Irene’s house was a playpen on Saturday morning, with three little rug rats running and playing and toys strewn all about. The occasion was a lovely brunch for friends. Irene put on a beautiful spread as always: a delishy bread pudding, potatoes, salad and yogurt with oranges. Of course, me… Read More →
As they did last year, Kris and Tom put together a fabulous St. Patrick’s Day feast complete with corned beef and cabbage (and other delishy vegetables), many mustards and Irish Soda Bread made from Tom’s great grandmother’s recipe. Here’s a look! On the way over: Hi kids! Playing with… Read More →
What a fun New Year’s Eve! We sipped champagne from France, slurped oysters from Maine and savored big bowls of carbonara. And then there was the singing! Related posts: Reading ‘A Christmas Memory’ 2012 Pickled Garlic Scape Martinis and a Cobb Salad with Benton’s Bacon Halloween at… Read More →
Last year Kris and Tom introduced us to a new tradition: Reading “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote. We vowed to make it an annual occasion. For 2012, we passed the book around at Kris and Tom’s house, reading it between sips Tom’s terrific glogg, and then had a delicious supper of ham… Read More →
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 to know that there will always be a special present… Read More →
Salty Dog season has arrived! Our package of the most delicious grapefruits int the world arrived today, and we immediately set about making our favorite grapefruit cocktails: Salty Dogs. These are not the same as Greyhounds, which are made just with grapefruit juice and vodka. No, SCF fans will remember… Read More →
The Nyack contingent of the book club met to finish up the discussion of The Glass Menagerie and discuss a short story, “Sonny’s Blues,” by James Baldwin. The centerpiece of the meal was this gorgeous Stuffed Kobocha Squash, prepared by the Burnses and inspired by a recipe from Dorie Greenspan… Read More →
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 before we could finish, but we vowed to meet again… Read More →
Irene, Kris and Tom came over with some tomato water martinis. I don’t have any photos from the evening on the porch, but as usual with the five of us, it was a bunch of fun. I mean, how can you go wrong with a bacon-salt rim on your glass?… Read More →
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 ready. More food and more babies, after the jump. Related… Read More →
The best burgers ever. Sam, unfortunately, didn’t like her avocado quite as much. But Irene gave it the college try. We stuck with burgers. We’re so lucky to have this place. Related posts: Outside at The Filling Station New Year’s Eve at The Filling Station Lunch at the Filling Station… Read More →
We had some good eating and drinking on the porch Friday might, what with Irene’s brilliant idea to make martinis with pickled garlic scapes and then a good group effort on a salad with Stone Barns greens, eggs and berries, topped with Benton’s Bacon and some terrific roquefort cheese. Yowza!… Read More →
We celebrated Kris’s birthday with a delicious supper at Alain’s Bistro, which serves classic French dishes like frisee aux lardons, roast chicken, pate and foie gras terrine. Yes, we splurged a bit. And why not! It was an occasion, after all. Happy birthday Kris! Come see our meal, after the… Read More →
After Sam’s christening, we came back to SCF for a small buffet lunch. I’m still learning how to balance being a mom, a hostess and a blogger, so you’ll forgive me that there aren’t many good photos. We’ll get there someday. Meantime, we had a killer pork shoulder thanks to… Read More →
We’ve been to The Filling Station a couple of times now, but it hasn’t yet been warm enough for us to enjoy our burgers outside at the picnic tables. Well that time has come, friends. The players, after the jump. Related posts: Lunch at the Filling Station New Year’s Eve… Read More →
We like to grow things locally around here. And Sam, being locally grown herself, is mighty proud to say it. A very generous gift from Irene from the gift shop at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture. Thanks! Related posts: Bee Class at Stone Barns Drinks at Blue Hill… Read More →
After what can really only be called maternity leave from book club, we met again for the first time since before Samantha was born. To make things easy on everyone, especially the new parents, we chose a children’s book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This was partly because there… Read More →
I almost wouldn’t post this meal if it weren’t for the wonderful time we had celebrating Irene’s birthday. I mean. How many times can you go to a restaurant in just one month? Three, I guess. The answer is three. So here’s o lar again. These goat cheese croquettes are… Read More →
Apparently there’s a new chef at the Hudson House. I haven’t called to get the scoop on his name or credentials, but from the few things Irene and I tasted, I’d say we’re in for a treat with his cooking! This was the Green Goddess salad, which was a little… Read More →
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.” “Queens?”). “Shit Bartenders Say” is so good, I’ll embed it… Read More →
Kris and Tom introduced us to one of their holiday traditions this year, reading “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote. We so enjoyed the story that Greg and I vowed to make it a Sour Cherry Farm ritual, too. Indeed, the next night, over at the Ranch, we took the… Read More →
Irene’s sister, Carol, is in town for her annual December visit. Kris and I met the sisters for a supper at Velo. The food was so good we all decided we need to go back more often. The cocktails, especially, were super. Irene and I loved our Manhattans and Kris’… Read More →
Irene came over and cooked dinner for us — a welcome and very appreciated gift. She made a delishy meal of scallops, which we ate with pleasure by the fire. Related posts: Shaved Zucchini and Fennel Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette Greg’s Composed Salad — All from the Garden Whole Fish… Read More →
Irene came over and made dinner for us on our first Saturday night home from the hospital with Sam. Roast chicken, kale and a mushroom-potato side. Delishy. Yum! More photos, after the jump. Related posts: Roast Chicken for Dinner Thai Coconut Soup with Roast Chicken Bringing Sam Home to Sour… Read More →
Irene was a doll to bring dinner over on Friday night: pork shoulder, sweet potatoes, kale and a fried egg over brioche. All from Stone Barns and Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Wow. All we had to do was make cocktails. Sidecars, in fact. Related posts: Saturday Night Supper: Pork… Read More →
Our book club met at Irene’s to discuss Tom’s pick: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann. Since the book was set in 1974, Irene made an aspic. Of course she did. Related posts: Goatherd Book Club: A Room with a View The Goatherd Reads Lolita Goatherd Book Club:… Read More →
Dr. Lecter? Dr. Lecter? After much insistence from Boo that “Silence! The Musical” was just about the funniest musical she’d ever seen, Irene, Greg and I joined her for a performance. She may well have been right. We really laughed hard. And often. It’s a spoof on Silence of the… Read More →
So there we were, thinking we’d escaped Irene unscathed. We’d had a fun party, a nice breakfast and we were just about to think about our afternoon, when BOOM. The lights went out. Not long afterward, the neighbor’s generator went on, too. A gorgeous 70-degree day, which could have been… Read More →
“Some things about a big storm to make you happy.” At least as long as no one gets hurt. And that seemed to be the case on Saturday night of Irene. The hurricane. Not the person. The warnings had been given: Metro North was going to shut down. Mayor Bloomberg… Read More →
A few years after I spent the summer reading the annotated version of Lolita, we embarked on a study of a different kind. We read the book Goatherd style. The gathering, this time, was at Kate and Peter’s house. They have an unbelievably beautiful home, and Peter can cook circles… Read More →