sarah and the girls. We had a cornucopia of supper vegetables and a grilled pork chop on top:
Sunday Supper with Grandmom and the Ranchers: Burgers, Wedge and Corn Salad
Sunday, July 11th, 2010We had the folks over for burgers on Sunday night. It was still so hot that we moved the table into the shade of the garage and put the umbrella out. We ate by the apple tree and the grapevine.
Dinner and a Walk with Grandmom
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010We took Grandmom out for an early supper in Piermont, and afterwards, we drove out to the end of the pier to look at the view.
Sunday Supper at the Ranch
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010For Sunday supper at the Ranch, we dined on pork chops and Mom showed off her new plants in the garden:
Easter Brunch at the Hudson House
Sunday, April 4th, 2010Small Bites fans will also recognize the food in this post, which I first wrote here: Brunch at the Hudson House in Nyack. But SCF fans also get the bonus of family photos. Hold on. That is a bonus, right?
So here we go:
On Easter Sunday, I went to brunch at the Hudson House. The problem at the Hudson House has always been a great one to have: do you get the amazing eggs Benedict or stray and try something else? Now the problem is even worse. The “something else” includes such tempting items as this HH Country Breakfast: two eggs any style, country ham, house english muffin, sausage cream gravy. The muffins are made in house, and chef Christopher Dunn’s sausage cream gravy puts many Southern versions to shame.
Here’s the other problem. Now there are not only the best regular eggs Benedict, there’s another choice — what I’m calling “Fancy Eggs Benedict.” They come with prosciutto, pencil asparagus, grilled artichokes, english muffin and truffle vinaigrette. Photos of that, and the gorgeous Bloody Mary, after the jump.
